As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…
This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
What would happen to this meter movement, if connected directly to a…
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Factoring Identities : a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…
Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…
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What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…
Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
We know that the current in a series circuit may be calculated with…
Capacitance Formula Permittivity of Dielectric …
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
This calculator computes for the output pulse width of a 555 timer monostable circuit
In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.
Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…
Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…
A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…
Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…
Has the system ever worked before? If yes, has anything happened to…
Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…
The concept of a mathematical power is familiar to most students of…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.
The Inductance Formula Wheeler’s formulas for…
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
Perhaps the most ingenious technique was that of the delay line. A…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…
Additive Identity a + 0 = a Multiplicative Identity 1a = a…
By now you should be well aware of the correlation between electrical…
As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…
Feedback is a fascinating engineering principle. It can turn a rather…
When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…