Chapter 1
Working with Basic Circuits
IN THIS CHAPTER
Examining the basic elements of circuits
Looking at different batteries that you can use to power your circuits
Categorizing the various switches that you can use to control your circuits
Learning the difference between series and parallel circuits
Building a variety of circuits to demonstrate basic circuits
Book 1 introduces you to the underlying concepts of electricity and gives you an overview of the tools and skills you need to start working with electronics. Now that you know what electricity is, and you’ve gone shopping for some basic tools (such as a solderless breadboard, a soldering iron, and a multimeter), it’s time to start learning how electronic circuits work.
This chapter explores the basic concepts of a circuit. The circuits I cover in this chapter are very simple, consisting of nothing other than batteries that supply voltage, wires that carry current, and lamps that consume power (because they light up in the ...
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