http://physlab-wiki.com/ 2026-05-10T12:55:49+00:00 http://physlab-wiki.com/ http://physlab-wiki.com/lib/tpl/UChicago/images/favicon.ico text/html 2026-04-01T13:17:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://physlab-wiki.com/phylabs/lab_courses/phys-226-wiki-home/lab_2_capacitors/start?rev=1775063820&do=diff Related Reading Hayes and Horowitz: Pages 78 - 84 Lawless: Chapters 10 - 17 Pasquale: Pages 83 - 100 (Note: this author covers operational amplifiers & diodes first) Capacitors ---------- We have a wide variety of capacitors in the lab, both in the form of ceramic capacitors (often small discs or rectangles) and electrolytic capacitors (large black cylinders).   Both, at heart, consist of some pieces of metal separated by a dielectric material. Unfortunately, standards for labeling capacit…