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Principles of Physics II

Georgia Perimeter College

Principles of Physics II Exam Supplement


due 25 July 2011

Instructions : The document that you submit must be cleanly written with complete sentences, coherent paragraphs, etc, provide a reasonable level of detail to the solution, include any appropriate diagrams, e.g., cartoons and plots. Furthermore, you are required to discuss your manuscript with the tutorial sta in the Writing Lab and perform any suggested re-writing. Failure to comply with these requirements will eect zero credit for your work. Credit earned for this assignment will count toward your net semester exam score.

1. RC circuits For the circuit illustrated in Figure 1, nd the time constant and the explicit time dependence for all currents. Assume that the capacitor is initially uncharged when switch S is closed. Make plots of the currents clearly indicating any features characteristic of the system. 25 pts R1 E R2 C

S Figure 1: An emf source with two resistors and a capacitor.

Exam Supplement

due 25 July 2011

due 25 July 2011

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