Ch. 19: Current, Resistance, and DC Circuits
Reading
College Physics, Ch. 19
AP Classroom: Test debriefing.
Topics
Labs
This is our last lab session. The circuit-build lab is a favorite.
College Physics, Ch. 19
AP Classroom: Test debriefing.
Topics
- Series and parallel circuits
- Ohm's and Kirchhoff's Laws
- Power Equations
Labs
This is our last lab session. The circuit-build lab is a favorite.
- Circuit-Build lab: Resistors and Ohms Law
- Optional: Transistors circuit-build lab

dc_circuits_lecture_notes_part_1_ohms_law_kirchhoffs_laws.docx |
DC Circuits problems
Use the handout below. Report your answers in Canvas. The video explains the more-challenging ones.
Use the handout below. Report your answers in Canvas. The video explains the more-challenging ones.

DC_circuits_homework_problems.pdf |
Power Equations problems
Compute the power in Watts for each of the resistors in problems #46, 49, and 52 in the problem-set above. (3 problems)
Use the 'Power Equations':
P = V x I (watts = volts x amps)
P = I^2xR (watts = amps^2 x ohms)
Compute the power in Watts for each of the resistors in problems #46, 49, and 52 in the problem-set above. (3 problems)
Use the 'Power Equations':
P = V x I (watts = volts x amps)
P = I^2xR (watts = amps^2 x ohms)
Resistors and Ohms Law circuit-build lab handout
Handout below. Use the video if you are doing the virtual PhET lab.
Handout below. Use the video if you are doing the virtual PhET lab.

resistors_and_ohms_law_circuit-build_lab_handout.docx |
Lab handout: Transistor lab
"Experiment 10"
"Experiment 10"

_transistor_lab_student_handout.pdf |