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1.2.1 Resistors in series<br />

I3<br />

I1 I2<br />

Figure 2: A current node.<br />

Two resistors, R1 and R2, connected in series have voltage drop V = I(R1 + R2). That is,<br />

they have a combined resistance Rs given by their sum:<br />

Rs = R1 + R2<br />

This generalizes <strong>for</strong> n series resistors to Rs = � n i=1 Ri.<br />

1.2.2 Resistors in parallel<br />

Two resistors, R1 and R2, connected in parallel have voltage drop V = IRp, where<br />

This generalizes <strong>for</strong> n parallel resistors to<br />

1.2.3 Voltage Divider<br />

Rp=[(1/R1)+(1/R2)] −1<br />

n�<br />

1/Rp = 1/Ri<br />

i=1<br />

<strong>The</strong> circuit of Fig. 3 is called a voltage divider. It is one of the most useful and important<br />

circuit elements we will encounter. <strong>The</strong> relationship between Vin = Vac and Vout = Vbc is<br />

given by<br />

Vout = Vin<br />

1.3 Voltage and Current Sources<br />

� R2<br />

R1 + R2<br />

A voltage source delivers a constant voltage regardless of the current it produces. It is an<br />

idealization. For example a battery can be thought of as a voltage source in series with a<br />

small resistor (the “internal resistance” of the battery). When we indicate a voltage V input<br />

to a circuit, this is to be considered a voltage source unless otherwise stated.<br />

A current source delivers a constant current regardless of the output voltage. Again, this<br />

is an idealization, which can be a good approximation in practice over a certain range of<br />

output current, which is referred to as the compliance range.<br />

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