Unit 12: DC Circuits
Reading
BJU book: Ch. 20 "Electrodynamics"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Direct Current Circuits"
Topics
We will spread this topic over two sessions:
Labs
BJU book: Ch. 20 "Electrodynamics"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Direct Current Circuits"
Topics
We will spread this topic over two sessions:
- Ohm's and Kirchhoff's Laws, series and parallel circuits
- Power Equations
Labs
- DC Circuit-build lab
| dc_circuits_lecture_notes_part_1_ohms_law_kirchhoffs_laws.docx |
DC circuits homework
Complete #45, 46, 49, 52, 53 (5 problems)
Complete #45, 46, 49, 52, 53 (5 problems)
| 15.DC_circuits_homework_problems.pdf |
Power Equations homework
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)
Watch the homework video below:
Resistors lab (including variable resistors, or potentiometers)
| resistors_lab__including_potentiometers_.pdf |