Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure voltage using the voltmeter function.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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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.
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What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
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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.
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If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
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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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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
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An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…
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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
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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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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
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Identify some of the different types of capacitors, and their…
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The most important component of your voltmeter will be the…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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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 perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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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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When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…
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The basic application of Ohm’s law to combinations of series and…
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“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…
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To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…
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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
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Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…
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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
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While mention of operational amplifiers typically provokes visions of…
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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for a non-inverting Op-Amp
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With this lesson, I hope to avoid a common mistake found in…
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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
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Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
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A transmission line of infinite length is an interesting abstraction,…
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The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
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The concept of a mathematical power is familiar to most students of…
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The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…
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The SPICE circuit simulation computer program uses scientific notation…
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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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What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…
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