Title: Lesson
Course: Electrical Theory (IC 101-IC 101) > Section: Web Content

Week 2

This week you will be concentrating on getting the rules for series and for parallel circuits down. There is a lot of focus on calculating the voltage, current, resistance, and power in an effort to make the rules for series and parallel second nature. Also the relationship between conductance and resistance is introduced, which some of you might find as a good tool in parallel circuits. This should be the start of tracing current flow through the circuit, which is key to developing good troubleshooting skills.
Reading assignment:
Volume 1 Chapter 5   Series and Parallel Circuits http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/DC/DC_5.html
For more information on series and parallel circuits be sure to view the videos below.
This week there are two lab projects to complete, there is one for series circuits and one for parallel circuits, these are in the coursework section.
Under the coursework page there are 4 more circuit challenges this week, you will find the details in the coursework page. The list of challenges are as follows:
DC Circuit Challenge - Series Circuits
DC Circuit Challenge - Parallel Circuits
DC Circuit Challenge - Series Troubleshooting
DC Circuit Challenge - Parallel Troubleshooting