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Teaching about the functioning of electrical circuits is often on primary and secondary school curricula. [10] Students are expected to understand the rudiments of circuit diagrams and their functioning. Use of diagrammatic representations of circuit diagrams can aid understanding of principles of electricity.
Electricity plays a central role in many modern technologies, serving in electric power where electric current is used to energise equipment, and in electronics dealing with electrical circuits involving active components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies.
Series circuits were formerly used for lighting in electric multiple units trains. For example, if the supply voltage was 600 volts there might be eight 70-volt bulbs in series (total 560 volts) plus a resistor to drop the remaining 40 volts. Series circuits for train lighting were superseded, first by motor-generators, then by solid state devices.
Bridge circuits now find many applications, both linear and non-linear, including in instrumentation, filtering and power conversion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The best-known bridge circuit, the Wheatstone bridge , was invented by Samuel Hunter Christie and popularized by Charles Wheatstone , and is used for measuring resistance .
GCSE Bitesize was launched in January 1998, covering seven subjects. For each subject, a one- or two-hour long TV programme would be broadcast overnight in the BBC Learning Zone block, and supporting material was available in books and on the BBC website. At the time, only around 9% of UK households had access to the internet at home.
Mathematical Methods in Electronics Engineering involves applying mathematical principles to analyze, design, and optimize electronic circuits and systems. Key areas include: [1] [2] Linear Algebra: Used to solve systems of linear equations that arise in circuit analysis. Applications include network theory and the analysis of electrical ...
Materials science: Researchers use thermal conductance data to develop new materials for various applications, including energy storage and advanced coatings. Environmental science: Thermal resistance is considered in climate studies to understand heat transfer in Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Evaluating thermal resistance is useful in ...
Applications of quantum mechanics include explaining phenomena found in nature as well as developing technologies that rely upon quantum effects, like integrated circuits and lasers. [ note 1 ] Quantum mechanics is also critically important for understanding how individual atoms are joined by covalent bonds to form molecules .