Week 3 notes of Physics 3LB lab at University of California, Irvine. Notes are based on the course's lab manual and are intended to help you understand the theory of "Meter and Ohm's Law."
Week 3: Meter and Ohm's Law
Monday, January 20, 2020 2:49 PM
Va
• Ohm's Law: voltage V is linearly proportionate to the current that flows thru the
material. (V = IR)
Vb
• Circuits contain more than one resistor: either connected in parallel or in series.
○ Resistors used to either INC or DEC the amount of current that flows thru the
circuit.
○ Parallel resistors allow more current to flow thru the circuit. (Ieq =
I1+I2+I3+…)
○ Series resistors allows less current to flow thru b/c the current path now
passes 2 resistors.
• Voltmeter: measures voltage by measuring the small amount of current that flows
thru the internal resistor.
○ Ri : internal resistance of the voltmeter. (For reading to be accurate)Ideally
IDEALS for meters.
much larger than R (Ri > R1).
○ Voltmeter is placed in parallel w/ the resistor. -> Ri and R are connected in
parallel circuits.
• Ammeter: measures current by detecting the voltage that appears across the
internal resistor of the ammeter. Just a wire…
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