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Series DC Circuits Practice Worksheet with Answers

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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…

Ammeter Design

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Ammeters Measure Electrical Current A meter designed to measure…

Resonance

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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Op-Amp Practical Considerations

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Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…

AC Network Analysis

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

Performance-Based Assessments for Analog Integrated Circuit Competencies

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Safety Grounding

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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…

Series-Parallel Combination AC Circuits

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

DC Lab - Voltage Divider

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.

Intro Lab - Resistor Power Dissipation

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.

DC Lab - Current Divider

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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.

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

Intro Lab - How to Use an Ammeter to Measure Current

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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.

Open-Loop OpAmp Circuits

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Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…

Measurements of AC Magnitude

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So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…

Time Constant Circuits

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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…

Strain Gauges

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If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…

DC Lab - Parallel Batteries

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in parallel to power a light and learn the relationship between the individual battery currents and the total system current.

Potentiometers

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Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) theory

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Performance-Based Assessments for DC Circuit Competencies

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Digital Display Circuits

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What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Series Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…

Precise Diode Circuits

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

Hand Calculator Use

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To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…

AC Lab - PC Oscilloscope

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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.

Safe Meter Usage

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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…

Ammeter Design

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Ammeters Measure Electrical Current A meter designed to measure…

Troubleshooting Series and Parallel Circuits

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The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…

Special-purpose Batteries

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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…

Safety Grounding

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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…

Phase-Locked Loops

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This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…

Analysis Options

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AC ANALYSIS: General form: .ac [curve] [points] [start] [final]…

Characteristic Impedance

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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…

Ohm’s Law

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For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…

Timer Circuits

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

Regulated Power Sources

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Display Tubes

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In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…

Stepper Motor Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor

What is the Relationship Between Conductance and Resistance?

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The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…

Summer and Subtractor OpAmp Circuits

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

The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)

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If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…

Stripline Max Current Calculator

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A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle

Si Lab - Half-wave Rectifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.

Re-drawing Complex Schematics

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Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…

Connectors

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An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join…

Junction Diodes

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There was some historic crude, but usable were some historic crude,…

Design Project: Telegraph System

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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?

Wiring Color Codes Infographic

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Wiring Color Codes Infographic. Released under the Creative Commons…

More on Spectrum Analysis

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Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…

Electromagnetism

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The discovery of the relationship between magnetism and electricity…

Converting Truth Tables into Boolean Expressions

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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…

Basic Electricity Worksheet

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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

Specific Troubleshooting Techniques

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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…

AC Power

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

Inductor Sizing Equation

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The Inductance Formula     Wheeler’s formulas for…

Precise Diode Circuits

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

Simulating JFET Circuits Using LTspice

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Learn about junction field effect transistors (JFETs), their equations, and how to model and simulate JFETs in LTspice.