Introduction
- Welcome! - We introduce
ourselves and explain the tutorial format.
Basic Tutorials
- The Circuit
Abstraction - We look at a lightbulb, and see that abstracting
away the circuit from the geometry of the wiring has no visible
effect.
- Lightbulb Circuit - We
look at the voltage across a lightbulb with a multimeter, and
confirm the device is symmetric. In the process, we see reference
directions for currents, voltages, and polarity for powers.
- Parallel Resistors -
An explanation of equivalent circuits in the context of parallel
resistors.
- Combination of Series
and Parallel - Slightly more complex networks of resistors
simplified with equivalent networks.
- Nodal Analysis - A simple
example of nodal analysis.
- Floating Voltage -
Nodal analysis with a floating source.
- Combination Rules -
We show how to apply combination rules to solving simple
circuits.
Worked Problems
For the first week, we work through the first problem set from 2007
Since the course has students from a diverse set of backgrounds, the first week's tutorials includes several extra segments, worked out with greater detail, to help bring everyone up to speed.