To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.
By now you should be well aware of the correlation between electrical…
The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of…
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.
Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In…
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Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a light with a switch and learn the basics of connecting toggle (on/off) switches into circuits.
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A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…
The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…
A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
Designing Wire Resistance Conductor ampacity rating is a crude…
Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…
Solid Cooper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…
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One of the more advanced ADC technologies is the so-called…
Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…
The Use of Logic Gate Inverters and buffers exhaust the possibilities…
Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…
Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.
The most straightforward DC network analysis technique is the branch…
Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
Valence: The electrons in the outermost shell, or valence shell, are…
It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…
When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is the…
It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
What factors determine where potentiometers Rpot1 and Rpot2 must be…