The student is expected to be familiar with the concepts of electric current, voltage, power and some familiarity with the operation of batteries. The course: "Basic Electrical Quantities" is a good preparatory course for the topics explained in this course.

To get the best out of the lessons, students should be comfortable with some basic arithmetic as I will often write and solve equations, in particular when analyzing simple circuits. Understanding a bit of physics can help too, but it is not required.

No special hardware or software is required.