Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects

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An all-in-one resource on everything electronics-related! For almost 30 years, this book has been a classic text for electronics enthusiasts. Now completely updated for today's technology, this latest version combines concepts, self-tests, and hands-on projects to offer you a completely repackaged and revised resource. This unique self-teaching guide features easy-to-understand explanations that are presented in a user-friendly format to help you learn the essentials you need to work with electronic circuits. All you need is a general understanding of electronics concepts such as Ohm's law and current flow, and an acquaintance with first-year algebra. The question-and-answer format, illustrative experiments, and self-tests at the end of each chapter make it easy for you to learn at your own speed. Boasts a companion website that includes more than twenty full-color, step-by-step projectsShares hands-on practice opportunities and conceptual background information to enhance your learning processTargets electronics enthusiasts who already have a basic knowledge of electronics but are interested in learning more about this fascinating topic on their ownFeatures projects that work with the multimeter, breadboard, function generator, oscilloscope, bandpass filter, transistor amplifier, oscillator, rectifier, and more You're sure to get a charge out of the vast coverage included in Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects! Cover Title Page Copyright About the Author About the Technical Editor Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Chapter 1 DC Review and Pre-Test Current Flow Ohm’s Law Resistors in Series Resistors in Parallel Power Small Currents The Graph of Resistance The Voltage Divider The Current Divider Switches Capacitors in a DC Circuit Summary DC Pre-Test Chapter 2 The Diode Understanding Diodes Diode Breakdown The Zener Diode Summary Self-Test Chapter 3 Introduction to the Transistor Understanding Transistors The Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) Summary Self-Test Chapter 4 The Transistor Switch Turning the Transistor On Turning Off the Transistor Why Transistors Are Used as Switches The Three-Transistor Switch Alternative Base Switching Switching the JFET Summary Self-Test Chapter 5 AC Pre-Test and Review The Generator Resistors in AC Circuits Capacitors in AC Circuits The Inductor in an AC Circuit Resonance Summary Self-Test Chapter 6 Filters Capacitors in AC Circuits Capacitors and Resistors in Series Phase Shift of an RC Circuit Resistor and Capacitor in Parallel Inductors in AC Circuits Phase Shift for an RL Circuit Summary Self-Test Chapter 7 Resonant Circuits The Capacitor and Inductor in Series The Output Curve Introduction to Oscillators Summary Self-Test Chapter 8 Transistor Amplifiers Working with Transistor Amplifiers A Stable Amplifier Biasing The Emitter Follower Analyzing an Amplifier The JFET as an Amplifier The Operational Amplifier Summary Self-Test Chapter 9 Oscillators Understanding Oscillators Feedback The Colpitts Oscillator The Hartley Oscillator The Armstrong Oscillator Practical Oscillator Design Simple Oscillator Design Procedure Oscillator Troubleshooting Checklist Summary and Applications Self-Test Chapter 10 The Transformer Transformer Basics Transformers in Communications Circuits Summary and Applications Self-Test Chapter 11 Power Supply Circuits Diodes in AC Circuits Produce Pulsating DC Level DC (Smoothing Pulsating DC) Summary Self-Test Chapter 12 Conclusion and Final Self-Test Conclusion Final Self-Test Appendix A Glossary Appendix B List of Symbols and Abbreviations Appendix C Powers of Ten and Engineering Prefixes Appendix D Standard Composition Resistor Values Appendix E Supplemental Resources Web Sites Books Magazines Suppliers Appendix F Equation Reference Appendix G Schematic Symbols Used in This Book Index EULA