This document introduces several common physics instruments: - Resistors limit electrical current flow in circuits and can regulate voltage for devices like transistors. Capacitors store energy in an electrostatic field through separated conducting plates. Transistors regulate current/voltage flow and act as switches for electronic signals using three layers of semiconductor material. - Transformers transform electrical energy between circuits through mutual induction between windings without direct connection, and can be step-up transformers with more primary coil turns or step-down transformers with less primary coil turns. - Other instruments include rheostats for adjusting circuit resistance without interrupting current, potentiometers for measuring voltage using a voltage divider, and LEDs which emit light when current passes