All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide

by Kybett, Harry; Boysen, Earl

• ISBN13: 9780470289617
• ISBN10: 0470289619
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-12
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

For almost 30 years, this book has been a classic text for electronics enthusiasts. Now completely updated for todays technology with easy explanations and presented in a more user-friendly format, this third edition helps you learn the essentials you need to work with electronic circuits. All you need is a general understanding of electronics concepts such as Ohms law and current flow, and an acquaintance with first-year algebra. The question-and-answer format, illustrative experiments, and self-tests at the end of each chapter make it easy for you to learn at your own speed.

Author Biography

Earl Boysen is a veteran engineer who maintains two technology-focused Web sites, www.buildinggadgets.com and www.understandingnano.com. He is coauthor of Electronics For Dummies, Electronics Projects For Dummies, and Nanotechnology For Dummies, all published by Wiley. Visit his sites at: www.buildinggadgets.com and  www.understandingnano.com

The late Harry Kybett wrote the bestselling first and second editions of Electronics Self-Teaching Guide. He was director of engineering operations at Columbia Pictures Corporation. He built many studios and video systems for the broadcasting industry and created training programs for Sony Corporation of America.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
DC Review and Pre-Test	p. 1
Current Flow	p. 1
Ohm's Law	p. 4
Resistors in Series	p. 6
Resistors in Parallel	p. 7
Power	p. 8
Small Currents	p. 11
The Graph of Resistance	p. 12
The Voltage Divider	p. 14
The Current Divider	p. 17
Switches	p. 20
Capacitors in a DC Circuit	p. 22
Summary	p. 29
DC Pre-Test	p. 30
The Diode	p. 35
Understanding Diodes	p. 36
The Diode Experiment	p. 40
Diode Breakdown	p. 55
The Zener Diode	p. 58
Summary	p. 65
Self-Test	p. 66
Answers to Self-Test	p. 68
Introduction to the Transistor	p. 71
Understanding Transistors	p. 72
The Transistor Experiment	p. 87
The Junction Field Effect Transistor	p. 97
Summary	p. 100
Self-Test	p. 101
Answers to Self-Test	p. 103
The Transistor Switch	p. 107
Turning the Transistor on	p. 108
Turning the Transistor off	p. 114
Why Transistors are Used as Switches	p. 117
The Three-Transistor Switch	p. 127
Alternative Base Switching	p. 131
Switching The Jfet	p. 137
The Jfet Experiment	p. 138
Summary	p. 142
Self-Test	p. 142
Answers to Self-Test	p. 145
AC Pre-Test and Review	p. 147
The Generator	p. 148
Resistors in AC Circuits	p. 152
Capacitors in AC Circuits	p. 154
The Inductor in an AC Circuit	p. 156
Resonance	p. 158
Summary	p. 160
Self-Test	p. 161
Answers to Self-Test	p. 162
AC in Electronics	p. 165
Capacitors in AC Circuits	p. 165
Capacitors and Resistors in Series	p. 167
The High Pass Filter Experiment	p. 174
Phase Shift of an RC Circuit	p. 180
Resistor and Capacitor in Parallel	p. 186
Inductors in AC Circuits	p. 190
Phase Shift for an RL Circuit	p. 197
Summary	p. 198
Self-Test	p. 199
Answers to Self-Test	p. 203
Resonant Circuits	p. 207
The Capacitor and Inductor in Series	p. 208
The Output Curve	p. 218
Introduction to Oscillators	p. 233
Summary	p. 236
Self-Test	p. 237
Answers to Self-Test	p. 239
Transistor Amplifiers	p. 241
Working with Transistor Amplifiers	p. 242
The Transistor Amplifier Experiment	p. 251
A Stable Amplifier	p. 252
Biasing	p. 256
The Emitter Follower	p. 265
Analyzing an Amplifier	p. 271
The JFET as an Amplifier	p. 275
The Operational Amplifier	p. 284
Summary	p. 288
Self-Test	p. 288
Answers to Self-Test	p. 290
Oscillators	p. 293
Understanding Oscillators	p. 293
Feedback	p. 304
The Colpitts Oscillator	p. 308
Optional Experiment	p. 314
The Hartley Oscillator	p. 314
The Armstrong Oscillator	p. 316
Practical Oscillator Design	p. 316
Simple Oscillator Design Procedure	p. 318
Optional Experiment	p. 320
Oscillator Troubleshooting Checklist	p. 320
Summary and Applications	p. 325
Self-Test	p. 326
Answers to Self-Test	p. 326
The Transformer	p. 329
Transformer Basics	p. 329
Transformers in Communications Circuits	p. 338
Summary and Applications	p. 343
Self-Test	p. 343
Answers to Self-Test	p. 345
Power Supply Circuits	p. 347
Diodes in AC Circuits Produce Pulsating DC	p. 348
Level DC (Smoothing Pulsating DC)	p. 358
Summary	p. 373
Self-Test	p. 374
Answers to Self-Test	p. 375
Conclusion and Final Self-Test	p. 377
Conclusion	p. 377
Final Self-Test	p. 378
Answers to Final Self-Test	p. 387
Glossary	p. 393
List of Symbols and Abbreviations	p. 397
Powers of Ten and Engineering Prefixes	p. 401
Standard Composition Resistor Values	p. 403
Supplemental Resources	p. 405
Equation Reference	p. 409
Schematic Symbols Used in This Book	p. 413
Index	p. 417
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