Conceptual Physics Alive: Electric Current
Conceptual Physics Alive: Electric Current includes a digital video and questions set with answers. Concepts in electric current and examples of Ohm's law are discussed. Series and parallel circuits are demonstrated using a car battery that has extended terminals. Segment length: 30 minutesElectric Current Includes: Begins by reviewing the Van de Graaff generator and the surrounding electric field. Voltage defined. Energy transferred by the generator compared to the energy transferred by a common household circuit. Analogy to heat and temperature. Current and voltage difference. Water flow analogy of electric current. Demonstration of single lamp attached to car battery. Hewitt discusses childhood experiences with electricity. Birds on high-tension wires. Boston MTA story. Cherry picker story. 2nd Boston MTA story. Ohm's law defined. Water flow analogy. DC and AC defined. Washing machine analogy. Amount of electrons that flow in an AC circuit (none}. Demonstration of a series circuit