• Be able to define capacitance and determine the capacitance of arrangements of conductors in simple cases.
• Be able to explain why inserting a dielectric in a capacitor increases its capacitance.
• Be able to calculate the equivalent capacitance for arrangements of several capacitors connected in series and parallel.
• Be able to calculate the amount of energy stored in a capacitor.
• Be able to simplify electric circuits using combinations of resistors in series and parallel

Outside of class:  Read Ch. 30 Sec. 6-7.  Complete Ch. 30 workbook exercises 23 and 27.   Complete Ch. 29 homework problems:69 and 71.  Complete Ch. 30 homework problems: 2, 6, 13, 16, 18, 38, 42b, 45, and 50.  (All due Thursday) Note that Ch. 29 #69 is the same as Ch. 30 #42a, so you don't have to do it again. 

Outside of class:  Read Ch 31 Sec. 1, 2, 5-8.  Complete Ch. 31 workbook exercises 16, 18,19, 20 and 21. Complete Ch. 30 homework:  20, 27, 29, 61, 72 and 73. (due Monday) 

Outside of class:  Read Ch. 31 Sec 3.  Complete Ch. 31 workbook exercises 7, 8, and 10.  Complete Ch. 31 homework: 21, 29, 31, 44, 67, 68, and 69 .   (Due Monday)