General Physics II,
University of Alabama
Dr. LeClair
That circuit from the quiz today is often called a diode snubber, or a flyback diode. Very handy protection circuits; one can do similar things with an RC circuit (or low-pass filter) to buffer out rapid changes in current/voltage in a circuit.
Anyway: I didn't just make it up.
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