Evans SPH 3U1

Physics Grade 11

Unit 5: Electricity & Magnetism

Note 4: Circuit Analysis

Reference: 16.7

Students prepare Summary of Kirchoff's Laws:

General Steps to Solving Circuits:

1) Reduce parallel elements to a series equivalent.

2) Determine the total resistance in the circuit.

3) Use Kirchoff's Laws to determine all possible voltages and currents.

4) Use V = IR (Ohm's Law) to determine 3rd quantity whenever two are known.

5) Summarize values in a chart.

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