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Steady-State Direct Current Circuits

Demonstrations
Each of the demonstrations includes a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.
  Ohm's Law
  Circuit Paradoxes

Lab Experiments
Each lab from PASCO is given with objectives, materials, background theory, analysis, and questions.

Resistance Is Futile
This lab develops a relationship between voltage and current.
  Resistance Is Futile

Ohm's Law
This lab explores voltage and current in a DC circuit.
  Ohm's Law

Lecture Notes and Tutorials
Notes from PhysicsLAB by Catherine H. Colwell
These notes contain detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  DC Circuits
  Kirchhoff's Laws

DC Circuits
These tutorials contain sample problems and a self-test with immediate feedback from the University of Guelph in Canada.
  DC Circuits

Simulations
Physics Simulation Library
Each simulation includes an audio introduction and general directions. These simulations are very well designed, and each experiment gives the opportunity to change the parameters, collect data, and interpret various graphs. The following simulations are included: Series and Parallel Circuits, Light Bulb Circuit with a Switch, and Multi-Loop Circuit.
  Physics Simulation Library

Ohm Zone
This simulation includes 14 excellent interactive exhibits with tutorials.
  Ohm Zone

Problem Solving
Multiple Choice Interactive from the Science Education Centre
This site contains three sets of 10 interactive problems with immediate solution feedback.
  Electricity I
  Electricity II
  Electricity III

Explorations
Ohm's Law
This site from Florida State University includes background information with quality interactive simulations.
  Ohm's Law

Resistance at the Molecular Level
This site from Florida State University contains background information with quality interactive simulations.
  Resistance at the Molecular Level


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