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
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