Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
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A demultiplexer, sometimes abbreviated dmux, is a circuit that has one…
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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
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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.
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a 3-bit down counter using J-K flip-flops and learn about asynchronous counter functionality.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.
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A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
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Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
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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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The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
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Suppose we wanted to build a device that could add two binary bits…
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We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
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Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…
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The superposition theorem is one of those strokes of genius that takes…
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A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
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Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
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A transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current with the…
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This calculator allows you to solve for any of the six variables in the Friis formula for RF transmission: transmitter power, transmitter gain, receiver power, receiver gain, frequency, or distance.
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Tables of specific resistance and temperature coefficient of…
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Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…
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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
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The nonlinearity of material permeability may be graphed for better…
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Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple DC voltage regulator circuit and learn how to use reverse-biased Zener diodes as voltage clamps.
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NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
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While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
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Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…
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For bipolar junction transistors, the fundamental measure of…
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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…
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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…
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A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.
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A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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Project Overview This project employs all of the skills…
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The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
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We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
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A calculator for solving the capacitance, reactance, and admittance of a capacitor.
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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
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