Electronic Formulas You Should Know

Ohm's Law for DC Circuits

E
Volts

I
Amps

R
Ohms

P
Watts

I * R P / E P / I^2 E^2 / R
P / I E / R E^2 / P I^2 * R
SQR(P * R) SQR(P / R) E / I I * E


Ohm's Law for AC Circuits

I
Current

Z
Impedance

P
Watts

E
Volts

E / Z E / I I * E * ( coscosign ) I * Z
SQR[ P / ( Z * coscosign ) ] (E^2 * coscosign ) / P (E^2 * coscosign ) / Z SQR[ (P * Z) / coscosign ]
P / ( E * coscosign ) P / ( I^2 * coscosign ) I^2 * Z * coscosign P / ( I * coscosign )


Sine Wave Conversions

From

To

Effective (RMS)

Average

Peak

Peak-To-Peak

Effective (RMS)

  .9 SQR(2) SQR(2) * 2

Average

1.110   1.571 3.142

Peak

1 / SQR(2) .637   2

Peak-To-Peak

.354 .318 .5  


AC Sine Wave Formulas

V (RMS) [1 / SQR(2)] * Vp
V (peak)SQR(2) * Vrms
V (avg)V(peak) * .636
V (peak to peak)2 V(peak)
Frequency1 / Time
Time1 / Frequency


Resistor Color Codes

Black 0
Brown 1
Red 2
Orange 3
Yellow 4
Green 5
Blue 6
Violet 7
Grey 8
White 9