Performance-Based Assessments for DC Circuit Competencies

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Voltmeter Design

Suppose I were about to measure an unknown voltage with a manual-range…

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Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator

What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…

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Design Project: Simple Component Curve-Tracer Circuit

What do each of the oscilloscope axes represent, in real-life terms…

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Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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Basic AC-DC Power Supplies

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

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Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Superposition Theorem

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

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Wire-by-Number project kit introduction

Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…

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The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

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Simple Circuits

Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…

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Thevenin’s, Norton’s, and Maximum Power Transfer Theorems

Suppose a 12 volt lead-acid battery has an internal resistance of 20…

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Precise Diode Circuits

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Counters

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Basic Operational Amplifiers

Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…

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Class B BJT Amplifiers

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IGFET Amplifiers

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Display Tubes

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

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Intro Lab - Resistor Power Dissipation

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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DC Lab - 4-wire Resistance Measurement

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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Kirchhoff’s Laws

Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…

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Diodes

A diode is an electronics component made from a combination of a…

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Analog Lab - 555 Oscillator (Astable Multivibrator)

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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Optoelectronic Devices

In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…

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Advanced Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…

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Circuits and the Speed of Light

Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…

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Vol IV. Credits

All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

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Contributors (16)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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Embedded Microstrip Impedance Calculator

This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.

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AC Lab - Variable Inductor

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a variable conductor and learn the impact of a metal core placed inside an inductor coil has on the inductance.

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Universal Shift Registers: Parallel-in, Parallel-out

The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…

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Power Supply Circuits

There are three major kinds of power supplies: unregulated (also…

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AC Negative Feedback OpAmp Circuits

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

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DC Lab - Potentiometer Voltage Divider

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use potentiometers to vary a voltage and learn about voltage divider ratios and potentiometer applications.

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Solving Unbalanced Wheatstone Bridge Circuits Via Mesh Current Method

An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge cannot be solved using simple series…

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Capacitors and Calculus

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

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DC Branch Current Analysis

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

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AC Bridge Circuits

As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…

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Si Lab - Simple Op Amp

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a custom operational amplifier (op amp) and learn about the application of current mirrors and the use of negative feedback in op amp circuits.

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Resistors

Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…

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Troubleshooting Series and Parallel Circuits

The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…

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