1. DC E AB Rank the following five identical bulbs from brightest to dimmest. Ranking Bulb Brightness

3. Complete circuit?

4. Complete circuit? No! Yes!

5. Simple Circuit

6. Series Circuit

7. Parallel Circuit

8. Series/Parallel Circuit

9. Parallel/Series Circuit

10. Compare bulb brightness. vs. Brighter bulbs 

11. Rank the brightness of the bulbs … C > A = B A B C 1

12. Rank the brightness of the bulbs … A > B = C A BC 2

13. Rank the brightness of the bulbs … A = B = C = D D B C A 3

14. Rank the brightness of the bulbs … B > A > C = D A B C D 4

15. C A D B Rank the brightness of the bulbs … D > C > B = A 5

16. The following problem is a modification of one of the questions on the exam given to select the members of the 2000 US Physics Team.

17. DC E AB List the order of brightness of the bulbs - When bulb A is removed from its socket 1

18. D B C E DC E BA C > D > E = B 1

19. DC E AB List the order of brightness of the bulbs - When bulb E is removed from its socket 2

20. DC AB E 2 A = B = C = D D B C A

21. DC E AB List the order of brightness of the bulbs - When bulb A and E are both removed from their sockets. 3

22. DC BA E DC 3 C = D

23. DC E AB List the order of brightness of the bulbs - When bulbs A and D are both removed from their sockets. 4

24. C E B D A BCE 4 C = E = B

25. DC E AB List the order of brightness of the bulbs - When a wire is connected across the terminals of socket A. 5

26. DC E AB D B C E 5 B > D > E = C

27. DC E AB List the order of brightness of the bulbs - When a wire is connected across the terminals of socket E. 6

28. DC E AB 6 A = B = C = D D B C A

29. DC E AB List the order of brightness of the bulbs - When wires are connected across the terminals of sockets C and E. 7

30. DC E AB D B 7 B = D

31. DC E AB List the order of brightness of the bulbs - When wires are connected across the terminals of sockets A and D. 8

32. DC E AB B C E 8 B = E = C