Ohm's Law Made Easy for Series Parallel Circuits

In this video, the steps for Calculating Total Resistance in Series Parallel Circuits are explained and I walk you through the process.

Sometimes it is easier to redraw the picture so you can understand where the series parts are and where the parallel parts are.

In this video, I will show you a more complex series parallel combination and give you a couple of tips on how to analyze it, and understand it better.

Let's try another Total Resistance Calculation Example for a Series Parallel Circuit.

Try one on your own!  In this video, you can test your understanding by downloading the example from the additional resources and solving for total resistance on your own.  Pause the video after the example is displayed, then once you have worked through the calculations, continue the video to see how you did.

Let's kick it up a notch and solve for total resistance for a series parallel circuit with six resistors. Download the example alone from the additional resources to try on your own, and download the answers when you are ready for them.

Try one of the six resistor combinations on your own.  Download the answer .pdf file from the additional resources when you are ready.

A schematic diagram can be drawn many different ways and still represent the same circuit.  While the pictures may not have the exact same junction points and connectors, they can still be Electrically Equivalent pictures. This lesson shows some examples and then reviews the process for finding total resistance in series parallel circuits.

Before moving on to the Series Parallel Math Calculations, let revisit a Series Circuit Ohm's Law Math Example.  This will help get us ready for the more complex Series Parallel Circuits.

Let's revisit a Parallel Circuit Ohm's Law Math Example too!  This will help get us ready for the more complex Series Parallel Circuits coming up.

Ohm's Law Review

This lesson reviews the Ohm's Law Formulas that are explained in detail in the Series Circuit Course.  This review will help get you ready for the Ohm's Law Calculations in the next section on Series Parallel Math.

This lesson reviews the Power Formulas that are described in detail in the Series Circuit Course.  This review will help get you ready for the Ohm's Law Calculations in the next section on Series Parallel Math.

Let's take what we have learned about series parallel circuits, and use Ohm's Law, the Power Formula and the Series and Parallel Circuit Rules to solve for the answers in Example 1.

Let's try another example.  Download the .PDF file that has the example on the first page of content and the solution on the other pages.

Let's add some more resistors!  Here is another example that should provide a challenge. 

Let's try one more!  Test your understanding with Example 4.

Let's see a few components in action in a series parallel circuit. 

What happens when there is a high resistance problem in a series parallel circuit?  Let's find out in this demonstration.

This enlightening lesson shows how some strange things can happen in a series parallel circuit that has a high resistance problem. 

Thank you so much for taking this course.  If you have any questions or comments, or ideas for other courses, let me know.

Take care,

Steve