Series Resistors

by: Michael Horton

Students can easily see what series resistance means in this activity. Students are sometimes confused by the fact that all real resistors are the same size even when they have far different values. It is recommended that after this lab at home, students do a lab in class involving real resistors connected in series.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/30/2009Stock # PB240X_63

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