Chapter 27 - Electric Current and Resistance

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  0: Introduction
  1: Electric current
  2: Drift speed
  3: Current density
  4: Current density and drift speed
  5: Current density, Ohm's law and conductivity
  6: Ohm's law and resistance
  7: Interactive problem: Ohm's law
  8: Resistivity
  9: Interactive checkpoint: extension cord
10: Derivation: Ohm's law for a resistor
11: Resistivity and temperature
12: An atomic-level model for resistivity
13: Electric power
14: Sample problem: solar panels
15: Interactive checkpoint: running a dishwasher
16: Sample problem: using a hair dryer
17: Sample problem: light bulb filament
18: Sample problem: power transmission
19: Gotchas
20: Summary

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