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--- 184_projects:level_up_r_24 [2024/02/05 20:44] – dmcpadden
+++ 184_projects:level_up_r_24 [2024/02/14 22:02] (current) – tdeyoung
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 ==== Kick Off Questions ====
+  - What are the loop & node rules? What physical principles do they relate to?
+  - The equation for power can be written in 3 different ways - what are the 3 ways & how do you get them?
+  - Conceptually, what is current? Why do we usually say "current through a resistor"?
+  - Conceptually, what is voltage? Why do we usually say "voltage across a resistor"?
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 === Level 1: Basic Combos ===
-For the circuits below, say that $V_{bat} = 5 V$, $R_1 = 2 \Omega$, $R_2 = 3 \Omega$, and $R_3 = 4 \Omega$. For each circuit below,
+For the circuits below, say that $V_{bat} = 5 \;{\rm V}$, $R_1 = 2 \;\Omega$, $R_2 = 3 \;\Omega$, and $R_3 = 4 \; \Omega$. For each circuit below,
 a) What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?
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   - What are the circuit rules that you used to solve these circuits? When did you use each of them?
   - How do you know if something is in series or parallel (or neither)? What happens to current & voltage in each of those cases?
-  - What are the loop & node rules? What physical principles do they relate to?
-  - The equation for power can be written in 3 different ways - what are the 3 ways & how do you get them?
   - What assumptions did you make when solving these circuits? (Hint: there are at least 3 big ones.)
+  - What order of magnitude is "normal" for voltage? (In other words, what are typical voltages you would encounter in the real world?)
+  - What order of magnitude is "normal" for current? (In other words, what are typical currents you would encounter in the real world?)
+  - What order of magnitude is "normal" for power? (In other words, what are typical powers you would encounter in the real world?)