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  • Front Cover
  • Electronics
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • What is meant by 'electronics'?
  • What is an electron?
  • What is an electric current?
  • What is the difference between conductors and insulators?
  • What is a semiconductor?
  • Do currents flow only in metals and semiconductors?
  • What causes a current to flow?
  • How are e.m.f. and current related?
  • What is the effect of combining resistances?
  • What is internal resistance?
  • What is the meaning of 'matching'?
  • Chapter 2. Waveforms, pulses, and signalsWhat is the difference between d.c. and a.c.?
  • What is the advantage of using a.c.?
  • What is amplitude?
  • What is frequency?
  • What is wavelength?
  • What is phase?
  • Are there other types of current?
  • Are pulses that simple?
  • What other waveforms are there?
  • What are harmonics?
  • What is a signal?
  • What is meant by 'noise'?
  • What is modulation?
  • How do electromagnetic and sound waves compare?
  • What are ultrasonic waves?
  • What is a transducer?
  • Chapter 3.Components
  • What is a resistor?What is an inductor?
  • What is mutual inductance?
  • How does a capacitor work?
  • What is the unit of capacitance?
  • What is meant by 'time constant'?
  • What is the effect of combining inductance and capacitance?
  • What are passive components?
  • What is a semiconductor diode?
  • How is a diode used for rectification?
  • What are 'active components'?
  • Are active components linear or non-linear?
  • How does a transistor function?
  • Is thai how all transistors work?
  • What is a photo-electric cell?
  • Are valves still used?
  • Chapter 4. AmplificationWhat are the main features of an amplifier?
  • What frequencies can an amplifier such as that in Fig.38 handle?
  • Will an amplifier like that shown in Fig. 38 drive a loudspeaker?
  • Can you have a class B stage without crossover distortion?
  • What kinds of distortion are encountered?
  • What is meant by 'bandwidth'?
  • Why is decoupling necessary?
  • What is meant by 'feedback', and how is it used?
  • What is an emitter follower?
  • What is the cascode circuit?
  • Chapter 5. Generating signals
  • What sort of signals can be generated?
  • What is a crystal oscillator?Do all sinewave oscillators use tuned circuits?
  • How is a squarewave produced?
  • What effect has a 'time constant'?
  • How is a spike waveform produced?
  • How is a triangular waveform produced?
  • What other types of pulse circuit are there?
  • Chapter 6. Radio and television
  • What is the principle of radio?
  • What modulation processes are used?
  • What are the merits of FM?
  • How are radio signals demodulated?
  • What is the principle of television?
  • How does the camera work?
  • How is synchronisation achieved?