Electrical engineering 101: everything you should have learned in school

Cover Page......Page 1
Copyright......Page 2
The First Word......Page 3
Overview......Page 4
About the Author......Page 6
Chicken vs. Egg......Page 7
The Atom......Page 8
Now What?......Page 11
A Preview of Things to Come......Page 16
It Just Seems Magical......Page 17
Units Count!......Page 18
How to Visualize Electrical Components......Page 21
Learn an Intuitive Approach......Page 27
\"Lego\" Engineering......Page 30
Ohm\'s Law Still Works: Constantly Drill the Fundamentals......Page 33
It\'s About Time......Page 53
Beam Me Up?......Page 66
Keep It Under Control......Page 72
Partially Conducting Electricity......Page 79
Power and Heat Management......Page 88
The Magical Mysterious Op-Amp......Page 93
Negative Feedback......Page 96
Positive Feedback......Page 101
It\'s Supposed to Be Logical......Page 106
Microprocessor/Microcontroller Basics......Page 119
Input and Output......Page 131
Bridging the Gap......Page 144
A-to-D and Back Again......Page 147
It Takes a Little D to A to Get a Little A to D......Page 149
Making Stuff Move: The Electromechanical World......Page 155
Maintaining Speed......Page 163
Some Other Types of Motors......Page 170
Power Supplies......Page 177
When Parts Aren\'t Perfect......Page 184
Robust Design......Page 190
Some of My Favorite Circuits......Page 196
Get Your Own—Here Are a Few......Page 200
Making the Invisible Visible......Page 206
Simulators......Page 213
Soldering Irons......Page 216
People Tools......Page 221
Getting Ready for the Hunt......Page 226
Ghost in the Machine: EMI......Page 233
Timing Is Everything......Page 236
Be Prepared for Surprises......Page 237
Code Junkies Beware......Page 244
People Skills......Page 248
Becoming an Extroverted Introvert......Page 255
Communication Skills......Page 262
Especially for Managers......Page 266
Especially for Employees......Page 272
How to Make a Great Product......Page 277
B......Page 281
F......Page 282
J......Page 283
P......Page 284
R......Page 285
T......Page 286
V......Page 287