Description

A circuit lands on your desk with three sources, a tangle of resistors, and a deadline. You know the fundamentals: Ohm’s Law, series and parallel combinations, but this network doesn’t reduce cleanly. So you start guessing: try a node, try a loop, erase it, try again. Twenty minutes later you have three different answers and no confidence in any of them. 

It’s a familiar challenge for many practicing engineers. Circuit analysis isn’t hard because the individual laws are complicated, the challenge is knowing which tool to reach for and how to move efficiently from a messy real-world network to a clean, solvable one. 

That gap costs time on every project. It shows up as double-checked calculations, second-guessed designs, and hours spent re-deriving what should be a five-minute reduction. 

This two-day live webinar series closes that gap. 

Join Foad Alvandi, P.E., an electrical engineer with more than 30 years in the electrical and solar power industries, as he walks you through the complete practical toolkit for circuit analysis: equivalent resistance reduction, delta–wye transformations, Kirchhoff’s Voltage and Current Laws, the Superposition Principle, Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems, source transformation, maximum power transfer, and loop/mesh analysis. 

You won’t just review the formulas. You’ll work through practical, real-world circuits and build the judgment to recognize which method is best suited to the circuit in front of you — the same judgment that separates an engineer who can recite the theory from one who can solve the circuit in front of them. 

Whether you’re validating a design, troubleshooting a network in the field, prepping for a licensing exam, or simply want to sharpen skills that may have gone rusty since school, this series will leave you able to approach circuit networks, simple or complex, with a clear plan and confidence in your results. And while the examples in this series focus primarily on resistive circuits, the fundamental laws, network theorems, and problem-solving techniques you’ll master are directly applicable to AC circuit analysis as well. 

Stop guessing. Start solving.

Agenda

Webinar instructions will be emailed 24-48 business hours before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 10-15 minutes before start time.


Thursday, January 7, 2027
9:00 am – 12:15 pm CST (includes 15-minute break)


Agenda:
Presented by Foad Alvandi, P.E.

 

Solving Complex Circuits Faster: Applying Thevenin and Norton Theorems in Practice    

  • Voltage Dividers and Current Dividers 
  • Thevenin’ Theorem 
  • Norton’s Theorem 
  • Source Transformation 
  • Maximum Power Transfer to Load 

Solve Complex Circuits Faster: Practical Loop / Mesh Analysis Techniques 

  • Review of Kirchhoff’s Laws 
  • Loop Method of Circuit Analysis and its Application 

 

Webinar Instructions 
 
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.

GoToWebinar App requirements:  
Windows 10 or higher, macOS 11 or higher, Linux, Google Chrome OS

Web Browser: 
Google Chrome (most recent 3 versions) 
Microsoft Edge (most recent 3 versions)

Internet connection: 1 Mbps or better

Hardware: 2GB of RAM (minimum), 4GB or more of RAM (recommended)

For more information, visit the Support section at www.gotowebinar.com

Credits

Engineers
3.0 PDHs

PIE - Practicing Institute of Engineering
3.0 PDHs

 

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 3.0 PDHs for professional engineers in most states. Please refer to specific state rules to verify eligibility. 

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, and New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers via its registration with the Practicing Institute of Engineering (PIE). 

This webinar has been evaluated for compliance with NYS Mandatory Continuing Education requirements for professional engineers by the Practicing Institute of Engineering and has been approved for 3.0 PDHs.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed). 

 

On-Demand Credits

The credits listed above apply only to the live webinar. This course in an on-demand format may not qualify for the same credit in some states. Please refer to specific board rules to determine if an asynchronous, on-demand course is appropriate. The following credits will be included in the on-demand format: 

3.0 PDHs (PIE)

Speakers

Foad Alvandi

Foad Alvandi, P.E., is an electrical engineer and educator with more than 30 years of experience in the electrical and solar power industries. His areas of expertise include electrical circuit theory, electrical power engineering, and solar power systems.

Mr. Alvandi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from George Mason University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland.

In addition to his extensive industry experience, Mr. Alvandi has many years of teaching experience and currently serves as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches the graduate-level Introduction to Electrical Power Systems course through the university’s Engineering for Professionals program. He also develops and presents professional development courses covering electrical circuit and electrical power engineering topics.

Although retired from full-time industry practice, Mr. Alvandi continues to teach and remains engaged with developments in the electrical and solar power industries.