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Name: Formal Circuit Methods: Node Method
ID: m0032
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module describes how to use a formal circuit method--the node method--to "solve" any circuit. A formal method can be employed when standard simplification rules cannot be used.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: formal circuit method, KCL, Kirchoff, KVL, node method
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), Benjamin Fite (bfite@rice.edu)

Version: 2.19 (history)
Created: Jul 10, 2000 12:00 am GMT-5
Revised: Jun 4, 2009 11:57 am GMT-5

Version History

Version: 2.19 Jun 4, 2009 11:57 am GMT-5 by Connexions
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Modified markup for explicit .eps image reference

Version: 2.18 Apr 18, 2005 2:25 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
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update to cnxml-0.5, fix typo and cnxn, update mathml

Version: 2.17 Sep 16, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Fixed some typos and figure-reference errors.

Version: 2.16 Jun 25, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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updated to 4.0 and made corrections

Version: 2.15 Jun 19, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Changed module title

Version: 2.14 Jun 19, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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MInor edits

Version: 2.13 Mar 15, 2002 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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edited math including arg

Version: 2.12 Mar 11, 2002 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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edited math

Version: 2.11 Sep 17, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by Brent Hendricks
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Reverted to previous version: bad file uploaded

Version: 2.10 Sep 17, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Fixed subscript and G_v (should be Gv)

Version: 2.9 Sep 17, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Fixed node numbering error.

Version: 2.8 Sep 11, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by Brent Hendricks
Changes:
Converted to CNXML 0.3.5

Version: 2.7 Aug 23, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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fixed punctuation whitespace problems

Version: 2.6 Aug 22, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Exercise 1 has no solution, so add the solution for that exercise.

Version: 2.5 Aug 20, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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I re-uploaded all the images and their corresponding eps files.

Version: 2.4 Aug 15, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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- Added images

Version: 2.3 Jul 17, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Remodularized, some minor fixes.

Version: 2.2 May 30, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Updated abstract

Version: 2.1 May 24, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Updated module to cnxml ver. 3.0

Version: 2.0 Aug 8, 2000 12:00 am GMT-5 by Brent Hendricks
Changes:
Bumped version to 2.0

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