1) The document discusses power in RC circuits and how power is dissipated by resistance as heat or stored by capacitors. It provides formulas to calculate active power, reactive power, and apparent power. 2) A RC circuit can function as an oscillator if the resistance value is chosen such that the output voltage leads the input by 60 degrees. The amplifier must have a gain of at least 29 for oscillations to be maintained. 3) RC circuits can also function as filters, either passing low frequencies while blocking high (low-pass) or passing high while blocking low (high-pass), depending on whether the output is taken across the resistor or capacitor. Cutoff frequency determines which frequencies are passed or stopped.