Circuit Lab Div. C 2013
Bro. Nigel Pratt
bronigel@kellenberg.org
Dr. Alan Chalker
alanc@osc.edu
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Event Description
 Tests knowledge of DC electrical circuits
 May include hands-on labs or problems in addition to
written questions
 Includes both theoretical and practical questions
 Students may use non-programmable calculators
 Notes, books or computers are not allowed – event
supervisor will provide sheet of formulas
 2 students per team allowed
 50 minutes for event
 Points awarded for correct answers or technique
 Ties broken using designated questions or tasks
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Required Areas of Knowledge
 Circuit concepts, definitions and principles (e.g. voltage and current
sources, EMF, resistance, and applications of series and parallel
circuits
 Circuit analysis theory (e.g. Ohm’s Law, parallel and series
resistors, Kirchhoff’s Laws)
 Circuit analysis practice (e.g. the use of voltmeters, ammeters,
ohmmeters and multimeters, resistor color codes and their uses in
series and parallel circuits, wheatstone bridges)
 Intermediate circuits concepts, definitions, and principles (e.g.
electrical SI base and derived units, capacitance, ideal diodes,
electron current)
 Interpretation of data sets from computer or calculator sensors /
probes
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Suggested Study / Reference Materials
 Start with Physics textbooks – most have chapters on this
material
 Websites:
 Wikipedia (DC circuit analysis, Series and Parallel
Circuits, Ohm’s Law, etc.)
 Ibiblio (Lessons in Electric Circuits, Volume I-DC, Volume
V-Ref, Volume VI-Experiments)
 Circuit Books:
 Electric Circuits, James W. Nilsson
 The Art of Electronics, Paul Horowitz
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2007 State Exam
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2007 State Exam: Reference Page
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2007 State Exam: Problem 1
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2007 State Exam: Problem 2
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2007 State Exam: Problem 3
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2007 State Exam: Problem 4
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2007 State Exam: Problem 5
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2007 State Exam: Problem 6
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2007 State Exam: Problem 7
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2007 State Exam: Problem 8
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2007 State Exam: Problem 9
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2007 State Exam: Problem 10
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2007 State Exam: Problem 11
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2007 State Exam: Tiebreaker
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Questions?
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