In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
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.
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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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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The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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 use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.
Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…
What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog differentiator circuit that outputs a signal proportional to the rate-of-change and learn about one of the advantages of analog circuits.
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Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…
Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…
Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a T-pad attenuator.
An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…
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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
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