Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…
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If we connect the output of an op-amp to its inverting input and apply…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator with hysteresis from a Schmitt trigger and learn how to use it to create an RC oscillator and a method to configure a 555 timer as an astable multivibrator.
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.
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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…
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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
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In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.
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Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…
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Before we begin to explore the effects of resistors, inductors, and…
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Since complex numbers are legitimate mathematical entities, just like…
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Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…
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To express a quantity in a different metric prefix from how it was…
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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…
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Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…
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The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take…
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In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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RELATED WORKSHEET: Calculus for Electric…
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JFETs, like bipolar transistors, are able to “throttle”…
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A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
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“The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a 7-segment binary-coded decimal (BCD) display and learn about active-low and active-high logic inputs.
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Factoring Identities : a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…
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Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…
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In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…
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Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…
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A handy all-in-one tool for reading resistor color code values for a 4 band resistor, 5 band resistor, or 6 band resistor.
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Constant Rule Rule of Sums Rule of…
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A calculator designed to compute the power-added efficiency (PAE) of an amplifier
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This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test a 2-input digital NAND gate with LED indicators and learn to read pinout diagrams, power a digital IC, connect unused inputs and outputs, and use pulldown resistors.
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So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
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