Electricity and Basic Circuits
Contents
Summary Sheets
Practice Problems
Basic Electricity and DC circuits
Reading
Lecture Slides
Power dissipation, resistors in series, in parallel:
PDF
Kirchoff's Current and Voltage Laws:
PDF
Voltage dividers and Potentiometers:
PDF
Example problems
Using Multimeters and Breadboards
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In-class example on using a multimeter and a breadboard
Slides in PDF
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Videos:
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Colin's lab
YouTube video on solderless breadboards and soldering perfboards
Video Lectures
Power dissipation, resistors in series, in parallel
Kirchoff's Current and Voltage Laws
Voltage dividers and Potentiometers
(6:45)
Derivation of voltage divider output formula:
YouTube video
How to use a Multimeter: PDF
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Using a multimeter to measure potentiometer resistance and voltage output
YouTube video
Sample Circuits
PDF with instructions on how to built a circuit to power an LED.