Basic DC Circuit Analysis

Name: Basic DC Circuit Analysis
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For beginners, this course covers the fundamentals of DC electrical circuit analysis.

Created byJoseph Shepherd, Nicholas Eagle

Last updated 6/2025

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What you'll learn

Electric current and voltage concepts.
Basic electrical circuit and Ohm's Law.
Resistance types, properties and use of the circuit.
AC and DC properties and differences between them.
Resistance, current and voltage measurement with multimeter.
Students can solve any DC circuit after completing this circuit.

Course content

4 sections • 22 lectures • 2h 24m total length

Electrical Current and Voltage6:56
Learn how electrical current flows from voltage, and how series and parallel circuits use resistors and fuses, with meters measuring current in amps to power lamps.
Basic Circuit Compenents10:03
Learn the standard symbols for basic circuit components, from batteries, switches, and resistors to diodes, transistors, and logic gates, and identify them in diagrams and simple breadboard circuits.
DC and AC Explained11:32
Basic Circuit and Ohm's Law3:28
Explore the fundamentals of dc circuits by applying ohm's law to analyze voltage, current, and resistance in basic circuits, enabling practical dc circuit analysis skills.
Switches Types7:33

Fixed Resistors8:23
Explore fixed resistors in circuits, their color codes and symbols, and how they set current with Ohm’s law. Learn series and parallel use, SMD and integrated resistors, and LED examples.
Variable Resistors5:42
Dependant Resistors9:18
Explore dependent resistors, including light-dependent resistors, negative and positive temperature coefficient thermistors, and voltage dependent resistors, with real circuits showing how light, temperature, and voltage alter resistance and circuit behavior.
Capacitors Explained6:40
Inductors Explained10:03
LDR Circuit (Animation)1:32
NTC Circuit (Animation)1:53
Explore an animated NTC circuit to illustrate basic DC circuit analysis concepts with a clear, visual demonstration.
Flip-Flop Circuit (Animation)2:45
Explore the flip-flop circuit through an engaging animation that illustrates its operation within basic dc circuit analysis.

Series Circuits Analysis8:01
Parallel Circuits Analysis5:46
Series and Parallel Combination Circuits Analysis8:09
Kirchhoff's Voltage Law Analysis6:26
Kirchhoff's Current Law Analysis5:07
Apply Kirchhoff's current law to circuits by equating the sum of currents at a node to the sum of outgoing currents, determining the mains current and parallel-resistor behavior.
Thevenin's Theorem6:18
In this lesson, I explained Thevenin's Theorem, one of the circuit analysis methods. We will learn how to do circuit analysis with this theorem through examples. As you can see here, transforming a circuit into a voltage source and a resistor in series with it is known as Thevenin's Theorem. So let's try to learn how to convert a circuit into VTH thevenin voltage and RTH Thevenin equivalent resistance format.
Norton's Theorem6:32
In this lesson, I explained Norton's Theorem, one of the circuit analysis methods. We will learn how to analyze the circuit with this theorem through examples. As you can see here, transforming a circuit into a current source and a resistor parallel to it is known as Norton's Theorem. So let's try to learn how to convert a circuit into IN Norton current and RN Norton equivalent resistance format.

Requirements

All topics will be explained from the ground up. There are no prerequisites. You will also learn while watching without getting bored.

Description

In order to have a profession and specialize in the field of Electricity and Electronics, first of all you need to learn the basics of this field. Nowadays, in the fields of automotive, machinery, mechatronics and computers, electrical and electronics are indispensable elements. This course is also designed to meet and contribute to this need.

Most importantly, no special hardware or software is required. This is an introductory course about the theory of DC Circuit Analysis, so no previous knowledge is required. To get the best out of the lessons, students should be comfortable with some basic arithmetic as I will often write and solve equations, in particular when analyzing simple circuits. Understanding a bit of physics can help too, but it is not required. Electronic circuits are everywhere, from computers and smartphones, to home appliances and cars. Think of all the everyday objects that are becoming smart in the future, most of the things that we own will contain some electronics. Jobs in electronics are in high demand and well paid in almost every country!

In the Basic DC Circuit Analysis course, you will find a lot of lessons about basic concepts, direct current and alternating current principles, circuit analysis, working logic of passive circuit elements made of passive circuit devices and use of measuring instruments.

Who this course is for:

Students in Electrical, Electronics, Automotive, Mechatronics and Computer departments of vocational high schools and associate degree programs.
Anyone interested in Electrical-Electronics as a hobby and curious.
Electronic Communication Engineering students.
Computer Engineering students.
Students who study in the departments of Electrical, Electronics, Automotive, Mechatronics and Computer teaching at the Faculties of Education.

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Course content

Introduction5 lectures • 40min

Passive Circuit Devices8 lectures • 46min

Circuit Analysis7 lectures • 46min

Measurement and Testing2 lectures • 13min

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