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Name: Voltage, Current, and Generic Circuit Elements
ID: m0011
Language: English (en)
Summary: Systems which are used to manipulate signals are called circuits. Traditionally, circuit elements utilize voltage and current.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: Ampere, charge, circuit, conductor, current, device electronic, electron, element, energy, hole, negative, nerve, physical, positive, power, Volta, voltage
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0

Authors: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu), Roy Ha (rha@alumni.rice.edu)

Latest version: 2.14 (history)
First publication date: Jun 29, 2000 12:00 am -0500
Last revision to module: Jun 4, 2009 11:33 am -0500

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Version History

Version: 2.14 Jun 4, 2009 11:33 am -0500 by Connexions
Changes:
Modified markup for explicit .eps image reference

Version: 2.13 Oct 2, 2008 8:04 pm -0500 by Don Johnson
Changes:
Fixed an error in converting watt-seconds to joules.

Version: 2.12 Jul 18, 2008 4:07 pm -0500 by Don Johnson
Changes:
Entered material on power and energy.

Version: 2.11 Apr 26, 2005 10:03 am -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes:
update to cnxml-0.5, remove hardcoded figure number reference

Version: 2.10 Aug 13, 2002 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Upgraded to 0.4.

Version: 2.9 Jul 8, 2002 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Audit of this module. One change: corrected outdated URL for link to Volta.

Version: 2.8 Jun 19, 2002 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
noted print errors

Version: 2.7 May 15, 2002 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
- convert to CNXML 0.4

Version: 2.6 Sep 17, 2001 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Added links to 305 material

Version: 2.5 Sep 11, 2001 12:00 am -0500 by Brent Hendricks
Changes:
Converted to CNXML 0.3.5

Version: 2.4 Aug 20, 2001 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
I re-uploaded the image and added the eps file for the image.

Version: 2.3 Jul 17, 2001 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Fixed id.

Version: 2.2 Jul 17, 2001 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Remodularized, some minor fixes.

Version: 2.1 May 29, 2001 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Updated from cnxml ver 0.2 to ver 0.3

Version: 2.0 Apr 11, 2001 12:00 am -0500 by Brent Hendricks
Changes:
Bumped version to 2.0

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