Series and Parallel Resistances Series and Parallel…
A transmission line of infinite length is an interesting abstraction,…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.
By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
Decibel as Absolute Unit of Power It is also possible to use the…
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
This calculator will determine the square root, cube root, or nth root of a given number, x.
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use a PC-based oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn basic oscilloscope operation.
The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
A common class of operation used in radio-frequency (RF) amplifier…
One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
Any kind of switch contact can be designed so that the contacts…
Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…
Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
Since complex numbers are legitimate mathematical entities, just like…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
With the notable exception of calculations for power (P), all AC…
The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…
This calculator will compute the required resistor ratio (R2/R1) and reference voltage (VREF) to create the desired high (VTH) and low (VTL) threshold voltages in a non-inverting comparator circuit with hysteresis (commonly called a Schmitt trigger).
It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…
Suppose you were installing a high-power stereo system in your car,…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple circuit that computes the average of voltages and learn about analog computers and their application.
Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…
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.
As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…
What hazards might be posed by a circuit with excessive current going…
The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
Suppose we wished to measure the resistance of some component located…
