Experiments in Electronics Fundamentals

by Floyd, Thomas; Buchla, David; Snyder, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780135583753
• ISBN10: 0135583756
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780135583845
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-01-27
• Publisher: PEARSON
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About This Book

Experiments in Electronics Fundamentals, 9th Edition

ISBN: 9780135583753

Experiments in Electronics Fundamentals is more than just a textbook; it's a comprehensive hands-on electronics teaching system. Designed to provide both practical and theoretical coverage of electrical, magnetic, and electronics concepts, this book is ideal for students and educators looking to delve into the world of electronics.

Who Uses It?

Primarily, this book is used by students and instructors in introductory electronics courses at the college and university levels. It's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the basics of electronics, including hobbyists, professionals looking to refresh their knowledge, and those interested in DIY electronics projects.

History and Editions

The 9th edition of Experiments in Electronics Fundamentals has been updated to preserve the legacy of the previous edition while incorporating new content. Fully revised simulation circuits and tutorials, along with a laboratory manual, supplement the text. A new tutorial illustrates how to use TI-84 and HP Prime calculators to analyze circuits similar to those in the textbook.

Author and Other Works

Thomas Floyd is the author of Experiments in Electronics Fundamentals. Thomas Floyd is renowned for his clear and accessible narrative style, making complex electronics concepts easy to understand. His expertise in electronics education has made this book a staple in many educational institutions.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: The book covers core concepts in DC/AC circuit fundamentals, devices, and applications.
• Practical Approach: Includes practical circuits, examples, and troubleshooting exercises to help develop useful analysis skills for resistive, reactive, and device circuits.
• Hands-on Learning: The text is designed to be a hands-on teaching system, encouraging students to experiment and learn through practical exercises.
• Updated Content: The 9th edition includes fully revised simulation circuits and tutorials, ensuring that the content remains current and relevant.

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ISBNs and Formats

• Paperback: ISBN-13: 9780135583753
• eTextbook: Not available (as of the latest information)
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Publication Details

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication Date: May 7, 2021
• Number of Pages: 400 pages
• Language: English

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Author Biography

The late Thomas L. Floyd had a master's degree in electrical engineering (SMU) and bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (UF). He worked as a design engineer at Texas Instruments and senior engineer at Martin-Marietta (now Lockheed-Martin). In addition, he had five years' experience teaching and serving as department head of the Electronics Technology program at Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL, as well as five years teaching electronics technology at Mayland Community College, Spruce Pine, NC. Since 1975, Floyd had written textbooks in electronic technology, including Digital Fundamentals; Principles of Electric Circuits; Electronics Fundamentals; Electronic Devices; Electric Circuit Fundamentals; Digital Fundamentals: A Systems Approach; Digital Fundamentals with PLD Programming; Fundamentals of Analog Circuits: A Systems Approach; Science of Electronics: Digital, Analog Fundamentals; Basic Operational Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits; DC/AC Fundamentals: A Systems Approach; and Renewable Energy Systems.

David M. Buchla, BS, MA, is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and the University of San Francisco. He taught electronics technology at Yuba Community College for 18 years, where he developed laboratory experiments for all the electronics classes. He also taught courses in computer science for Chapman College. During this time, he helped develop the basic electronics DC/AC curriculum for ITT schools. Prior to his teaching career, he spent 14 years in industry, with extensive technical experience in electronics, instrumentation and measurement, and renewable energy systems. He was a field engineer for Sperry Gyroscope Co., where he taught radar school for the Air Force. Other experience includes instrumentation work at Lawrence Livermore National Lab and Science Applications International Corporation. He is also the principal author of the text Renewable Energy Systems (with Tom Floyd and Tom Kissell) and the text Applied Electronics Instrumentation and Measurements (with Wayne McLachlan). He partnered with Tom Floyd to develop the Science of Electronics book series, coauthor a number of other books, and develop lab manuals for all of Tom's books. He also coauthored lab manuals on VHDL and Multisim. He has been a speaker at various technical conferences, and in 2017 was inducted into his high school's Hall of Fame.

Gary D. Snyder is a graduate of UCLA (BS, biology), Yuba Community College (AS, electronics technology), and CSU Sacramento (BS summa cum laude, computer engineering) and is a member of both Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the computer sciences honor society. While completing his engineering degree, he taught electronics and computer science classes at Yuba Community College and interned at Intermetrics and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories. His association with educational publishing began by providing technical assistance on electronics texts by Thomas Floyd in 1989. During his career as an engineer with Bently Nevada Corporation, GE Energy, Advanced Fibre Communications, and Hamilton Company over the next three decades, he continued to participate and take a larger role in electronics education by developing tutorials and other supplemental teaching materials and authoring several introductory electronics texts. In addition to the ninth edition of Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices, and Applications (with Thomas L. Floyd and David M. Buchla), his publications include Introduction to Multisim for the DC/AC Course, Multisim Experiments for DC/AC, Digital, Device Courses (with David M. Buchla), and Problem Solving Guide for DC/AC.

Table of Contents

PART 1: DC CIRCUITS
1. Quantities and Units
2. Voltage, Current, and Resistance
3. Ohm's Law, Energy, and Power
4. Series Circuits
5. Parallel Circuits
6. Series-Parallel Circuits
7. Magnetism and Electromagnetism

PART 2: AC CIRCUITS
8. Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage
9. Capacitors
10. RC Circuits
11. Inductors
12. RL Circuits
13. RLC Circuits and Resonance
14. Transformers
15. Time Response of Reactive Circuits

PART 3: DEVICES
16. Diodes and Applications
17. Transistors and Applications
18. The Operational Amplifier
19. Basic Op-Amp Circuits
20. Special Purpose Op-Amp Circuits
21. Measurement, Conversion, and Control

APPENDICES
A. Standard Resistor Values
B. Capacitor Color Coding and Marking
C. Norton's Theorem and Millman's Theorem
D. NI Multisim for Circuit Simulation