The analysis or simple resistive circuits involves determining the current through and voltage across each component. This is accomplished by applying Ohm's Law throughout the circuit. Analysis of the other circuits pictured here will be done in later lessons. Mathematical principles are discussed in this MathCad file. One more aspect of analysis of resistive networks is power .
Power is defined as the rate at which energy is produced or consumed.
Voltage sources provide power. Resistive loads consume power. An ideal way to understand power from both a physical and an electrical perspective is to utilize MathCad. After digesting the material from this lesson, you should be able to perform the tasks presented in the Homework.