Engineering Drawing Standards and Techniques
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Which projection is considered to provide a more photorealistic image of an object?

  • Isometric projection (correct)
  • Auxiliary projection
  • Oblique projection
  • Orthographic projection

    • What is the main advantage of using freehand sketching over computer-aided drafting?

  • It produces a more detailed final product
  • It allows for more precision in measurements
  • It requires special software to create
  • It is quicker and easier to modify (correct)

    • What does a hidden line in engineering drawings represent?

  • The outline of the visible features
  • The dimensions of the object
  • The axes of symmetry for parts
  • Features behind the current view (correct)

    • Which two standards govern engineering drawings in the United States and elsewhere?

    <p>American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Standards Organization (ISO) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the title block in engineering drawings?

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    What type of line is used to represent hidden features in a drawing?

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    How are dimension lines indicated in a technical drawing?

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    What does the symbol Ø signify in a drawing?

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    What are construction lines used for in oblique sketching?

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    In which standard are dimension values aligned with the dimension line?

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    What is the primary purpose of using standard symbols in technical drawings?

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    Which line type marks axes of rotationally symmetric parts?

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    What is the initial step in oblique sketching?

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    Which type of line indicates specific features associated with dimensions?

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    What is the primary characteristic of visible lines in technical drawings?

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    What is the primary goal of the scientific method?

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    Which step is NOT part of the scientific method?

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    Which of the following accurately describes the purpose of engineering technological systems?

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    What is typically the first step in the engineering design process?

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    In which scenario is an engineer most likely to apply the engineering design process?

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    What does the input-process-output model in engineering describe?

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    Which of the following is a characteristic of the scientific method?

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    What should an engineer do after testing and evaluating their prototype?

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    Which of the following options represents a misconception about the goals of engineering?

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    What is the primary goal of the ideation process?

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    Which technique is NOT typically associated with the ideation process?

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    What role do engineers play in the ideation process?

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    What is meant by 'convergent thinking' in the context of ideation?

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    Which best describes the significance of the ideation process in terms of team dynamics?

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    What characteristic distinguishes 'iterative' methods in the ideation process?

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    Which of the following best defines 'prototypes' in the context of ideation?

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    What is the primary purpose of construction lines in sketching?

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    Which of the following best describes the difference between oblique and isometric sketching?

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    Sketching an auxiliary view requires what type of perspective?

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    What is a significant advantage of pencil-and-paper freehand sketching over computer-aided drafting?

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    Which standard is predominantly used for engineering drawings in the United States?

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    What aspect of engineering drawings is primarily influenced by the size of the object being sketched?

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    In sketching, which technique begins with a two-dimensional representation of the front of an object?

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    What is the recommended orientation for engineering drawings?

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    Which of the following statements regarding the use of oblique and isometric projections is true?

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    What is a key characteristic of construction lines when beginning a sketch?

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    Flashcards

    Ideation

    The process of generating many ideas, good and bad, to solve a problem in a creative and judgement-free environment.

    Brainstorming

    A popular ideation technique focusing on generating as many ideas as possible, regardless of feasibility.

    Divergent thinking

    The phase in ideation where many possible ideas are generated, often without concerns about feasibility.

    Convergent thinking

    The phase where ideas are analyzed and evaluated to select the best solution based on the generated ideas.

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    Process of Ideation

    A structured approach to generate creative solutions, involving phases of idea generation and evaluation.

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    Role of Engineers in Ideation

    Engineers can contribute valuable problem-solving skills to the ideation process, but collaboration within a cross-functional team is essential for better results.

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    Innovation

    Development of a completely new way to perform an action or solve a problem, leading to significant change.

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    Scientific Method Steps

    A systematic approach used to explore the natural world, involving asking questions, forming hypotheses, experiments, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.

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    Engineering Design Process

    A creative and iterative process used by engineers to solve problems and create solutions. It includes steps like defining problems, researching solutions, generating ideas, building prototypes, and testing designs.

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    Engineering Technological Systems

    Complex networks of components designed to achieve specific functions without constant human intervention, performing a task using input-process-output.

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    Clarifying problem specifications and constraints

    The initial step in the engineering design process, focusing on understanding the exact problem and any limitations.

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    Research and Investigate

    The step in the process where you gather information and study existing solutions.

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    Generate alternative designs

    The process of coming up with different ways to solve a problem or meet the criteria.

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    Choose and justify the optimal solution

    Selecting the best design from available alternatives and providing reasons for the choice.

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    Develop a prototype

    Creating a preliminary version of the design to test and evaluate its feasibility.

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    Test and Evaluate

    The step where the prototype is tested, and its performance is assessed to see if it satisfies the requirements.

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    Isometric vs. Oblique Projection

    Two types of projections used in sketching, with isometric providing a more realistic representation and oblique being easier to draw.

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    Auxiliary View

    A view of an object that shows a hidden angled face, using a line of sight perpendicular to the angled surface.

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    Freehand Sketching: Obsolete?

    Freehand sketching remains valuable for quick communication and initial design ideas, despite the rise of digital drafting tools.

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    Sketching Standards

    American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Standards Organization (ISO) are two major standards governing engineering drawings.

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    Drawing Lines Types

    Different types of lines are used in engineering drawings to indicate various features: visible, hidden, centerlines, dimension lines.

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    Construction lines in sketching

    Light, thin lines used as a guide for drawing shapes, especially in oblique sketching. They define the enclosing box, path for final lines, and intersections determine final line lengths for circles and arcs.

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    Oblique Sketching

    A type of 3D sketching that starts with a 2D representation of the object's front.

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    Isometric Sketching

    A type of 3D sketching that provides a more realistic image of the object, but is more complex to master than oblique sketches.

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    ANSI

    American National Standards Institute, a standard used in the US for engineering drawings.

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    ISO

    International Organization for Standardization, a standard used by many countries for engineering drawings.

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    Sheet Layouts

    The organization of engineering drawings on sheets, generally in 'landscape' orientation.

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    Freehand sketching

    Drawing by hand, without the aid of tools.

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    Engineering Drawings

    Technical drawings used for design, construction, and manufacturing.

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    Landscape Orientation

    The way engineering drawings are usually presented. Paper is oriented sideways.

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    Title Block

    A section on a drawing that contains important information about the drawing, typically located in the lower right corner.

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    Visible Lines

    Thick, solid lines on a drawing representing the outlines of objects that are visible in the current view.

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    Hidden Lines

    Thin, dashed lines on a drawing representing features that are concealed behind surfaces in the current view.

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    Centerlines

    Thin, long-dash/short-dash lines on a drawing indicating axes of rotationally symmetric parts or features.

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    Dimension Lines

    Thin lines with arrowheads at each end on a drawing indicating sizes.

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    Extension Lines

    Thin lines extending from an object to the dimension line on a drawing, indicating which feature is being measured.

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    Leader Lines

    Thin, solid lines terminated with arrowheads on a drawing used to connect a dimension or note to a specific feature.

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    Drawing Standards

    Sets of rules and conventions that ensure clarity and consistency in technical drawings, using standardized symbols and projections.

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    Construction Lines

    Light, thin lines used as guidelines in oblique sketching, defining box outlines and guiding the placement of final lines.

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    Study Notes

    Ideation Definition

    • Ideation is the process of forming ideas.
    • It's a stage in the design thinking process.
    • Teams generate ideas and solutions in a judgment-free environment.
    • The goal is to produce as many ideas as possible, regardless of feasibility.
    • This aims to inspire new or better solutions.

    Ideation Purpose, Value & Techniques

    • Purpose: Generate a large number (as many as possible) of ideas (good and bad) in a condensed timeframe.

    • Purpose: To improve innovation and breakthroughs across many industries.

    • Techniques: Brainstorming (most popular), Sketching/Doodling, Visualization

    Ideation Process & Phases

    • Process: Similar to brainstorming, development, and actualization.
    • Process: Invention/innovation of new ways to do things, and improvement to make things better.
    • Phases: Problem-solving, idea generation, ideation analysis and evaluation.
    • Phases: Elimination or reduction of boundaries and limitations.

    Engineers' Role in Ideation Process

    • Engineers are great problem-solvers, but not always perceived as creative.
    • Adding value to the ideation process; being part of a cross-functional team.
    • Effective engineers in ideation are crucial to the process's success.

    Vocabulary

    • Systematic: Characterized by order and planning.
    • Phenomena: Observable facts or events.
    • Iterative: Involving repetition of a process or set of steps.
    • Prototypes: First or preliminary models of something (especially machines or systems).
    • Complementary: Enhancing or completing something else.

    Scientific Method

    • A systematic process used to explore and understand the natural world.
    • Involves asking questions, forming hypotheses, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
    • Goal: uncovering new knowledge and testing existing theories.
    • Example: Investigating why some flowers grow taller than others.

    Engineering Design Process

    • A creative and iterative process for solving problems.
    • Involves defining problems, researching existing solutions, generating ideas, building prototypes, testing, refining designs, and communicating results.
    • Goal: to develop practical solutions meeting specific needs and improving existing technologies.
    • Example: designing a raised flowerbed improving drainage and growth.

    Engineering Design Steps (9)

    • Clarifying problems, specifications, and constraints.
    • Researching and investigating.
    • Generating alternative designs.
    • Choosing and justifying optimal solutions.
    • Developing prototypes.
    • Testing and evaluating.
    • Redesigning solutions.
    • Communicating achievements.
    • Re-entering the design cycle for solutions revision (if necessary).

    Introduction to Engineering Technological Systems

    • Definition: Networks of components achieving specific functions without constant human intervention.
    • Purpose: Understanding how the system works from input to output.
    • Process: Intake, processing, and output of information or materials.
    • Model: Input-process-output (IPO).

    Key Vocabulary (continued)

    • Intervention: Act of interfering to change or influence a situation.
    • Manipulation: Skillful handling controlling something often deceptively.
    • Redundancy: Unnecessary or repetitive aspects, often multiple components performing the same function.
    • Reliability: Dependability or trustworthiness of a system to perform consistently.
    • Operational: Relating to the functioning or operation of a system or device.

    What is Input?

    • Resources or data entering a system.
    • What the system receives (raw materials, information, or energy)
    • Example: Electrical energy, fuel, raw materials, information/data, and human effort.

    Examples of Inputs in Technology

    • Automobiles: Fuel, air, and driver's commands.
    • Computers: Electricity, user input (keyboard/mouse), and software.
    • Factories: Raw materials, labor, and machinery.

    What is Process?

    • Methods or operations converting inputs into outputs.
    • Transformation of input—calculation, manipulation, or changes in state.
    • Example: Energy (electricity), fuel, raw materials, information (data) and human effort.

    Examples of Processes in Technology

    • Automobiles: Combustion (engine), mechanical movements, and control systems.
    • Computers: Data processing (central processing unit (CPU)), and software algorithms.
    • Factories: Assembly lines and manufacturing techniques.

    What is Output?

    • Final products or results produced by a system after processing.
    • Finished product, piece of information, or change in the environment.
    • Examples: Finished products, services, and information.

    Examples of Outputs in Technology

    • Automobiles: A working car ready for use.
    • Computers: Completed tasks (documents, images).
    • Factories: Finished goods (electronics, clothing).

    Putting It All Together

    • How inputs enter the system, the processes applied, and the outputs generated.
    • A "black box" concept focusing on input and output without internal workings.
    • Analyzing and understanding the system's behavior without internal mechanism details.

    Real-World Application

    • Example: A smartphone.
    • Input: Touchscreen commands, battery power.
    • Process: Operating system, app processing.
    • Output: Displayed information and completed tasks.

    Sketching & Drafting Information

    • Sketching types and characteristics.
    • Drafting scale and perspective.

    Oblique Sketching

    • Construction lines (light, thin lines) start.
    • Defining enclosures (light, thin lines).
    • Intersections define final line length.

    Isometric Sketching

    • More difficult than oblique sketching.
    • Projection choices are often arbitrary.
    • Oblique projection is easier but less realistic.
    • Isometric projection provides a more realistic image.

    Sketching Auxiliary Views

    • Based on observer's sight along a perpendicular line to the angled face.
    • A step-by-step process making it near easy as orthographic drawing.

    #3 Your Turn! Following Directions

    • Sketch the given objects in an auxiliary view following steps.

    Professional Success

    • Pencil-and-paper sketching is still relevant and useful in professional settings.

    #4 Sketch the 2 standards!

    • Sketch ANSI and ISO standards.

    Sheet Layouts

    • Engineering drawings are often in landscape orientation.
    • Title block containing important information.
    • Location: Lower right of the drawing.

    Lines

    • Visible lines (outline of the object).
    • Hidden lines (hidden parts).
    • Centerlines/symmetry lines (axes of symmetric parts).
    • Dimension lines (measuring sizes with arrowheads).
    • Extension lines (extending to the dimension line of an object).
    • Leader lines (features with notes or dimensions).

    Lines Example

    • Illustrations of various line types in engineering drawings.

    What are Drawing Standards?

    • Standard symbols and projections ensure clear drawing interpretation by viewers.
    • Example: Ø symbol representing a diameter of a circle.
    • ANSI: Unidirectional dimension numbers.
    • ISO: Dimension numbers aligned with the dimension line.

    Drafting Introduction

    • Drafting is creating detailed drawings and plans.
    • Purpose: Communication of design ideas clearly and accurately.
    • Importance: Visual representation of ideas, accuracy, and precision; aiding manufacturing, construction, and problem-solving.

    Drafting Types, Tools & Techniques

    • Tools: Traditional (pencils, rulers, compasses, drafting tables) and digital (CAD software).
    • Techniques: Line types (solid, dashed), dimensioning, scaling, symbols, and annotations.
    • Types: Technical (construction, manufacturing), Architectural (buildings and structures), Mechanical (machines), and Civil (infrastructure).

    Scale

    • Ratio of the drawing's size to the actual size of an object.
    • Purpose: Accurate representation of large objects on smaller paper.
    • Ensure accurate measurements for construction or manufacturing.
    • Communicate designs clearly to others.
    • Types: Architectural (e.g., buildings), Engineering (civil & mechanical drawings), Graphic (proportional distances).
    • How to Read a Scale: Identify the scale ratio, use the scale to measure distances, and convert measurements to actual size.

    Renewable v. Nonrenewable

    • Nonrenewable energy (e.g., oil) cannot be replaced.
    • Renewable energy (e.g., solar) can be replaced.
    • Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) take millions of years to create.
    • Current usage rate estimates a few hundred years supply remaining.

    Fossil Fuels

    • Oil, natural gas, and coal are called fossil fuels.
    • Formed from plant and animal remains millions of years ago. Energy release during combustion (burning) breaks down high-energy bonds.

    Coal

    • First fossil fuel used during the Industrial Revolution.
    • Extraction method: Strip mining (shallow holes).
    • Environmental implications: Coal can contain sulfur, leading to acid rain.

    Oil

    • Called "Black Gold" due to dependence.
    • Easily extracted from the ground compared to coal.
    • High energy per unit compared to coal.
    • Extracted from various locations, including harsh climates (e.g., Alaska) and the deep ocean floor.

    Natural Gas

    • Used for home heating, cooking, and industry.
    • Burns cleaner than fossil fuels.
    • Transportation via pipelines; used to create fertilizers (increasing food production).

    Nuclear Fission

    • Atom's nucleus splits.
    • Releases large amounts of energy (heat and light).
    • Used to produce electricity in plants.
    • Creates radioactive waste (unusable material containing unstable atoms).

    Renewable Energy Resources

    • Renewable resources are abundant and replenish quickly.
    • Example: Solar energy (the sun's energy).
    • Renewable energy sources have low energy values; requiring more energy to achieve desired results.

    Human and Animal Muscle Power

    • Human muscle power is often insufficient for large-scale, consistent power needs.
    • Animal power (e.g., teams of horses or oxen) is used in various tasks.

    Solar Energy

    • Sun is a major energy source for life on Earth (photosynthesis).
    • Solar power plants use parabolic mirrors to concentrate sunlight.
    • Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity (charging batteries and powering satellites).

    Wind Energy

    • Wind energy has been used historically (e.g., pumps, grinding, and ship movement).
    • Modern wind farms use turbines to generate electricity.
    • Electricity generation is dependent on wind speed and turbine blade diameter.

    Water Energy

    • Gravitational potential energy from water has been used centuries.
    • Turbines (circular devices with blades that spin when water runs over them).
    • Turbine connected generators to generate electricity.
    • Wave energy is another water-based energy source under development.

    Geothermal Energy

    • Earth's core is hot and molten.
    • Volcanic activity brings magma close to the surface.
    • Magma heats underground water, creating steam to power turbines.
    • Environmental concerns exist due to geothermal energy's instability and corrosive water content.

    Nuclear Fusion

    • Combines nuclei of atoms.
    • Generates substantial energy release.
    • Raw materials are readily available; thus, this is considered a renewable energy source.
    • Waste products are non-radioactive; thus, pollution is reduced.
    • Large-scale plants are not yet commercially implemented.

    Biomass

    • Biomass: Accumulated vegetable and animal waste as renewable energy sources.
    • Three basic processes.
      • Direct combustion (burning wood).
      • Gasification (producing methane gas).
      • Fermentation (creating alcohol from grain).

    Work

    • Energy expended by a force over a distance.
    • Calculation: Force x distance traveled (Fxd).
    • Examples: Pushing a desk.

    Potential and Kinetic Energy

    • Potential energy: Work done moving a weight vertically (weight x height).
    • Calculation: mass × gravity × height.
    • Kinetic energy: Energy of motion.
    • Two types: translational and rotational motion.

    Thermal Energy

    • Energy calculated from a change in temperature (Q = m x C x ΔT).

    Power

    • Energy over time (measured in watts).

    Efficiency (Input and Output)

    • A measure of energy lost in a process.
    • In theory, 100% efficiency means all input is output.
    • Calculation: Output / Input.

    Voltage

    • Measures work required to move an electric charge in an electric field.
    • Calculation: I*R (Current x Resistance)

    Resistance

    • Measures difficulty of moving charges through a material.
    • Calculation: V/I (Voltage / Current)

    Ohm's Law

    • Voltage is proportional to resistance to maintain a specific current.
    • Current is inversely proportional to resistance for a given voltage.
    • Ohm's Law: V = I * R

    Schematic Symbols and Ideas

    • Graphic symbols for various electrical components (e.g., battery, resistor).
    • Series and parallel circuit concepts.

    Series Circuits

    • Current is the same through each resistor.
    • Equivalent resistance is the sum of individual resistances.

    Parallel Circuits

    • Voltage is the same across each resistor.
    • Reciprocal of equivalent resistance is the sum of reciprocals of individual resistances.

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