Understanding Loops in a Circuit

KVL depends upon the concept of a loop. A loop is any closed path through the circuit which encounters no node more than once. Essentially, to create a loop, start at any node in the circuit and trace a path through the circuit until you get back to your original node.

Circuits KVL Voltage

Design Challenge, Problem 1

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to implementing circuits with a single source.

Circuits

Design Challenge, Problem 2

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to implementing circuits with a single source.

Circuits

Design Challenge, Problem 3

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to implementing circuits with a single source.

Circuits

Design Challenge, Problem 4

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to implementing circuits with a single source.

Circuits

Design Challenge, Problem 1

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to implementing circuits with multiple sources.

Circuits

Design Challenge, Problem 1

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to implementing circuits with multiple sources that are greater than 5V.

Circuits Voltage

Design Challenge, Problem 1

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to Kirchhoff's current law.

KCL

Design Challenge, Problem 2

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to Kirchhoff's current law.

KCL

Design Challenge, Problem 2

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to Kirchhoff's voltage law.

KVL

Design Challenge, Problem 2

This exercise uses concepts introduced in our experiment relative to Kirchhoff's voltage law.

KVL

Resistors are the most frequently used components in electrical circuits. Since they are so common, they are available in a wide variety of styles and manufacturing techniques. Resistors are manufactured in a variety of ways. Most commonly available commercial resistors are carbon composition or wire-wound; however, resistors on integrated circuits are generally made of semiconductor materials.

Resistance

Electrical Basics

The fact that charges exert forces on one another over a distance is explained by the idea of an electric field.

Electrical

Electrical Basics

ll electrical principles rely on the concept of electrical charge, or simply charge. The concept of charge is based on the observation that some bodies exert non-gravitational forces on one another when they are placed close together. Like gravity, this force acts at a distance; but unlike gravity, the bodies can either attract or repel each other (gravity only attracts masses to one another).

Electrical Charge