There are 5 lessons in this physics tutorial covering Electric Circuits. Series and Parallel Circuits. Short Circuits. The tutorial starts with an introduction to Electric Circuits. Series and Parallel Circuits. Short Circuits and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of Electric Circuits. Series and Parallel Circuits. Short Circuits. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.
In this Physics tutorial, you will learn:
- What is an electrical circuit?
- What are the symbols of electric circuit? Why do we use them?
- What are some of the circuit components? Which of them are necessary to make a circuit operate regularly?
- What are the sources of electricity? What is their operating principle?
- How do we combine the cells? What are the advantages and drawbacks each combination does provide?
- What kind of circuits are there? How do we calculate the quantities involved in these circuits?
- What are short circuits? What do they cause?
- How to protect electrical appliances from excessive current?
Introduction
State the names of some electric appliances you know. What do they have in common? Where do they differ from each other?
Is it suitable to draw the circuit components in their original form? What is better to do in such cases?
What path does the current follow in an electrical circuit?
Which elements of a circuit do you think are necessary and which are optional? Explain.
This article is rich in content; it includes information from circuit elements to the methods of their combination in the circuit. In addition, some special cases of circuits encountered in everyday experience are discussed and explained.
Please select a specific "Electric Circuits. Series and Parallel Circuits. Short Circuits" lesson from the table below, review the video tutorial, print the revision notes or use the practice question to improve your knowledge of this physics topic.
Electrodynamics Learning MaterialTutorial ID | Physics Tutorial Title | Tutorial | Video Tutorial | Revision Notes | Revision Questions |
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15.4 | Electric Circuits. Series and Parallel Circuits. Short Circuits | | | | |
Lesson ID | Physics Lesson Title | Lesson | Video Lesson |
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15.4.1 | Electrical Circuits. Circuit Components | | |
15.4.2 | Sources of Electricity | | |
15.4.3 | Combination of Cells | | |
15.4.4 | Series and Parallel Circuits | | |
15.4.5 | Short Circuits | | |
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