Practical Electronics for Inventors

Content: A. About te Authors --
B. About te Technical Editors --
C. Preface --
Notes About the Third Edition --
D. Acknowledgments --
1. Introduction to Electronics --
2. Theory --
Theory of Electronics --
Electric Current --
Voltage --
A Microscopic View of Conduction (For Those Who Are Interested) --
Resistance, Resistivity, Conductivity --
Insulators, Conductors, and Semiconductors --
Heat and Power --
Thermal Heat Conduction and Thermal Resistance --
Wire Gauges --
Grounds --
Electric Circuits --
Ohm\'s Law and Resistors --
Voltage and Current Sources --
Measuring Voltage, Current, and Resistance --
Combining Batteries --
Open and Short Circuits --
Kirchhoff\'s Laws --
Superposition Theorem --
Thevenin\'s and Norton\'s Theorems --
AC Circuits --
AC and Resistors, RMS Voltage, and Current --
Mains Power --
Capacitors --
Inductors --
Modeling Complex Circuits --
Complex Numbers --
Circuit with Sinusoidal Sources --
Power in AC Circuits (Apparent Power, Real Power, Reactive Power) --
Thevenin\'s Theorem in AC Form --
Resonant Circuits --
Lecture on Decibels --
Input and Output Impedance --
Two-Port Networks and Filters --
Transient Circuits --
Circuits with Periodic Nonsinusoidal Sources --
Nonperiodic Sources --
SPICE --
3. Basic Electronic Circuit Components --
Wires, Cables, and Connectors --
Batteries --
Switches --
Relays --
Resistors --
Capacitors --
Inductors --
Transformers --
Fuses and Circuit Breakers --
4. Semiconductors --
Semiconductor Technology --
Diodes --
Transistors --
Thyristors --
Transient Voltage Suppressors --
Integrated Circuits --
5. Optoelectronics --
A Little Lecture on Photons --
Lamps --
Light-Emitting Diodes --
Photoresistors --
Photodiodes --
Solar Cells --
Phototransistors --
Photothyristors --
Optoisolators --
Optical Fiber --
6. Sensors --
General Principals --
Temperature --
Proximity and Touch --
Movement, Force, and Pressure --
Chemical --
Light, Radiation, Magnetism, and Sound --
GPS --
7. Hands-on Electronics --
Safety --
Constructing Circuits --
Multimeters --
Oscilloscopes --
The Electronics Laboratory --
8. Operational Amplifiers --
Operational Amplifier Water Analogy --
How Op Amps Work (The \"Cop-Out\" Explanation) --
Theory --
Negative Feedback --
Positive Feedback --
Real Kinds of Op Amps --
Op Amp Specifications --
Powering Op Amps --
Some Practical Notes --
Voltage and Current Offset Compensation --
Frequency Compensation --
Comparators --
Comparators with Hysteresis --
Using Single-Supply Comparators --
Window Comparator --
Voltage-Level Indicator --
Applications. 9. Filters --
Things to Know Before You Start Designing Filters --
Basic Filters --
Passive Low-Pass Filter Design --
A Note on Filter Types --
Passive High-Pass Filter Design --
Passive Bandpass Filter Design --
Passive Notch Filter Design --
Active Filter Design --
Integrated Filter Circuits --
10. Oscillators and Timers --
RC Relaxation Oscillators --
The 555 Timer IC --
Voltage-Controlled Oscillators --
Wien-Bridge and Twin-T Oscillators --
LC Oscillators (Sinusoidal Oscillators) --
Crystal Oscillators --
Microcontroller Oscillators --
11. Voltage Regulators and Power Supplies --
Voltage-Regulator ICs --
A Quick Look at a Few Regulator Applications --
The Transformer --
Rectifier Packages --
A Few Simple Power Supplies --
Technical Points About Ripple Reduction --
Loose Ends --
Switching Regulator Supplies (Switchers) --
Switch-Mode Power Supplies --
Kinds of Commercial Power Supply Packages --
Power Supply Construction --
12. Digital Electronics --
The Basics of Digital Electronics --
Logic Gates --
Combinational Devices --
Logic Families --
Powering and Testing Logic ICs --
Sequential Logic --
Counter ICs --
Shift Registers --
Three-State Buffers, Latches, and Transceivers --
Analog/Digital Interfacing --
Displays --
Memory Devices --
13. Microcontrollers --
Basic Structure of a Microcontroller --
Example Microcontrollers --
Evaluation/Development Boards --
Arduino --
Interfacing with Microcontrollers --
14. Motors --
DC Continuous Motors --
Speed Control of DC Motors --
Directional Control of DC Motors --
RC Servos --
Stepper Motors --
Kinds of Stepper Motors --
Driving Stepper Motors --
Controlling the Driver with a Translator --
A Final Word on Identifying Stepper Motors --
15. Audio Electronics --
A Little Lecture on Sound --
Microphones --
Microphone Specifications --
Audio Amplifiers --
Preamplifiers --
Mixer Circuits --
A Note on Impedance Matching --
Speakers --
Crossover Networks --
Simple ICs Used to Drive Speakers --
Audible-Signal Devices --
Miscellaneous Audio Circuits --
16. Modular Electronics --
There\'s an IC for It --
Breakout Boards and Modules --
Plug-and-Play Prototyping --
Open Source Hardware --
A. Power Distribution and Home Wiring --
Power Distribution --
A Closer Look at Three-Phase Electricity --
Home Wiring --
Electricity in Other Countries --
B. Error Analysis --
Absolute Error, Relative Error, and Percent Error --
Uncertainty Estimates --
C. Useful Facts and Formulas --
Greek Alphabet --
Powers of 10 Unit Prefixes --
Linear Functions (y = mx + b) --
Quadratic Equation (y = ax2 + bx + c) --
Exponents and Logarithms --
Trigonometry --
Complex Numbers --
Differential Calculus --
Integral Calculus.