Direct Current Circuits

These lectures follow the traditional review of direct current circuits, with emphasis on two-terminal networks and equivalent circuits. The idea is to bring you up to speed for what is to come. The course will get less quantitative as we go along. In fact, you will probably find the course gets easier as we go.

 
• Basic Concepts
  • Current
  • Potential Difference
  • Resistance and Ohm's Law
• The Schematic Diagram
  • Electromotive Force (EMF)
  • Ground
• Kirchoff's Laws
  • Series and Parallel Combinations of Resistors
  • Voltage Divider
  • Current Divider
  • Branch Current Method
  • Loop Current Method
• Equivalent Circuits
  • Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems
  • Determination of Thevenin and Norton Circuit Elements
• Problems