Essentials of Electronics

Summary: 1. Safety 2. Instruments, Tools and Fasteners 3. Conductors, Semiconductors, and Insulators 4. Sources and Characteristics of Electricity 5. Basic Electrical Units 6. Electric Connections 7. Simple, Series, and Parallel Circuits 8. Measuring Voltage, Current and Resistance 9. Circuit Conductors and Wire Sizes 10. Resistors 11. Ohm's Law 12. Solving the Series Circuit 13. Solving the Parallel Circuit 14. Solving the S...eries-Parallel Circuit 15. Magnetism 16. Electromagnetism 17. Batteries 18. Circuit Protection Devices 19. Electric Power 20. Electric Energy 21. Direct Current and Alternating Current 22. Low-Voltage Signal Systems 23. Residential Wiring Requirements and Devices 24. Residential Branch Circuit Wiring 25. Appliance Cords and Connections 26. Lighting Equipment 27. Electric Motors 28. Relays 29. Motor Controls 30. Inductance and Capacitance 31. Transformers 32. Signal Sources 33. Printed Circuits 34. Electronic Test Instruments 35. Semiconductor Diodes 36. Power Supplies 37. Transistors 38. Transistor Switching, Amplification, and Oscillation Circuits 39. Thyristors: The SCR and Triac 40. Integrated Circuits (ICs) 41. Digital Fundamentals 42. The Microcomputer 43. Network Theorems 44. Principles of AC Circuits [read more]