A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
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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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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.
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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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It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
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Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…
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How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…
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Figure below shows a photodiode amplifier for measuring low levels of…
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…
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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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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
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“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…
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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 the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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So far, we’ve only been able to escape the sheer volume of…
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If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…
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Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
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So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
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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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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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When an alternator produces AC voltage, the voltage switches polarity…
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Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…
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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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How much voltage is there between the following pairs of points in…
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Pure semiconductors are relatively good insulators as compared with…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
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What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
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When a switch is actuated and contacts touch one another under the…
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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…
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Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
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For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple RC circuit that demonstrates phase shift and learn how out-of-phase AC voltages do not add algebraically.
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This calculator allows you to solve for any of the six variables in the Friis formula for RF transmission: transmitter power, transmitter gain, receiver power, receiver gain, frequency, or distance.
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Additive Identity a + 0 = a Multiplicative Identity 1a = a…
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What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.
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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
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A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…
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Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…
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Fundamentally, an amplifier is a device that takes in a low-power…
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