In this hands-on semiconductor experiment, build an improved full-wave rectifier with output filtering and learn about capacitive filtering in AC-to-DC power converters.
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Complex numbers are useful for AC circuit analysis because they…
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If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…
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Guidelines to Series-Parallel Combination Circuit Analysis The goal of…
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AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure current using the ammeter function.
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
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The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.
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“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…
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How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…
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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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What hazards might be posed by a circuit with excessive current going…
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Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…
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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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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
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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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A helpful analogy for understanding divided feedback amplifier…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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There are three major kinds of power supplies: unregulated (also…
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Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
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A high-pass filter’s task is just the opposite of a low-pass…
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A technician uses a stroboscope to “freeze” the rotation of a…
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If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
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In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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Larger Karnaugh maps reduce larger logic designs. How large is large…
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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
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Single phase power system schematic diagram shows little about the…
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Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
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Solid Copper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.
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Mutual inductors are inductors that capitalize the effect of mutual…
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If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…
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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
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A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
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There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
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These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.
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In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…
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This calculator determines the wavelength of a signal given the frequency and dielectric constant.
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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
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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 compare the resistance of a lamp filament in its on and off states and learn about nonlinear resistances by applying Ohm's law.
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A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…
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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
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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 following problems are arranged in order from most likely to least…
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AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…
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