Complete electronics [[electronic resource] ] : self-teaching guide with projects / / Earl Boysen, Harry Kybett

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823262303321
• Autore: Boysen Earl
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Indianapolis, : Wiley, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-28232-9; 1-280-99838-5; 9786613769992; 1-118-28469-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (556 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KybettHarry
• Disciplina: 621.381
• Soggetti: Electronics - Study and teaching; Electronics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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 SwitchesThe 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 CurveIntroduction 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 BasicsTransformers in Communications Circuits; Summary and Applications; Self-Test; Answers to 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 ReferenceAppendix G: Schematic Symbols Used in This Book; Introduction; What This Book Teaches; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions Used in This Book; How to Use This Book
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