Looking for an EE textbook recommendation (university level)

[RESmonkey]

thanks in advance

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I don't really understand what you're asking. Of course resistors can be in series or parallel.

 

[desy]

Yes or all by their lonesome?

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
well?

Yes, but it doesn't resist until you think about it.

 

[RESmonkey]

I mean, can they be "neither" series nor parallel.

 

[Lithium381]

i can't think of a way that's useful that uses them outside of either of those configurations

 

[Brainonska511]

I know you can do it with capacitors, so it would probably work for resistors.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
I mean, can they be "neither" series nor parallel.

Open circuit.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
I mean, can they be "neither" series nor parallel.

And still function as is intended? No.

I mean you can connect one end of a resistor into the circuit and leave the other end hanging out, but then it wouldn't have current going through and thus wouldn't be "resisting" anything.

 

[Jeff7]

n/m

 

[Leros]

In a 3d circuit, couldn't they be in neither?

 

[Kadarin]

They could be in different circuits...

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: Leros
In a 3d circuit, couldn't they be in neither?

What the hell is a 3D circuit?

 

[IronWing]

You could lay them up next to a poorly shielded circuit and have a inductance effect.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: desy
Yes or all by their lonesome?

poor lonely resistor

I wonder what's holding him back?

 

[IronWing]

Resistance is futile.

 

[dighn]

only if it's unconnected
it's either the only path through which current flows (series), or not the only path (parallel), or not a path at all

 

[George P Burdell]

Troll.

 

[RESmonkey]

Okay, I'm tired of this shit. Fuck this.

Can someone recommend me a textbook to buy for intro circuits class ? we have no textbook, and are somehow expected to know this stuff.

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: Leros
In a 3d circuit, couldn't they be in neither?

What the hell is a 3D circuit?

Maybe something like a resistor cube[

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: Leros
In a 3d circuit, couldn't they be in neither?

What the hell is a 3D circuit?

Maybe something like a resistor cube[

But still, if one line becomes detached, the entire cube will cease to function because the circuit it open.

3-D circuit doesn't make sense. A circuit is a simply the path of electricity, it doesn't matter if it goes up, down, north or south as long as it is closed it will continue to run until the Ohms resistance exceeds the current running through the line.

-Kevin

 

[RESmonkey]

textbook recommendations?

how about the one MIT uses?


http://www.amazon.com/Foundati...&qid=1221369246&sr=1-1

 

[CallMeJoe]

There are four configurations for circuits of multiple resistors:

parallel

series

series-parallel

open circuit

 

[RESmonkey]

what is the third

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
what is the third

A combination of series and parallel; take two pairs of series-connected resistors and connect the pairs in parallel.