This is the second volume of the Circuit Analysis tutor set created by Jason. It covers the node voltage and mesh current methods of solving circuits, both with independent and dependent sources, which are two of the major circuit analysis techniques that are covered in a Circuits I class. This material comes after the introduction of Kirchhoff's laws as they are extensions of the voltage and current laws. In my class, this material was included on the second exam, but where it falls in your class will depend on your teacher and how he or she spaces things out in the class. Between the two, the first and second volumes of the series cover about half, give or take, of the material you will learn in Circuits I. Again, this just deals with circuits that have direct current sources and does not include alternating current sources. In my class, about 90 percent of what we covered was circuits with DC sources and then we got an introduction to circuits with AC sources at the end of the semester.
I have purchased and reviewed many of Jason's other DVD sets. As I have said with regard to those, whether this will help you really depends on your learning style. If you are a visual learner who learns well by watching problems worked out, this will absolutely help you. Jason explains every step of the problem in detail, both as he is going through it and then recapping everything after it is done. On the other hand, if you need more interaction and the ability to ask questions, then this is not going to be as helpful to you. It is not flashy and is a simulated college lecture, but that said, it is material you absolutely need to learn if you are taking circuits, and Jason teaches it very well.
I have purchased and reviewed many of Jason's other DVD sets. As I have said with regard to those, whether this will help you really depends on your learning style. If you are a visual learner who learns well by watching problems worked out, this will absolutely help you. Jason explains every step of the problem in detail, both as he is going through it and then recapping everything after it is done. On the other hand, if you need more interaction and the ability to ask questions, then this is not going to be as helpful to you. It is not flashy and is a simulated college lecture, but that said, it is material you absolutely need to learn if you are taking circuits, and Jason teaches it very well.
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