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Charge and Current

This document outlines a course on linear electric circuits taught by Nathan V. Parrish. The course covers background topics such as charge, current, voltage and energy, and will examine resistive circuits, reactive circuits, and frequency analysis. It is divided into modules, with the first module covering concepts like Coulomb's law, electric fields, calculating charge and current, and introducing basic circuits.

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Charge and Current

This document outlines a course on linear electric circuits taught by Nathan V. Parrish. The course covers background topics such as charge, current, voltage and energy, and will examine resistive circuits, reactive circuits, and frequency analysis. It is divided into modules, with the first module covering concepts like Coulomb's law, electric fields, calculating charge and current, and introducing basic circuits.

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Linear Circuits

Nathan V. Parrish
PhD Candidate & Graduate
Research Assistant
School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering

An introduction to linear electric circuit elements and a study of


circuits containing such devices.

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Charge and
Current
Nathan V. Parrish
PhD Candidate & Graduate
Research Assistant
School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering

Calculate the force charges exert on one another


Calculate functions of charge and current

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering


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Course Outline


Background
 Resistive Circuits
 Reactive Circuits
 Frequency Analysis
 Power
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Previous Class


Outline of the course

Outline of module 1

Module 1: Background







Charge
Current
Voltage
Power
Energy
Circuit Introduction
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Lesson Objectives


Calculate the forces two point charges exert


on each other
 Calculate current based on a charge function
 Calculate charge based on a current function

Electric Charge


Property of matter
 Quantized
 Measured in Coulombs ( C )

Electromagnetic Force

Electric Fields

Electrical Current

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Reference Directions

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Learning Objectives


Charge and how to calculate its effect on


other charges
Pause
 Current and how to calculate it from charge
flow in time

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Summary






Discussed charge as a property of matter


Calculated forces of charge using Coulombs Law
Explored electric fields the means of this
interaction
Described current as the time derivative of charge
Emphasized the importance of current reference
directions
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Next Class


Take a closer look at electric fields


 Present the idea of voltage
 See a practical example: how a car battery
works

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