A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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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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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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This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
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There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
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Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
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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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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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To express a quantity in a different metric prefix from how it was…
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Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…
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While Oersted’s surprising discovery of electromagnetism paved…
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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
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Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
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Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.
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You may have wondered where we got that strange equation for the…
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Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…
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In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
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There was some historic crude, but usable semiconductor…
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Note that the direction of the arrow at the gate indicates the…
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What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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This calculator will determine the square root, cube root, or nth root of a given number, x.
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
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A helpful analogy for understanding divided feedback amplifier…
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This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.
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What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
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Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…
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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…
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In essence, the IGFET controls the base current of a BJT, which…
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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.
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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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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build resistive current dividers and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's current law function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…
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“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog integrator using an operational amplifier and learn about integration functions, op amp input bias currents, and how to limit the voltage swing of a potentiometer.
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With simple series circuits, all components are connected end-to-end…
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When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
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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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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
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Valence: The electrons in the outermost shell, or valence shell, are…
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