What you will learn
How can you simplify circuits with resistors in series?
How can you simplify circuits with resistors in parallel?
A simple process to simplify any resistor network
Description
Day 8 of Linear Circuits. We introduce how circuits with multiple resistors can often be simplified. If resistors are in series (same current flows through them), you can simply add their values together. If resistors are in parallel (same voltage is across them), there is a slightly different equation you can use. We also will present a simple three step process you can use to simplify all sorts of combinations of resistors.
The material covers all of the lecture material from an eighth lecture in a traditional, sophomore-level linear circuits class.
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Content
Introduction
Agenda
A Word on Linear Circuits Textbooks….
Review
A Word of Warning
Combining Resistors in Series
Which Resistor Dominates When Resistors Are in Series?
Combining Resistors in Parallel
Which Resistor Dominates When Resistors Are in Parallel?
A First Example of Simplifying a Large Resistor Network with a 3 Step Process
A Second Example of Simplifying a Large Resistor Network with a 3 Step Process
A Third Example of Simplifying a Large Resistor Network with a 3 Step Process
Summary