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Unit 11: Electric Circuits

Simple Circuits

Read and draw circuit schematics, find every loop, and tell closed, open and short circuits apart, including where ammeters and voltmeters go.

Topic 11.2 · 11 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Circuit elements and their symbols
  2. 02Closed, open and short circuits
  3. 03Loops, junctions and why the arrangement matters
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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