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Voltage Divider Circuits

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Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…

Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Temperature Coefficient of Resistance

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You might have noticed on the table for specific resistances that all…

Series Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…

Factors Affecting Capacitance

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There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…

Voltmeter Impact on Measured Circuit

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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…

Trigonometry for AC Circuits

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Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…

Switched Capacitor Circuitry

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

Intro Lab - Resistor Power Dissipation

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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.

Permeability and Saturation

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The nonlinearity of material permeability may be graphed for better…

Building Resistor Circuits Using Breadboards, Perfboards, and Terminal Strips

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Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…

Circuit Effects

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The principle of non-sinusoidal, repeating waveforms being equivalent…

Capacitor Quirks

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As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…

Advanced Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…

True, Reactive, and Apparent Power

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Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…

Series-Parallel Combination AC Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Basic Ohmmeter Use

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Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…

Calculating Electric Power

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Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…

AC Lab - Signal and Noise Coupling

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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.

Component Modeling

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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…

Delta-Sigma ADC

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One of the more advanced ADC technologies is the so-called…

SPICE Models

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The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…

Rectifier Circuits

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What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of…

Microstrip Trace Width Calculator

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This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip

Latch Circuits

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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…

Intro Lab - Ohm’s Law

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Project Overview This project employs all of the skills…

Capacitance, Reactance, and Admittance Calculator

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A calculator for solving the capacitance, reactance, and admittance of a capacitor.

Power Added Efficiency Calculator

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A calculator designed to compute the power-added efficiency (PAE) of an amplifier

The “Operational” Amplifier

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Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…

Microwave Tubes

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For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…

Performance-Based Assessments for DC Circuit Competencies

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Superconducting Devices

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Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…

Op-Amp Data

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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…

Superposition Theorem

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The superposition theorem is one of those strokes of genius that takes…

Q Factor and Bandwidth of a Resonant Circuit

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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…

Component Failure Analysis (Continued)

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“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…

AC Lab - Phase Shift in a Capacitive Circuit

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple RC circuit that demonstrates phase shift and learn how out-of-phase AC voltages do not add algebraically.

Peak, Average, and RMS Measurements

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How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…

Switched Capacitor Circuitry

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

Radar Maximum Range Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect

AC Lab - Using a Transformer to Build a 12 VAC Power Supply

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.

Rules for Derivatives

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Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…

Inductor Sizing Equation

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The Inductance Formula     Wheeler’s formulas for…

DIY EE Lab - Setting Up a Home Electronics Lab

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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.

Inductor Quirks

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In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…

Op-Amp Practical Considerations

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Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…

The TRIAC

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SCRs are unidirectional (one-way) current devices, making them useful…

L-Match Impedance Matching Circuits

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This calculator is designed to compute for the parameters needed to design a L-Match Impedance Circuit

Fail-safe Design

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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…

Introduction to Network Theorems for Circuit Analysis

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

Coax Impedance Calculator

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A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a coaxial cable.

Electrical Signal Types

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With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…

Contributors (2)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Diode Ratings

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

Network Topology

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

Common Derivatives

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    RELATED WORKSHEETS: Calculus for Electric Circuits…

Wire Over Plane Inductance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire-over-plane setup.

Transistor Ratings and Packages (IGFET)

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Permanent Magnets

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Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…