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    This document summarizes several important electrical concepts: 1. It defines the relationships between voltage (V), current (I), and resistance (R) using Ohm's law and the relationship between charge (Q), capacitance (C), and voltage using the capacitance equation. 2. It describes how to use a Wheatstone bridge circuit to measure an unknown resistance by balancing the bridge. 3. It provides steps for analyzing circuits using Kirchhoff's current law (KCL) and node voltage analysis to solve for unknown voltages.

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    This document summarizes several important electrical concepts: 1. It defines the relationships between voltage (V), current (I), and resistance (R) using Ohm's law and the relationship between charge (Q), capacitance (C), and voltage using the capacitance equation. 2. It describes how to use a Wheatstone bridge circuit to measure an unknown resistance by balancing the bridge. 3. It provides steps for analyzing circuits using Kirchhoff's current law (KCL) and node voltage analysis to solve for unknown voltages.

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    Resistors in Parallel: 1/req 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + Resistors in Series: Req R1 + R2 + R3 +

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    This document summarizes several important electrical concepts: 1. It defines the relationships between voltage (V), current (I), and resistance (R) using Ohm's law and the relationship between charge (Q), capacitance (C), and voltage using the capacitance equation. 2. It describes how to use a Wheatstone bridge circuit to measure an unknown resistance by balancing the bridge. 3. It provides steps for analyzing circuits using Kirchhoff's current law (KCL) and node voltage analysis to solve for unknown voltages.

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    V=IRV=voltageI=currentR=resistance

    Q=CVQ=chargeC=capacitanceV=voltagedifference

    WheatstoneBridge:AdjustR2untilvoltmeterreads0,thenRx/R3=R2/R1

    1.Selectanodetobeyourgroundandassignitavoltageofzero.(N.B.Theterm"ground"inthecontext
    ofcircuitanalysisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitisconnectedtotheground.Instead,itisanode
    designatedatzeroelectricalpotentialfromwhichallothervoltagesaremeasures.)
    2.Assigneveryothernodeinthecircuitavariablevoltage.Youmayincertaincasesbeabletocalculatea
    voltageforafewnodes(e.g.ifthenegativeterminalofthebatteryisconnectedtotheground,thenode
    connectedtothepositiveterminalwillhaveaknown,positivevoltage).
    3.WritetheKCLequationforeverynodeintheequation.[Examplesoon].
    4.Solvetheresultingsystemofequationsforalltheunknownvariables.Atthispoint,youknowthevoltage
    foreverynodeinthecircuitandshouldbeabletoeasilycalculateanythingelse.
    Vc=Vo(1e^(t/(RC)))chargingcapacitor
    Vc=Vo(e^(t/(RC)))dischargingcapacitor
    ResistorsinParallel:1/Req=1/R1+1/R2+1/R3+
    ResistorsinSeries:Req=R1+R2+R3+

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