Identify some of the different types of capacitors, and their…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…
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The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
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What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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The nonlinearity of material permeability may be graphed for better…
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When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…
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There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…
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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.
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Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
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Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…
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A similar effect happens in series inductive/capacitive circuits. When…
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The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
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In this introduction to parallel resistance circuits, we will explain…
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Passive Devices Components incapable of controlling current by means…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.
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A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
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Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
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Factoring Identities : a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…
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In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…
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Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…
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This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…
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In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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This calculator gives the reactance and admittance of an inductor or the inductance given the reactance of an inductor
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What is Conductance? In the study of DC circuits, the student of…
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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…
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If we add a voltage divider to the negative feedback wiring so that…
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
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Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…
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Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
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If vectors with uncommon angles are added, their magnitudes (lengths)…
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Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…
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Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…
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The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.
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