Circuits and DC Instruments
Discover how to analyze and interpret circuits and DC instruments, including resistors in series and parallel, electromotive force, Kirchhoff’s rules, analog meters, null measurements, and RC circuits.
Introduction to Circuits and DC Instruments
Introducing Resistors in Series and Parallel
Resistors in Series
Resistors in Parallel
Combinations of Series and Parallel
Practical Implications
Summarizing Resistors in Series and Parallel
Electromotive Force
Internal Resistance
Terminal Voltage
Multiple Voltage Sources
Animals as Electrical Detectors
Solar Cell Arrays
Summarizing Electromotive Force
Introducing Kirchhoff’s Rules
Kirchhoff’s First Rule
Kirchhoff’s Second Rule
Applying Kirchhoff’s Rules
Summarizing Kirchhoff’s Rules
DC Voltmeters and Ammeters
Analog Meters: Galvanometers
Taking Measurements Alters the Circuit
Summarizing DC Voltmeters and Ammeters
Introducing Null Measurements
The Potentiometer
Resistance Measurements and the Wheatstone Bridge
Summarizing Null Measurements
<em>RC</em> Circuits
Discharging a Capacitor
<em>RC</em> Circuits For Timing
Summarizing DC Circuits Containing Resistors and Capacitors