written by
Michael Davidson
published by
the Florida State University
supported by
the National Science Foundation
This resource is an introductory tutorial on capacitance, appropriate for non-science majors. It includes a brief history, simple descriptions of how capacitors work in series and parallel circuits, explanations of factors affecting capacitance, and examples of capacitors in action. The tutorial is accompanied by eight interactive java simulations that illustrate the concepts discussed.
This page is part of a much larger collection of tutorials on electricity and magnetism, created and maintained by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=4047">Davidson, Michael. Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance. Tallahassee: Florida State University, March 14, 2003.</a>
M. Davidson, Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance (Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1995), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html>.
Davidson, M. (2003, March 14). Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance. Retrieved March 22, 2025, from Florida State University: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html
Davidson, Michael. Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance. Tallahassee: Florida State University, March 14, 2003. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html (accessed 22 March 2025).
Davidson, Michael. Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance. Tallahassee: Florida State University, 1995. 14 Mar. 2003. National Science Foundation. 22 Mar. 2025 <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html>.
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