Special-purpose Diodes

Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…

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Power Sources

There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…

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Sources of Electricity

What is the difference between DC and AC electricity? Identify some…

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Voltage, Current, and Resistance

Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…

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Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.

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Speed Distance Time Calculator

This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.

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How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…

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Regulated Power Sources

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

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Energy, Work, and Power

Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.

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Design Project: Power Inverter

A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…

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Electrical Energy Calculator

This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.

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AC Power

If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…

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

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.

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Inductor Commutating Circuits

A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…

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Intro Lab - How to Use an Ohmmeter to Measure Resistance

In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.

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Si Lab - BJT Common-emitter Amplifier

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a common-emitter amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and learn about amplifier gain and feedback.

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Ohm’s Law Practice Worksheet With Answers

Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.

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How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…

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Shift Registers: Serial-in, Serial-out

Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…

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Digital Lab - S-R Latch Using NOR Gates

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.

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Active-mode Operation (BJT)

When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…

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Superconducting Devices

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

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AC Lab - PC Oscilloscope

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use a PC-based oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn basic oscilloscope operation.

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Wavelength (TEM) Calculator

This calculator determines the wavelength of a signal given the frequency and dielectric constant.

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Inductors

∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…

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EIRP Calculator

A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna

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Practical Considerations - Transformers

Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…

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AC Generator Theory

If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…

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AC Lab - Musical Keyboard as a Signal Generator

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.

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Electromechanical Relay Logic

In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…

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Performance-Based Assessments for DC Circuit Competencies

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Tube Parameters

For bipolar junction transistors, the fundamental measure of…

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DC Motor Control Circuits

How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…

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Parallel Circuit Rules

Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…

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Transistor Ratings and Packages (IGFET)

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Microphones

Explain how a moving-coil, or dynamic microphone works. Identify how…

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Converting Between Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits

Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…

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Oscillator Circuits

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

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Synchronous Motors

Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

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Static Electricity

What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…

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Trigonometric Derivatives

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Electron Versus Conventional Flow

In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…

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Pi Attenuator Calculator

This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a Pi Attenuator.

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Permanent Magnets

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

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Boolean Algebra

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

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Input and Output Coupling

To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…

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Vectors and AC Waveforms

OK, so how exactly can we represent AC quantities of voltage or…

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Capacitors and Calculus

Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…

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Electrical Transients

This chapter explores the response of capacitors and inductors to…

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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JFET Biasing Techniques

Using an example, learn about the different bias techniques for junction field effect transistors (JFETs) like the constant voltage bias, self-bias configuration, and voltage divider biasing.

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DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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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