Circuit Lab
2026 season
Type: Lab
Divisions: B, C
Participants: Up to 2
Approx. Time: 50 minutes
Allowed Resources: Safety equipment required; non‑programmable calculator may be allowed. Verify current‑year rules.
DC and AC circuit analysis with measurements and problem solving.
- Ohm’s law; Kirchhoff’s laws; series/parallel; Thevenin
- Capacitors/inductors; RC, RL, RLC basics
- Meters usage; uncertainty and significant figures
Allowed materials: Non-programmable calculator and simple tools often allowed; verify multimeter policy.
Official references
Sample notesheet
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Study roadmap
- Summarize formulas and typical problem types
- Practice building/measuring simple circuits
- Drill timed problem sets