This document introduces the fundamentals of circuit analysis. It begins by showing a sample circuit and posing questions about determining the voltage across resistors, current through resistors, and power generated by current sources. It then explains that to solve any resistive circuit, we must apply Kirchhoff's Current Laws, Kirchhoff's Voltage Laws, and Ohm's Law in order to determine values like voltage, current, and power throughout the circuit.

1. Fundamentals of Circuit Analysis
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Introduction
What are the things which we need to know in order
to determine the answers?
To understand circuit analysis, let’s consider the
following circuit:
How can we determine (1) the voltage across each
resistor, (2) current through each resistor, (3) power
generated by each current source, etc.

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Basic Laws
How should we apply these laws to determine the
answers?
To solve any resistive circuit with current and voltage
sources, we need to apply the following laws:
 Kirchhoff’s Current Laws (KCL)
 Kirchhoff’s Voltage Laws (KVL)
 Ohm’s Law