Beruflich Dokumente
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Analysis
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A Crude History of Electricity
• 600 BC: Ancient Greeks rub amber on cat fur to
produce static charge
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History (Cont.)
• 1750’s: Benjamin Franklin - Performed his
famous kite experiment that proved lightning
• was electricity. He introduced the current
convention.
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History (Cont.)
• 1820’s: Hans Oerstad discovers electromagnetism
with his famous “compass and current- carrying wire”
experiments
– Andre-Marie Ampere defines electric current and
electromagnetism, invents the ammeter
– George Ohm delivers his theory of electricity,
including what later became Ohm’s Law.
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Grading Policy:
• Quizzes: 20%
• Assignment: 10%
• Midterm: 20%
• Final: 50%
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Linear Circuit Analysis:
Introduction
• By linear we mean a circuit or device
having an output that is proportional to the
input.
• An electric circuit is an interconnection of
electrical elements.
• Analysis: The tracing of things to their
source, and the resolving of knowledge into
its original principles.
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Law of Conservation of Charge
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Flow of electric charge
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Total Charge Transfer
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The direction of current flow
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Notes on Current