Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
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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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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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Differential Op-Amp Circuits An op-amp with no feedback is already a…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
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By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
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If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…
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Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.
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Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…
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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
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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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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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A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
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Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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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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If you’ve ever witnessed a lightning storm, you’ve seen…
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Series and Parallel Resistances Series and Parallel…
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In power distribution systems, it is very important to be able to…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.
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Explain how a moving-coil, or dynamic microphone works. Identify how…
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What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
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Learn about junction field effect transistors (JFETs), their equations, and how to model and simulate JFETs in LTspice.
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This calculator will compute the required resistor ratio (R2/R1) and reference voltage (VREF) to create the desired high (VTH) and low (VTL) threshold voltages in a non-inverting comparator circuit with hysteresis (commonly called a Schmitt trigger).
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Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of…
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“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…
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A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
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So far we have been finding Sum-Of-Product (SOP) solutions to logic…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.
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As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
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Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
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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.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an automotive alternator to generate three-phase AC voltage and learn how alternators can function as both generators and motors.
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