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== Activities ==
 
== Activities ==
  
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=== Reading ===
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# Read the Wikipedia articles on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permittivity permittivity] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permeability_(electromagnetism) permeability]. With the help of the instructor or TA try to achieve a physical understanding of just what the permittivity and permeability mean in a bulk material.
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# Read the first three sections of [[Media:Measuring_the_Permittivity_and_Permeability_of_Lossy_Materials_-_Solids,_Liquids,_Metals,_Building_Materials_and_Negative-Index_Materials_.pdf |this paper]] (pages 1-27).
 
=== Permittivity of a Lossless Material From a Capacitance Measurement ===
 
=== Permittivity of a Lossless Material From a Capacitance Measurement ===
  
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Pay particular attention to the permittivity (<math>\epsilon</math>) / capacitance and permeability (<math>\mu</math>) / inductance associations.
 
# Place three samples (air, Teflon, glass) between the aligned and polished ends of two 3/8" diameter, 1/2" lengths of 6061 Al rods. Measure the capacitances and from the known surface area <math>A</math> and spacing <math>d</math> determine the material's relative permittivity.. <br>
 
# Place three samples (air, Teflon, glass) between the aligned and polished ends of two 3/8" diameter, 1/2" lengths of 6061 Al rods. Measure the capacitances and from the known surface area <math>A</math> and spacing <math>d</math> determine the material's relative permittivity.. <br>
 
<math>C = \epsilon_r \epsilon_0 \frac{A}{d}</math>.
 
<math>C = \epsilon_r \epsilon_0 \frac{A}{d}</math>.

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Permanent Materials

- 6061 3/8" Al rod stock
- Teflon
- Glass microscope slide

Materials to Borrow When Necessary

Activities

Reading

  1. Read the Wikipedia articles on permittivity and permeability. With the help of the instructor or TA try to achieve a physical understanding of just what the permittivity and permeability mean in a bulk material.
  2. Read the first three sections of this paper (pages 1-27).

Permittivity of a Lossless Material From a Capacitance Measurement

Pay particular attention to the permittivity () / capacitance and permeability () / inductance associations.

  1. Place three samples (air, Teflon, glass) between the aligned and polished ends of two 3/8" diameter, 1/2" lengths of 6061 Al rods. Measure the capacitances and from the known surface area and spacing determine the material's relative permittivity..

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