A student has designed a circuit with one battery, two light bulbs, and two switches, pictured to the left. She would like for each switch to control one light bulb, so that when one switch is open and the other is closed, one of the light bulbs will remain lit. From the image, we can see that neither light bulb is lit, even though one of the switches is closed. What is the error the student made? Your explanation should include a discussion of the flow of electrons in the circuit.
