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Lecture: 24  (iq22)  Microscopic picture of a circuit

 

1.    A simple circuit: Loop equations and node equations  Kirchhoff’s laws.

An example with 4 identical bulbs

2.    Definitions:

o   Conventional current and current density

o   Conductivity and resistivity

o   Ohm’s law

3.    How does a capacitance depend on the gap-width?

4.    RC circuit. The discharging case. What is I0?

5.    RC circuit: The charging case.

 

Announcement:

Midterm 2:  Class average is 76.

o   How to determine the letter grade you made for this midterm?

o   Find you scaled score which is located near the bottom of the grading page.

o   Two letter grades for each exam:

§   letter grade-1 based on % cutoffs.

§  Letter grade-2 based on scaled score cutoffs.

o    The letter grade you have made for this exam is the higher of the two letter grades, if there is a difference.

o   I congratulate those of you who have done well in this exam.

o   Those have done below 60,  you need to look for ways to improve your performance.

o   I encourage you to work all the problems you have missed without looking at the solutions.

o   Come to talk to me during my office hours, or other time by appointment.  Bring your work with you when you come.

o   Ch19.h1:

o   004 Choose all correct answers

o   008 Assume the time required to reach the steady state is with a speed of light.

o   018 Of the following diagrams, which indicates qualitatively correct surface charge distribution …

o   Homework due time this week:

o   Ch19-h1  3/19(today) 11:30pm

o   Ch20-h1  3/21    11:30pm

o   Ch20-h2  3/23    11:30pm