AP Physics

Series/Parallel Circuit Design lab

Draw a circuit diagram with the following requirements:

2 resistors in series

2 resistors in parallel

One voltage source of 5 or 12 volts

(Label diagram and do mathematical calculations to find the current and voltage across each resistor.)

After doing calculations, make this circuit using an electronics trainer and the supplied resistors.

After building the actual circuit, use a multi-tester to determine if the actual value of voltage of each resistor corresponds to the calculated values.

Make a Word document with a table representing this data being compared. Also, use software with drawing capabilities and draw the circuit in this document. Finally, make a conclusion about the actual versus measured voltages and provide reasoning why or why not they match.