Optical Data Communication

A modern alternative to sending (binary) digital information via…

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Basic Troubleshooting Strategies

A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…

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Switched Capacitor Circuitry

Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

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Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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Thyristor Application Circuits

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Data Flow

Buses and networks are designed to allow communication to occur…

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Introduction to Network Theorems for Circuit Analysis

Anyone who’s studied geometry should be familiar with the…

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Networks and Busses

The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is  called…

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Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

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

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Series DC Circuits Practice Worksheet with Answers

In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…

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Network Topology

Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…

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Performance-Based Assessments for Network Analysis Competencies

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Basic Logic Gate Troubleshooting

Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

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Counters

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DC Bridge Circuits

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Electric Shock Data

The table of electric currents and their various bodily effects was…

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Active Filters

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Oscillator Circuits

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Power Conversion Circuits

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Bipolar Junction Transistors in Active Mode

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Intro Lab - How to Use an Ohmmeter to Measure Resistance

In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.

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Scientific Notation in SPICE

The SPICE circuit simulation computer program uses scientific notation…

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Calculating Power Factor

As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…

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Microprocessors

Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…

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Counters

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Phase-locked Loops

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Series and Parallel Component Equivalent Values

Series and Parallel Resistances     Series and Parallel…

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Millman’s Theorem

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Making a Venn Diagram Look Like a Karnaugh Map

Starting with circle A in a rectangular A’ universe in figure…

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Differential Transistor Amplifiers

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Binary Overflow

One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…

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Contributors (6)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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DC Lab - Precision Potentiometer

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a precision potentiometer from three lower precision potentiometer and learn about voltage range compression and parameter interactions.

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Temperature Converter

Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin

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Si Lab - Full-wave Bridge Rectifier With Output Filtering

In this hands-on semiconductor experiment, build an improved full-wave rectifier with output filtering and learn about capacitive filtering in AC-to-DC power converters.

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Series-parallel R, L, and C

Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…

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Finite-state Machine

Feedback is a fascinating engineering principle. It can turn a rather…

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Diode Ratings

In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage…

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Power in Electric Circuits

In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…

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DC Generator Theory

Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…

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Stepper Motors

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Three-phase Power Systems

What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…

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Introduction to Complex Numbers

If I needed to describe the distance between two cities, I could…

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Transistor Ratings and Packages (IGFET)

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Arc Flash and Arc Blast

Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…

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DC Lab - Potato Battery

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will create a battery from a potato (yes! a potato) and learn about the relationship between chemical energy and electric energy.

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Computer Simulation of Electric Circuits

Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…

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Polar Form and Rectangular Form Notation for Complex Numbers

In order to work with complex numbers without drawing vectors, we…

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Temperature Coefficient of Resistance

It is a common phenomenon for the electrical resistance of a substance…

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Fundamentals of SPICE programming

Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…

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Band Theory of Solids

Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…

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Capacitor Types

A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…

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pH Measurement

A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…

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Branch Current Method Analysis

The most straightforward DC network analysis technique is the branch…

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DIY EE Lab - Introduction to Electronics Projects

To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.

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DC Lab - Series Batteries

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in series and learn the relationship between the individual battery voltages and the total series voltage.

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Digital Lab - S-R Latch Using NOR Gates

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.

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Wire Microstrip Impedance Calculator

A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a wire microstrip.

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Transistors, junction field-effect (JFET)

Note that the direction of the arrow at the gate indicates the…

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Speed Distance Time Calculator

This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.

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