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- Third Party Resource Title: Modeling a Voltage Divider
- Third Party Resource Link: https://serc.carleton.edu/matlab_computation2016/activities/159968.html
- Description: This is a homework assignment in a course in electronics for sophomore-level physics students on the topic of voltage dividers. At the start of the semester, students receive a kit of electronic components including a mini breadboard, resistors, and a battery. Students choose 5 sets of 2 resistors to create voltage dividers and build each of the circuits and measure the output voltage. They calculate the output voltage at the point between the resistors. Students then create a MATLAB function and a Simulink model to verify their results. In the process, students learn to create and use functions in MATLAB, vary parameters in their functions, and build circuit models in Simulink. Finally, students plot their measured output voltage values, fit a line, determine the slope, compare to calculated values and calculate percent error.
- Publish Year: 2016
- Institution: Siena College
