A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews conductors and capacitors including polarization and dielectrics. Site contains links to video lectures and practice problems.

In this interactive tutorial students will be introduced to capacitance and the electric fields inside a capacitor. Learn what factors affect capacitance. Also learn about dielectric and how it affects capacitance.

In this short science project you will learn how to build a capacitor using common household items. By testing different charge cycles, you will work to discover how much charge is stored in a Leyden jar capacitor.

Students can use these simulations to understand concepts in electromagnetism. Simulations are available on the following concepts: Lorentz Force, The Hall Effect, capacitor, conductor, transistor, cyclotron, static electricity....

Build circuits with capacitors, inductors, resistors and AC or DC voltage sources, and inspect them using lab instruments such as voltmeters and ammeters.

This lab is designed to have students investigate the factors that affect the rate at which a capacitor discharges. Students can change the resistance and capacitance in the circuit and then monitor the discharging of the capacitor....

These devices, though quite humble, represented a tremendous breakthrough in the history of electricity; they were the first capacitors, and as such were able to store electric charge. (Java tutorial)

A very primitive capacitor, this early device allowed scientists to give discs of metal a specific charge.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about how capacitors are used in circuits to create transient events such as the flash of a light bulb using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available....

Simulation showing the simplest RC circuit, with a resistor and capacitor in series with one another, and a battery that can be switched in the series, or switched out of the circuit.

An electrical circuit simulation modeling a resistor, capacitor, and inductor in a series. Vary the resistance, capacitance, inductance and source frequency in the simulation.

An electrical circuit simulation modeling the behavior of a voltage source attached in a series to a resistor and capacitor.

Students learn about capacitors and inductors and their role in electrical circuits.

Learners investigate circuits. Some topics examined are a photo resistor, capacitor, and diode. The resource includes a circuit applet.

Although specifically designed for physics students at Caltech, anyone interested in learning more about electricity, magnetism or various other physical phenomena can benefit by exploring these interactive applets. A circuit tutorial...

Determine the initial current and the final energy stored in a capacitor when powered with DC.

Adjust the distance between plates in a parallel-plate capacitor in this simulation, and observe the effects on the electric field.

This simple device uses a few components to rectify the alternating current (AC) from the shake-a-gen, store it in a capacitor and convert it into a steady direct current (DC). The output can be used to run a low power device. It is also...

This resource explains how an electrical field is created and the criteria that determines its' strength. Other topics briefly addressed include capacitors and the work of Michael Faraday.

This simulation is about an oscillatory electromagnetic circuit formed by a capacitor and an inductor.

This simulation shows a simple circuit consisting of an AC voltage source and, depending on the button selected, a resistor, a capacitor or a coil.

With this interactive students will build circuits with capacitors, inductors, resistors and AC or DC voltage sources, and inspect them using lab instruments such as voltmeters and ammeters. Students will observe and discuss electricity...

In this interactive tutorial students will look at the energy stored in the magnetic field of an inductor. Self-inductance and mutual inductance will be distinguished and circuits with capacitors and inductors, or LC circuits will be...

This new version of the CCK adds capacitors, inductors and AC voltage sources to your toolbox! Now you can graph the current and voltage as a function of time. Java required.