This document provides an introduction and overview of power flow analysis and nodal analysis techniques. It discusses modeling a power distribution system as a circuit with nodes, voltage sources, and branch impedances. Nodal analysis is described as applying Kirchhoff's Current Law at each node to obtain a set of nodal equations relating the node voltages. Power flow analysis adds real and reactive power inputs and outputs and results in nonlinear equations that must be solved iteratively to determine the unknown node voltages and power flows. Different types of system buses - slack, load, and voltage controlled - are also defined based on their specified and calculated parameters.