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2 minutes - SciPad p.324-325
2 minutes - SciPad p.326-327
7 minutes - SciPad p.332
8 minutes - SciPad p.338
3 minutes - SciPad 320-321
2 minutes - SciPad 336-337
10 minutes
RC - SciPad p.333
RL - SciPad p.339
8 minutes - SciPad p.334
5 minutes - SciPad p.340
3 minutes - SciPad p.342
6 minutes - SciPad p. 342
5 minutes - SciPad p.345-347
8 minutes - SciPad p.346
Resonance in LCR - p.348
Resonance Frequency - p.349
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Identify peak (maximum) voltage, current and power from graphs.
Calculate instantaneous, peak and RMS voltages and currents.
Identify the period from a graph, and convert this to a frequency and angular frequency.
Sketch curves that illustrate the voltage, current and power for an AC circuit.
Compare and contrast reactance and resistance.
Calculate capacitive reactance and describe the factors that affect it.
Use voltage phasors to solve problems for RC circuits.
Calculate inductive reactance and describe the factors that affect it.
Use voltage phasors to solve problems for RL circuits.
Explain how capacitive and inductive reactances interact in LCR circuits.
Use voltage phasors to solve problems for LCR circuits.
Describe the phase of the supply voltage relative to the current or voltage across the resistor.
Use reactance and resistance phasors to determine the impedance of an LCR circuit.
Solve problems that link current, voltage and impedance.
Describe the concept of resonance.
Sketch graphs that illustrate the concept of resonance.
Explain the conditions that are required for resonance to occur.
Calculate the resonant frequency of an LCR circuit