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Class A BJT Amplifiers

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The “Operational” Amplifier

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Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…

Parallel Resistor Calculator

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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.

Tubes versus Semiconductors

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Devoting a whole chapter in a modern electronics text to the design…

Open-Loop OpAmp Circuits

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Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…

Introduction to Mixed-Frequency AC Signals

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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…

Four-Channel Audio Mixer

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A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…

Input and Output Coupling

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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…

Practical Considerations - Transformers

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Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…

Clipper and Clamper Circuits

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Si Lab - Light Sensor (LED Photodetector)

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.

Mixed-Frequency Signals

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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…

Design Project: Sensitive Microphone Amplifier

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Identify which direction each potentiometer wiper must move in this…

Series and Parallel AC Circuits

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Si Lab - Astable Multivibrator Audio Oscillator

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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.

Feedback

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If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…

Attenuators

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What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…

AC Lab - Noise Cancellation

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an AC voltage source connected to speakers to learn about sound waves and the foundational principle used in noise cancelling headphones.

Impedance Matching With Transformers

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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…

AC Lab - Sensitive Voltage Detector with Audio Output

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.

Impedance

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DC Lab - Sensitive Voltage Detector With Audio Output

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.

Decibel Calculator

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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.

Standing Waves and Resonance

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Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…

DC Circuit Equations and Laws

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Power Equation of Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law    …

Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

Transistor Ratings and Packages (BJT)

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Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…

Component Modeling

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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…

IGBTs

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Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…

Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

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Pulse Width Modulation

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Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…

Programmable Logic Controllers

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The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…

Op-Amp Voltage and Gain Calculator

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A calculator for computing the gain and output voltage of an operational amplifier

AC Lab - Phase Shift in a Capacitive Circuit

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple RC circuit that demonstrates phase shift and learn how out-of-phase AC voltages do not add algebraically.

Solid-state Relays

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Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…

The Common-source Amplifier (JFET)

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The P-N Junction

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If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…

Flip-Flop Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…

555 Lab - Red LED Flasher

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.

Basic Electricity Worksheet

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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

Quantum Physics

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“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…

Digital Lab - 7-segment LED Display

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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.

Frequency and Phase Measurement

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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…