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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…
What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a null-balancing potentiometric voltmeter and learn how to prevent a voltmeter from changing the voltage it is measuring.
In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.
Seeing as how a common meter movement can be made to function as a…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…
Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…
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What do each of the oscilloscope axes represent, in real-life terms…
If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
Guidelines to Series-Parallel Combination Circuit Analysis The goal of…
Power in an electric circuit is the product (multiplication) of…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
Identify some of the different types of capacitors, and their…
As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
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Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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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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.
A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an automotive alternator to generate three-phase AC voltage and learn how alternators can function as both generators and motors.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.
Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop, learn the difference between a latch and a flip-flop, and experience how a switch bounce can cause logic errors.
Associative Property In addition and multiplication, terms may be…
Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…
Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC electric fields using the sensitive voltage detector and learn about capacitive coupling, EMI, and shielding techniques.
Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…
In many disciplines of science and engineering, very large and very…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
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