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Steady State

2015-12-06T03:25:57Z

Skale31:

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File: SSCircuitsA.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:SSCircuitsB.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
As a biomedical engineer, the idea of steady state circuits is surprisingly interesting to me because the process of reaching steady state in a circuit is much like the process of maintaining homeostasis in the human body.

== See also ==

* Circuit Components
* RC Circuits
* Thin and Thick Wires
* Node Rule
* Loop Rule
* Ohm's Law
* Series Circuits
* Parallel Circuits

==References==

Matter and Interactions Vol. II
http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~jones/es154/pages/nicetut/book2/RC.html
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/exam-prep/electric-circuits/steady-state-direct-current-circuits-batteries-resistors/8_02_spring_2007_chap7dc_circuits.pdf

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Steady State

2015-12-06T03:25:03Z

Skale31:

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File: SSCircuitsA.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:SSCircuitsB.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

* Circuit Components
* RC Circuits
* Thin and Thick Wires
* Node Rule
* Loop Rule
* Ohm's Law
* Series Circuits
* Parallel Circuits

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

Matter and Interactions Vol. II
http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~jones/es154/pages/nicetut/book2/RC.html
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/exam-prep/electric-circuits/steady-state-direct-current-circuits-batteries-resistors/8_02_spring_2007_chap7dc_circuits.pdf

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Steady State

2015-12-06T03:22:50Z

Skale31: /* References */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File: SSCircuitsA.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:SSCircuitsB.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

Matter and Interactions Vol. II
http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~jones/es154/pages/nicetut/book2/RC.html
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/exam-prep/electric-circuits/steady-state-direct-current-circuits-batteries-resistors/8_02_spring_2007_chap7dc_circuits.pdf

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Steady State

2015-12-06T03:21:54Z

Skale31: /* References */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File: SSCircuitsA.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:SSCircuitsB.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~jones/es154/pages/nicetut/book2/RC.html
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/exam-prep/electric-circuits/steady-state-direct-current-circuits-batteries-resistors/8_02_spring_2007_chap7dc_circuits.pdf

[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-06T03:21:19Z

Skale31: /* Middling */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File: SSCircuitsA.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:SSCircuitsB.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

This section contains the the references you used while writing this page

[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-06T03:21:08Z

Skale31: /* Examples */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File: SSCircuitsA.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:E SSCircuitsB.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

This section contains the the references you used while writing this page

[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-06T03:20:41Z

Skale31: /* Simple */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File: SSCircuitsA.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:ExampleMiddleSteadyState.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

This section contains the the references you used while writing this page

[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

File:SSCircuitsB.png

2015-12-06T03:20:12Z

Skale31:

File:SSCircuitsA.png

2015-12-06T03:19:48Z

Skale31:

Steady State

2015-12-06T03:18:32Z

Skale31: /* Simple */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File:SSCircuits1.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:ExampleMiddleSteadyState.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

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File:SSCircuits1.png

2015-12-06T03:17:53Z

Skale31:

Steady State

2015-12-05T23:16:05Z

Skale31: /* Difficult */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File:ExampleSteadyStateSimple.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:ExampleMiddleSteadyState.png]]

===Difficult===
[[File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png]]

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

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File:ExampleDifficultSteadyState.png

2015-12-05T23:14:34Z

Skale31:

Steady State

2015-12-05T23:08:20Z

Skale31: /* Middling */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File:ExampleSteadyStateSimple.png]]

===Middling===
[[File:ExampleMiddleSteadyState.png]]

===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

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File:ExampleMiddleSteadyState.png

2015-12-05T23:07:24Z

Skale31:

Steady State

2015-12-05T22:15:37Z

Skale31: /* Simple */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
[[File:ExampleSteadyStateSimple.png]]

===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

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===Further reading===

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File:ExampleSteadyStateSimple.png

2015-12-05T22:14:45Z

Skale31: Skale31 uploaded a new version of "File:ExampleSteadyStateSimple.png"

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2015-12-05T22:12:51Z

Skale31:

Steady State

2015-12-05T22:11:51Z

Skale31: /* Examples */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===

===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

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[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T22:06:22Z

Skale31: /* A Conceptual Understanding */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

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==References==

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[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T22:05:24Z

Skale31: /* A Conceptual Understanding */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.
<br>
Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

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==References==

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[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T22:04:23Z

Skale31:

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
<br>
I = conventional current
<br>
v = drift speed
<br>
q = charge of mobile particles
<br>
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.
<br>
Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
<br>
:* there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
<br>
:* the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
<br>
:* the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire
<br>
The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

This section contains the the references you used while writing this page

[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T21:59:16Z

Skale31:

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below - a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>'''I = |q|nAv'''</big></div>

===A Mathematical Model===

i = electron current
I = conventional current
v = drift speed
q = charge of mobile particle
A = cross-sectional area of wire

In the steady state, at each section of circuit:
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>i<sub>in</sub> = i<sub>out</sub></big></div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><big>I<sub>in</sub> = I<sub>out</sub></big></div>

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
-the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

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Steady State

2015-12-05T21:43:50Z

Skale31: /* The Main Idea */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
* mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
* no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below:

I = |q|nAv

a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

===A Mathematical Model===

What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example <math>{\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net}</math> where '''p''' is the momentum of the system and '''F''' is the net force from the surroundings.

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
-the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

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===External links===

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==References==

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[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T21:38:36Z

Skale31: /* The Main Idea */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:

-mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit

-no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below:

I = |q|nAv

a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

===A Mathematical Model===

What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example <math>{\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net}</math> where '''p''' is the momentum of the system and '''F''' is the net force from the surroundings.

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be a nonzero electric field in the wire
-the electric field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the electric field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

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==References==

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[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T21:37:00Z

Skale31:

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current and net electric field are constant and stay approximately constant for a very long time. Circuits with uniform thickness and composition can be described as steady state if charged particles move with constant current in each section of a wire in the circuit. Circuits in the steady state do not change current as a function of time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:

-mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit

-no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below:

I = |q|nAv

a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

[IMAGE]

The circuit above is an example of a circuit in the steady state.

Because mobile charges are moving in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. And since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be an E field in the wire
-the E field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the E field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state.

===A Mathematical Model===

What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example <math>{\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net}</math> where '''p''' is the momentum of the system and '''F''' is the net force from the surroundings.

===A Conceptual Understanding===

Because mobile charges are moving (with constant drift speed) in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. Since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be a nonzero E field in the wire
-the E field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the E field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

The electric field and current inside the wire remains constant because the electric force (F = qE) acting on the mobile charged particles and allowing them to move through the circuit is canceled out by the drag force produced by the moving charged particles such that the net force is zero and thus, acceleration is zero.

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state. Let’s take a look at some examples to better understand steady state circuits.

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

This section contains the the references you used while writing this page

[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T18:06:16Z

Skale31: /* The Main Idea */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current is constant and stays approximately constant for a very long time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:

-mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit

-no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below:

I = |q|nAv

a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

[IMAGE]

The circuit above is an example of a circuit in the steady state.

Because mobile charges are moving in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. And since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be an E field in the wire
-the E field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the E field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state.

===A Mathematical Model===

What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example <math>{\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net}</math> where '''p''' is the momentum of the system and '''F''' is the net force from the surroundings.

===A Computational Model===

How do we visualize or predict using this topic. Consider embedding some vpython code here [https://trinket.io/glowscript/31d0f9ad9e Teach hands-on with GlowScript]

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

This section contains the the references you used while writing this page

[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T18:05:37Z

Skale31: /* The Main Idea */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current is constant and stays approximately constant for a very long time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:

-mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
-no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below:

I = |q|nAv

a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

[IMAGE]

The circuit above is an example of a circuit in the steady state.

Because mobile charges are moving in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. And since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be an E field in the wire
-the E field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the E field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state.

===A Mathematical Model===

What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example <math>{\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net}</math> where '''p''' is the momentum of the system and '''F''' is the net force from the surroundings.

===A Computational Model===

How do we visualize or predict using this topic. Consider embedding some vpython code here [https://trinket.io/glowscript/31d0f9ad9e Teach hands-on with GlowScript]

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

This section contains the the references you used while writing this page

[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-12-05T18:04:37Z

Skale31: /* The Main Idea */

claimed by Shirin Kale

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current is constant and stays approximately constant for a very long time.

==The Main Idea==

After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
-mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
-no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below:

I = |q|nAv

a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

[IMAGE]

The circuit above is an example of a circuit in the steady state.

Because mobile charges are moving in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. And since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be an E field in the wire
-the E field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the E field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state.

===A Mathematical Model===

What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example <math>{\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net}</math> where '''p''' is the momentum of the system and '''F''' is the net force from the surroundings.

===A Computational Model===

How do we visualize or predict using this topic. Consider embedding some vpython code here [https://trinket.io/glowscript/31d0f9ad9e Teach hands-on with GlowScript]

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

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==References==

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[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-11-30T00:51:47Z

Skale31: /* The Main Idea */

claimed by Shirin Kale

==The Main Idea==

Steady state is the term used to describe an assembled circuit in which the current is constant and stays approximately constant for a very long time. After a circuit has been assembled, it can be described as steady state if it meets the following requirements:
-mobile charges are moving with constant drift velocity anywhere in the circuit
-no excess charges accumulate anywhere in the circuit

Although mobile charges are moving, the drift velocities of the charges do not vary with time at any location in the circuit and thus, the current is constant throughout the circuit. However, since current is also a function of the cross-sectional area and charge density (composition) of the wire - as shown by the equation for conventional current below:

I = |q|nAv

a steady state circuit is more specifically described as one in which the current is constant in each section of a wire with uniform thickness and composition.

[IMAGE]

The circuit above is an example of a circuit in the steady state.

Because mobile charges are moving in the circuit, there must be an applied electric field inside the wire that causes the mobile charges to move. And since there is no excess charge inside the wire, the electric field must be produced from surface charges. And because this electric field is responsible for moving the mobile charges inside the wire, the direction of the electric field at each location in the wire must be parallel to the wire.

Once a circuit is described as being in the steady state, there are three things we know to be true. It is true that:
-there must be an E field in the wire
-the E field has uniform magnitude throughout the wire
-the E field is parallel to the wire at every location along the wire

When you assume that a circuit is in steady state, you are basically assuming that the circuit has been assembled and connected for a long time (such that the current is constant). However, there is a process that occurs - when the circuit is first assembled - before the circuit reaches steady state.

===A Mathematical Model===

What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example <math>{\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net}</math> where '''p''' is the momentum of the system and '''F''' is the net force from the surroundings.

===A Computational Model===

How do we visualize or predict using this topic. Consider embedding some vpython code here [https://trinket.io/glowscript/31d0f9ad9e Teach hands-on with GlowScript]

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

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==References==

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[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Steady State

2015-10-30T18:44:04Z

Skale31:

claimed by Shirin Kale

==The Main Idea==

State, in your own words, the main idea for this topic

===A Mathematical Model===

What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example <math>{\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net}</math> where '''p''' is the momentum of the system and '''F''' is the net force from the surroundings.

===A Computational Model===

How do we visualize or predict using this topic. Consider embedding some vpython code here [https://trinket.io/glowscript/31d0f9ad9e Teach hands-on with GlowScript]

==Examples==

Be sure to show all steps in your solution and include diagrams whenever possible

===Simple===
===Middling===
===Difficult===

==Connectedness==
#How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in?
#How is it connected to your major?
#Is there an interesting industrial application?

==History==

Put this idea in historical context. Give the reader the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

== See also ==

Are there related topics or categories in this wiki resource for the curious reader to explore? How does this topic fit into that context?

===Further reading===

Books, Articles or other print media on this topic

===External links===

Internet resources on this topic

==References==

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[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]

Main Page

2015-10-30T18:41:56Z

Skale31: /* Simple Circuits */

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===Angular Momentum===
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* [[The Moments of Inertia]]
* Rotation
* Torque
* Predicting a Change in Rotation
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===Energy===
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*Predicting Change
*[[Rest Mass Energy]]
*[[Kinetic Energy]]
*[[Potential Energy]]
*[[Work]]
*[[Thermal Energy]]
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===Fields===
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* [[Electric Field]] of a
** [[Point Charge]]
** [[Electric Dipole]]
** [[Charged Rod]]
** [[Charged Loop]]
** [[Charged Spherical Shell]]
*[[Electric Potential]]
**[[Potential Difference in a Uniform Field]]
*[[Magnetic Field]]
**[[Direction of Magnetic Field]]
**[[Bar Magnet]]
**[[Magnetic Force]]
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===Simple Circuits===
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*[[Components]]
*[[Steady State]]
*[[Non Steady State]]
*[[Node Rule]]
*[[Loop Rule]]
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===Maxwell's Equations===
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*[[Gauss's Flux Theorem]]
**Electric Fields
**Magnetic Fields
*Faraday's Law
*Ampere-Maxwell Law
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===Radiation===
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== Resources ==
* Commonly used wiki commands [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Wiki Cheatsheet]
* A guide to representing equations in math mode [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Displaying_a_formula Wiki Math Mode]
* A page to keep track of all the physics [[Constants]]
* An overview of [[VPython]]

Steady State

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claimed by Shirin Kale