Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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One of the most important structures in electronics is something we call a loop and it's governed by Kirchhoff's Loop Rule.

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TIME CODES

00:00 Intro
00:29 What is a Loop?
01:10 Why we need the Loop Rule
01:38 It's NOT Conservation of Energy
02:16 Faraday's Law for Circuits
03:15 Loop Rule Terms
04:35 Some Nuance
05:55 Closing Thoughts
06:20 Bloopers