Electronics Fundamentals
Part I DC Circuits
Chapter 1 Quantities and Units
1-1 Scientific and Engineering Notation
1-2 Units and Metric Prefixes
1-3 Metric Unit Conversions
1-4 Measured Numbers
1-5 Electrical Safety
Chapter 2 Voltage, Current, and Resistance
2-1 Atoms
2-2 Electrical Charge
2-3 Voltage
2-4 Current
2-5 Resistance
2-6 The Electric Circuit
2-7 Basic Circuit Measurements
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 3 Ohm’s Law, Energy, and Power
3-1 Ohm’s Law
3-2 Application of Ohm’s Law
3-3 Energy and Power
3-4 Power in an Electric Circuit
3-5 The Power Rating of Resistors
3-6 Energy Conversion and Voltage Drop in a Resistance
3-7 Power Supplies
3-8 Introduction to Troubleshooting
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Chapter 4 Series Circuits
4-1 Resistors in Series
4-2 Total Series Resistance
4-3 Current in a Series Circuit
4-4 Application of Ohm’s Law
4-5 Voltage Sources in Series
4-6 Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
4-7 Voltage Dividers
4-8 Power in Series Circuits
4-9 Voltage Measurements
4-10 Troubleshooting
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Chapter 5 Parallel Circuits
5-1 Resistors in Parallel
5-2 Total Parallel Resistance
5-3 Voltage in a Parallel Circuit
5-4 Application of Ohm’s Law
5-5 Kirchhoff’s Current Law
5-6 Current Dividers
5-7 Power in Parallel Circuits
5-8 Troubleshooting
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Chapter 6 Series-Parallel Circuits
6-1 Identifying Series-Parallel Relationships
6-2 Analysis of Series-Parallel Resistive Circuits
6-3 Voltage Dividers with Resistive Loads
6-4 Loading Effect of a Voltmeter
6-5 The Wheatstone Bridge
6-6 Thevenin’s Theorem
6-7 The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
6-8 The Superposition Theorem
6-9 Troubleshooting
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Chapter 7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism
7-1 The Magnetic Field
7-2 Electromagnetism
7-3 Electromagnetic Devices
7-4 Magnetic Hysteresis
7-5 Electromagnetic Induction
7-6 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction
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Part II AC Circuits
Chapter 8 Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage
8-1 The Sinusoidal Waveform
8-2 Sinusoidal Voltage Sources
8-3 Voltage and Current Values of Sine Waves
8-4 Angular Measurement of a Sine Wave
8-5 The Sine Wave Formula
8-6 Analysis of AC Circuits
8-7 Superimposed DC and AC Voltages
8-8 Nonsinusoidal Waveforms
8-9 The Oscilloscope
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 9 Capacitors
9-1 The Basic Capacitor
9-2 Types of Capacitors
9-3 Series Capacitors
9-4 Parallel Capacitors
9-5 Capacitors in DC Circuits
9-6 Capacitors in AC Circuits
9-7 Capacitor Applications
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Chapter 10 RC Circuits
10-1 Sinusoidal Response of RC Circuits
10-2 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RC Circuits
10-3 Analysis of Series RC Circuits
10-4 Impedance and Phase Angle of Parallel RC Circuits
10-5 Analysis of Parallel RC Circuits
10-6 Analysis of Series-Parallel RC Circuits
10-7 Power in RC Circuits
10-8 Basic Applications
10-9 Troubleshooting
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Chapter 11 Inductors
11-1 The Basic Inductor
11-2 Types of Inductors
11-3 Series and Parallel Inductors
11-4 Inductors in DC Circuits
11-5 Inductors in AC Circuits
11-6 Inductor Applications
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Chapter 12 RL Circuits
12-1 Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuits
12-2 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RL Circuits
12-3 Analysis of Series RL Circuits
12-4 Impedance and Phase Angle of Parallel RL Circuits
12-5 Analysis of Parallel RL Circuits
12-6 Analysis of Series-Parallel RL Circuits
12-7 Power in RL Circuits
12-8 Basic Applications
12-9 Troubleshooting
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Chapter 13 RLC Circuits and Resonance
13-1 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RLC Circuits
13-2 Analysis of Series RLC Circuits
13-3 Series Resonance
13-4 Series Resonant Filters
13-5 Parallel RLC Circuits
13-6 Parallel Resonance
13-7 Parallel Resonant Filters
13-8 Applications
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Chapter 14 Transformers
14-1 Mutual Inductance
14-2 The Basic Transformer
14-3 Step-Up and Step-Down Transformers
14-4 Loading the Secondary
14-5 Reflected Load
14-6 Impedance Matching
14-7 Nonideal Transformer Characteristics
14-8 Tapped and Multiple-Winding Transformers
14-9 Troubleshooting
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Part III Devices
Chapter 15 Diodes and Applications
15-1 Introduction to Semiconductors
15-2 The PN Junction Diode
15-3 Diode Characteristics
15-4 Diode Rectifiers
15-5 Power Supplies
15-6 Special-Purpose Diodes
15-7 Troubleshooting
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Chapter 16 Transistors and Applications
16-1 DC Operation of Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)
16-2 BJT Class A Amplifiers
16-3 BJT Class B Amplifiers
16-4 The BJT as a Switch
16-5 DC Operations of Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)
16-6 FET Amplifiers
16-7 Feedback Oscillators
16-8 Troubleshooting
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Chapter 17 The Operational Amplifier
17-1 Introduction to the Operational Amplifier
17-2 The Differential Amplifier
17-3 Op-Amp Parameters
17-4 Negative Feedback
17-5 Op-Amp Configurations with Negative Feedback
17-6 Op-Amp Impedances
17-7 Troubleshooting
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Chapter 18 Basic Op-Amp Circuits
18-1 Comparators
18-2 Summing Amplifiers
18-3 Integrators and Differentiators
18-4 Oscillators
18-5 Active Filters
18-6 Voltage Regulators
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Chapter 19 Special-Purpose Op-Amp Circuits
19-1 Instrumentation Amplifiers
19-2 Isolation Amplifiers
19-3 Operational Transconductance Amplifiers (OTAs)
19-4 Active Diode Circuits
19-5 Other Op-Amp Circuits
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Chapter 20 Measurement, Conversion, and Control
20-1 Temperature Measurement
20-2 Strain, Pressure, and Flow-Rate Measurements
20-3 Motion Measurement
20-4 Sample-and-Hold Circuits
20-5 Analog-to-Digital Conversion
20-6 Power-Control Circuits
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Appendices
A Table of Standard Resistor Values
B Capacitor Color Coding and Marking
C The Current Source, Norton’s Theorem, and Millman’s Theorem
D Devices Data Sheets
E Field-Programmable Analog Arrays (FPAAs)
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
Glossary
Index
