DC+Circuits

=Chapter 8: DC Circuits=

Summary:
In this chapter you review the basic DC circuits the series circuit, the parallel circuit, the parallel circuit and the series-parallel circuit. Each circuit follows Ohm's law but behaves differently. This chapter also talks about the voltage divider, the voltage divider is one of the most common and useful circuits. The bridge circuit is also mentioned and has a wide variety of applications. Kirchhoff's Law is the fundamental law used to analyze circuits. All the circuits studied in the chapter are known as DC circuits because the voltage source for the circuits is a battery, or some other of direct current supply. That means the voltage and current values for the circuits are constant.

Vocab:
Series Circuit - Circuit with one path of current Parallel Circuit - Circuit with multiple paths for current to travel Series Parallel Circuit - Circuit with multiple paths of current connected to a single path of current Voltage Divider - Splitting the voltage of a single power source into multiple smaller sources Bridge Network - Multiple bridge circuits Balanced Bridge - A bridge in which there would be no potential difference where an ammeter is connected Unbalanced Bridge - A bridge in which there is potential difference when an ammeter is connected