Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices, and Applications

by Floyd, Thomas L.

• ISBN13: 9780130852366
• ISBN10: 0130852368
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

Summary

For introductory courses in Electric Circuits, and Intro to DC/AC Circuits. This acclaimed text offers a thorough, practical introduction to dc/ac analysis geared to the technician-level student and written at a level at which these students are comfortable! Floyd's comprehensive treatment focuses on fundamental principles and their applications to solving real circuit analysis problems, limiting mathematics to what's needed for understanding. Floyd uses straightforward explanations and a strong troubleshooting emphasis to give technician-level students the problem-solving experience they need in a style that makes complex material thoroughly understandable.

Table of Contents

PART I DC CIRCUITS
Components, Quantities, and Units	2	(24)
Voltage, Current, and Resistance in Electric Circuits	26	(52)
Ohm's Law, Energy, and Power	78	(42)
Series Circuits	120	(54)
Parallel Circuits	174	(48)
Series-Parallel Circuits	222	(66)
Magnetism and Electromagnetism	288	(36)
PART II AC CIRCUITS
Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage	324	(56)
Capacitors	380	(58)
RC Circuits	438	(62)
Inductors	500	(40)
RL Circuits	540	(48)
RLC Circuits and Resonance	588	(58)
Transformers	646	(40)
Pulse Response of Reactive Circuits	686	(48)
PART III DEVICES
Introduction to Semiconductors	734	(34)
Diodes and Applications	768	(66)
Transistors and Thyristors	834	(60)
Amplifiers and Oscillators	894	(60)
Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)	954	(42)
Basic Applications of Op-Amps	996
APPENDICES
A Table of Standard Resistor Values	A-1
B Batteries	A-2
C Capacitor Color Coding and Marking	A-5
D The Current Source, Norton's Theorem, and Millman's Theorem	A-9
E Devices Data Sheets	A-15
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems	A-25
Glossary	A-37
Index	A-47