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Practical electronics for inventors

Spark your creativity and gain the electronics skills required to transform your innovative ideas into functioning gadgets. This hands-on, updated guide outlines electrical principles and provides thorough, easy-to-follow instructions, schematics, and illustrations. Find out how to select components...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scherz, Paul (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2013.
Edición:3rd edition
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A. About te Authors
  • B. About te Technical Editors
  • C. Preface
  • Notes About the Third Edition
  • D. Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction to Electronics
  • 2. Theory
  • Theory of Electronics
  • Electric Current
  • Voltage
  • A Microscopic View of Conduction (For Those Who Are Interested)
  • Resistance, Resistivity, Conductivity
  • Insulators, Conductors, and Semiconductors
  • Heat and Power
  • Thermal Heat Conduction and Thermal Resistance
  • Wire Gauges
  • Grounds
  • Electric Circuits
  • Ohm's Law and Resistors
  • Voltage and Current Sources
  • Measuring Voltage, Current, and Resistance
  • Combining Batteries
  • Open and Short Circuits
  • Kirchhoff's Laws
  • Superposition Theorem
  • Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems
  • AC Circuits
  • AC and Resistors, RMS Voltage, and Current
  • Mains Power
  • Capacitors
  • Inductors
  • Modeling Complex Circuits
  • Complex Numbers
  • Circuit with Sinusoidal Sources
  • Power in AC Circuits (Apparent Power, Real Power, Reactive Power)
  • Thevenin's Theorem in AC Form
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Lecture on Decibels
  • Input and Output Impedance
  • Two-Port Networks and Filters
  • Transient Circuits
  • Circuits with Periodic Nonsinusoidal Sources
  • Nonperiodic Sources
  • SPICE
  • 3. Basic Electronic Circuit Components
  • Wires, Cables, and Connectors
  • Batteries
  • Switches
  • Relays
  • Resistors
  • Capacitors
  • Inductors
  • Transformers
  • Fuses and Circuit Breakers
  • 4. Semiconductors
  • Semiconductor Technology
  • Diodes
  • Transistors
  • Thyristors
  • Transient Voltage Suppressors
  • Integrated Circuits
  • 5. Optoelectronics
  • A Little Lecture on Photons
  • Lamps
  • Light-Emitting Diodes
  • Photoresistors
  • Photodiodes
  • Solar Cells
  • Phototransistors
  • Photothyristors
  • Optoisolators
  • Optical Fiber
  • 6. Sensors
  • General Principals
  • Temperature
  • Proximity and Touch
  • Movement, Force, and Pressure
  • Chemical
  • Light, Radiation, Magnetism, and Sound
  • GPS
  • 7. Hands-on Electronics
  • Safety
  • Constructing Circuits
  • Multimeters
  • Oscilloscopes
  • The Electronics Laboratory
  • 8. Operational Amplifiers
  • Operational Amplifier Water Analogy
  • How Op Amps Work (The "Cop-Out" Explanation)
  • Theory
  • Negative Feedback
  • Positive Feedback
  • Real Kinds of Op Amps
  • Op Amp Specifications
  • Powering Op Amps
  • Some Practical Notes
  • Voltage and Current Offset Compensation
  • Frequency Compensation
  • Comparators
  • Comparators with Hysteresis
  • Using Single-Supply Comparators
  • Window Comparator
  • Voltage-Level Indicator
  • Applications.
  • 9. Filters
  • Things to Know Before You Start Designing Filters
  • Basic Filters
  • Passive Low-Pass Filter Design
  • A Note on Filter Types
  • Passive High-Pass Filter Design
  • Passive Bandpass Filter Design
  • Passive Notch Filter Design
  • Active Filter Design
  • Integrated Filter Circuits
  • 10. Oscillators and Timers
  • RC Relaxation Oscillators
  • The 555 Timer IC
  • Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
  • Wien-Bridge and Twin-T Oscillators
  • LC Oscillators (Sinusoidal Oscillators)
  • Crystal Oscillators
  • Microcontroller Oscillators
  • 11. Voltage Regulators and Power Supplies
  • Voltage-Regulator ICs
  • A Quick Look at a Few Regulator Applications
  • The Transformer
  • Rectifier Packages
  • A Few Simple Power Supplies
  • Technical Points About Ripple Reduction
  • Loose Ends
  • Switching Regulator Supplies (Switchers)
  • Switch-Mode Power Supplies
  • Kinds of Commercial Power Supply Packages
  • Power Supply Construction
  • 12. Digital Electronics
  • The Basics of Digital Electronics
  • Logic Gates
  • Combinational Devices
  • Logic Families
  • Powering and Testing Logic ICs
  • Sequential Logic
  • Counter ICs
  • Shift Registers
  • Three-State Buffers, Latches, and Transceivers
  • Analog/Digital Interfacing
  • Displays
  • Memory Devices
  • 13. Microcontrollers
  • Basic Structure of a Microcontroller
  • Example Microcontrollers
  • Evaluation/Development Boards
  • Arduino
  • Interfacing with Microcontrollers
  • 14. Motors
  • DC Continuous Motors
  • Speed Control of DC Motors
  • Directional Control of DC Motors
  • RC Servos
  • Stepper Motors
  • Kinds of Stepper Motors
  • Driving Stepper Motors
  • Controlling the Driver with a Translator
  • A Final Word on Identifying Stepper Motors
  • 15. Audio Electronics
  • A Little Lecture on Sound
  • Microphones
  • Microphone Specifications
  • Audio Amplifiers
  • Preamplifiers
  • Mixer Circuits
  • A Note on Impedance Matching
  • Speakers
  • Crossover Networks
  • Simple ICs Used to Drive Speakers
  • Audible?Signal Devices
  • Miscellaneous Audio Circuits
  • 16. Modular Electronics
  • There's an IC for It
  • Breakout Boards and Modules
  • Plug-and-Play Prototyping
  • Open Source Hardware
  • A. Power Distribution and Home Wiring
  • Power Distribution
  • A Closer Look at Three-Phase Electricity
  • Home Wiring
  • Electricity in Other Countries
  • B. Error Analysis
  • Absolute Error, Relative Error, and Percent Error
  • Uncertainty Estimates
  • C. Useful Facts and Formulas
  • Greek Alphabet
  • Powers of 10 Unit Prefixes
  • Linear Functions (y = mx + b)
  • Quadratic Equation (y = ax2 + bx + c)
  • Exponents and Logarithms
  • Trigonometry
  • Complex Numbers
  • Differential Calculus
  • Integral Calculus.