Learn how design parameters impact system performance.
Explore the theory of operation behind 3D time of flight sensors.
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Differential Op-Amp Circuits An op-amp with no feedback is already a…
The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…
If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
PARTS AND MATERIALS High-quality “closed-cup” audio headphones…
By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6-volt batteries One NPN transistor—models…
The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
PARTS AND MATERIALS One N-channel junction field-effect transistor,…
A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6-volt batteries Two NPN…
For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 6-volt battery Electromagnet made from experiment…
Learning Objectives Rheostat use Wiring a potentiometer as a rheostat…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in the case…
Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Several 10 kΩ resistors One 10 kΩ…
Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
Two relatively recent technologies designed to reduce the…
Devoting a whole chapter in a modern electronics text to the design…
When students first see the parallel resistance equation, the natural…
The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two AAA Batteries Battery Clip (Radio Shack…
What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Insulated gate field-effect transistors are unipolar devices just like…
The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…
This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…
Feedback is a fascinating engineering principle. It can turn a rather…
