Overview of Lecture

• Review items from last lecture:

  • Potential energy of a charge dist.
  • vs. Potential at some point
  • vs. Potential energy of a test charge at some point
• capacitors (series and parallel)

• Calculate Energy Stored in Capacitor

• Calculate Energy Density in Electric Field

• Define Dielectric Constant

• Modify Gauss’ Law to include Dielectrics

Text Reference: Chapter 25.5,6

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