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Name: Series and Parallel Circuits
ID: m10674
Language: English (en)
Summary: A breif look at series and parallel circuits. Also defines voltage and current divider.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: current divider, input-output relationship, load, parallel, series, voltage divider
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), Benjamin Fite (bfite@rice.edu)
Latest version: 2.8 (history)
First publication date: Jun 19, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5
Last revision to module: Jun 11, 2009 3:12 pm GMT-5
Module XML: m10674_2.8.cnxml

Version History

Version: 2.8 Jun 11, 2009 3:12 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
Modified markup for explicit .eps image reference
Version: 2.7 May 10, 2007 8:59 am GMT-5 by Don Johnson
Changes: 
Fixed wording and bad paragraph breaks.
Version: 2.6 Apr 25, 2005 10:52 am GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes: 
update to cnxml-0.5, change mi to mn where needed, update mathml to best practices, remove old mode attribute on math tag
Version: 2.5 Aug 19, 2003 8:41 am GMT-5 by Don Johnson
Changes: 
Re-uploaded to make sure changes have gone in.
Version: 2.4 Aug 18, 2003 10:57 pm GMT-5 by Don Johnson
Changes: 
Fixed a link error.
Version: 2.3 Jul 29, 2003 10:35 am GMT-5 by Don Johnson
Changes: 
Fixed link errors.
Version: 2.2 Aug 16, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Deleted some equation numbers.
Version: 2.1 Jun 19, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
new module originally part of Electronic Circuits and Interconnection Laws from 241
Version: 2.0 Jun 19, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10674

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