Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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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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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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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a precision potentiometer from three lower precision potentiometer and learn about voltage range compression and parameter interactions.
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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
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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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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a voltage follower amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in common-collector configuration and learn about circuit ground and impedance transformations.
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
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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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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.
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As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…
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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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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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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
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For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…
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Show how this ammeter would be connected to the light bulb circuit to…
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
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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.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.
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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
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When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…
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What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…
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Over the course of the next few chapters, you will learn that AC…
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The metric system, besides being a collection of measurement units for…
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Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
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So far in our discussions on electricity and electric circuits, we…
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
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So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
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Associative Property In addition and multiplication, terms may be…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire loop.
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At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build alternating current (AC) circuits and learn about basic electrical engineering circuit concepts, including transformers, motors, phase shifts, signal coupling, and noise cancellation.
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A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…
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