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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
This tool calculates the dimensions of the microstrip patch antenna given the desired operating frequency.
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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
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The discovery of the relationship between magnetism and electricity…
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What is Conductance? In the study of DC circuits, the student of…
A calculator for computing the inductance of a coaxial cable.
This calculator computes the noise figure and noise temperature in a system
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The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
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The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
A calculator for computing the inductance of a coaxial cable.
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Instantaneous Values in AC Circuits Pure resistive AC circuit:…
Decibel as Absolute Unit of Power It is also possible to use the…
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In the previous section, we saw a circuit using one J-K flip-flop that…
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Before we begin to explore the effects of resistors, inductors, and…
This tool helps calculate the impedance of an edge-coupled microstrip.
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.
Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…
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