Electric circuits, whether simple or complex, can be described ina variety of ways. An electric circut is commonly described with mere words.
Saying something like A ight bulb is connected to a D-cel” isa sufficient amount of words to describe a simple circuit. On many occasions.in
Lessons 1 through 3, words have been used to describe simple circuits. Upon hearing (or reading) the words, a person grows accustomed to
uickly picturing the circuit in their mind. But another means of describing a circuit i to simply draw it. Such drawings provide a quicker
mental picture ofthe actual circuit. Circuit drawings lke the one below have been used many times in Lessons 1 through 3,
Describing Circuits with
Describing Circuits with Words Drawings
‘A circuit contains alight bulb and a 1.5-
Volt D-