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What is Electricity? from Getting Started with Arduino by Massimo Banzi

Fundamentals of Electricity (Detailed, Technical)

Ohm's Law - Everything starts here!

Polarity (+ & -)

Series v. Parallel

Analog v. Digital

Pull-up Resistors (essential info for using sensors)

Voltage Divider (THIS IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK)

POWER! (watts & stuff, or "how to not blow up stuff")

Resistor Colour Code & Calculator

Voltage Divider Calculator

Simple Voltage Divider Calculator

A List of Components, Symbols, and Functions: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/symbol.htm

The Electronics Club: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/

Resistors: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/resist.htm

Switches: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/switch.htm

Capacitors: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/capac.htm

Diodes: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/diode.htm

Transistors: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/tran.htm

Relays: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/relay.htm

 Digikey: http://www.digikey.ca

Sparkfun Electronics: http://www.Sparkfun.com

Robot Shop Canada: http://www.robotshop.ca

Lee's Electronics: http://www.leeselectronic.com/

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   [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/IAT884/images/0/0d/What_is_electricity.pdf What is Electricity? from '''Getting Started with Arduino''' by Massimo Banzi]
   [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/IAT884/images/1/1d/Fundamentals_of_Electronics.pdf Fundamentals of Electricity (Detailed, Technical)]
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   [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/voltage-current-resistance-and-ohms-law Ohm's Law - Everything starts here!]
   <!--[http://electronicsclub.info/vdivider.htm Voltage Dividers!!]-->
+ [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/polarity Polarity (+ & -)]
+ [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/series-and-parallel-circuits Series v. Parallel]
+ [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/analog-vs-digital Analog v. Digital]
+ [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/pull-up-resistors Pull-up Resistors (essential info for using sensors)]
   [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/voltage-dividers Voltage Divider (THIS IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK)]
+ [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/electric-power POWER! (watts & stuff, or "how to not blow up stuff")]
 == Tools and Calculators ==
   [http://www.digikey.ca/en/resources/conversion-calculators/conversion-calculator-resistor-color-code-4-band Resistor Colour Code & Calculator]
   [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/voldiv.html Voltage Divider Calculator]
+ [http://www.raltron.com/cust/tools/voltage_divider.asp Simple Voltage Divider Calculator]
 == Components ==