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Chapter 1: Basic Concepts Of Electricity

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Static electricity

Conductors, insulators, and electron flow

Electric circuits

Voltage and current

Resistance

Voltage and current in a practical circuit

Conventional versus electron flow

Contributors

Chapter 2: Ohm's Law

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How voltage, current, and resistance relate

An analogy for Ohm's Law

Power in electric circuits

Calculating electric power

Resistors

Nonlinear conduction

Circuit wiring

Polarity of voltage drops

Computer simulation of electric circuits

Contributors

Chapter 3: Electrical Safety

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The importance of electrical safety

Physiological effects of electricity

Shock current path

Ohm's Law (again!)

Safe practices

Emergency response

Common sources of hazard

Safe circuit design

Safe meter usage

Electric shock data

Contributors

Chapter 4: Scientific Notation And Metric

Prefixes
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Scientific notation

Arithmetic with scientific notation

Metric notation

Metric prefix conversions

Hand calculator use

Scientific notation in SPICE

Contributors

Chapter 5: Series And Parallel Circuits

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What are "series" and "parallel" circuits?

Simple series circuits

Simple parallel circuits

Conductance

Power calculations

Correct use of Ohm's Law

Component failure analysis

Building simple resistor circuits

Contributors

Chapter 6: Divider Circuits And Kirchhoff's

Laws
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Voltage divider circuits

Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)

Current divider circuits

Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL)

Contributors

Chapter 7: Series-parallel Combination

Circuits
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What is a series-parallel circuit?

Analysis technique

Re-drawing complex schematics

Component failure analysis

Building series-parallel resistor circuits

Contributors

Chapter 8: DC Metering Circuits

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What is a meter?

Voltmeter design

Voltmeter impact on measured circuit

Ammeter design

Ammeter impact on measured circuit

Ohmmeter design

High voltage ohmmeters

Multimeters

Kelvin (4-wire) resistance measurement

Bridge circuits

Wattmeter design

Creating custom calibration resistances

Contributors

Chapter 9: Electrical Instrumentation Signals

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Analog and digital signals

Voltage signal systems

Current signal systems

Tachogenerators

Thermocouples

pH measurement

Strain gauges

Contributors

Chapter 10: Dc Network Analysis

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What is network analysis?

Branch current method

Mesh current method

Node voltage method

Introduction to network theorems

Millman's Theorem

Superposition Theorem

Thevenin's Theorem

Norton's Theorem

Thevenin-Norton equivalencies

Millman's Theorem revisited

Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

-Y and Y- conversions

Contributors

Chapter 11: Batteries And Power Systems

Electron activity in chemical reactions

Battery construction

Battery ratings

Special-purpose batteries

Practical considerations

Contributors

Chapter 12: Physics Of Conductors And

Insulators
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Introduction

Conductor size

Conductor ampacity

Fuses

Specific resistance

Temperature coefficient of resistance

Superconductivity

Insulator breakdown voltage

Data

Contributors

Chapter 13: Capacitors

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Electric fields and capacitance

Capacitors and calculus

Factors affecting capacitance

Series and parallel capacitors

Practical considerations

Contributors

Chapter 14: Magnetism And Electromagnetism

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Permanent magnets

Electromagnetism

Magnetic units of measurement

Permeability and saturation

Electromagnetic induction

Mutual inductance

Contributors

Chapter 15: Inductors

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Magnetic fields and inductance

Inductors and calculus

Factors affecting inductance

Series and parallel inductors

Practical considerations

Contributors

Chapter 16: Rc And L/r Time Constants

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Electrical transients

Capacitor transient response

Inductor transient response

Voltage and current calculations

Why L/R and not LR?

Complex voltage and current calculations

Complex circuits

Solving for unknown time

Contributors

Semiconductors
Chapter 1: Amplifiers And Active Devices
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From electric to electronic

Active versus passive devices

Amplifiers

Amplifier gain

Decibels

Absolute dB scales

Attenuators

Contributors

Chapter 2: Solid-state Device Theory

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Introduction

Quantum physics

Valence and Crystal structure

Band theory of solids

Electrons and ``holes''

The P-N junction

Junction diodes

Bipolar junction transistors

Junction field-effect transistors

Insulated-gate field-effect transistors (MOSFET)

Thyristors

Semiconductor manufacturing techniques

Superconducting devices

Quantum devices

Semiconductor devices in SPICE

Contributors

 Chapter 3: Diodes And Rectifiers

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Introduction

Meter check of a diode

Diode ratings

Rectifier circuits

Peak detector

Clipper circuits

Clamper circuits

Voltage multipliers

Inductor commutating circuits

Diode switching circuits

Zener diodes

Special-purpose diodes

Other diode technologies

SPICE models

Contributors

Chapter 4: Bipolar Junction Transistors

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Introduction

The transistor as a switch

Meter check of a transistor

Active mode operation

The common-emitter amplifier

The common-collector amplifier

The common-base amplifier

The cascode amplifier

Biasing techniques

Biasing calculations

Input and output coupling

Feedback

Amplifier impedances

Current mirrors

Transistor ratings and packages

BJT quirks

Chapter 5: Junction Field-effect Transistors

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Introduction

The transistor as a switch

Meter check of a transistor

Active-mode operation

The common-source amplifier -- PENDING

The common-drain amplifier -- PENDING

The common-gate amplifier -- PENDING

Biasing techniques -- PENDING

Transistor ratings and packages -- PENDING

JFET quirks -- PENDING

 Chapter 6: Insulated-gate Field-effect

Transistors
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Introduction

Depletion-type IGFETs

Enhancement-type IGFETs -- PENDING

Active-mode operation -- PENDING

The common-source amplifier -- PENDING

The common-drain amplifier -- PENDING

The common-gate amplifier -- PENDING

Biasing techniques -- PENDING

Transistor ratings and packages -- PENDING

IGFET quirks -- PENDING

MESFETs -- PENDING

IGBTs

Chapter 7: Thyristors
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Hysteresis

Gas discharge tubes

The Shockley Diode

The DIAC

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

The TRIAC

Optothyristors

The Unijunction Transistor (UJT)

The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)

Field-effect-controlled thyristors

Chapter 8: Operational Amplifiers

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Introduction

Single-ended and differential amplifiers

The "operational" amplifier

Negative feedback

Divided feedback

An analogy for divided feedback

Voltage-to-current signal conversion

Averager and summer circuits

Building a differential amplifier

The instrumentation amplifier

Differentiator and integrator circuits

Positive feedback

Practical considerations

Operational amplifier models

Data

Contributors

Chapter 9: Practical Analog Semiconductor

Circuits

ElectroStatic Discharge

Power supply circuits -- INCOMPLETE

Amplifier circuits -- PENDING

Oscillator circuits -- INCOMPLETE

Phase-locked loops -- PENDING

Radio circuits -- INCOMPLETE

Computational circuits

Measurement circuits -- INCOMPLETE

Control circuits -- PENDING

Contributors

Chapter 10: Active Filters

Chapter 11: DC Motor Drives
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Pulse Width Modulation

Contributors

Chapter 12: Inverters And Ac Motor Drives

Chapter 13: Electron Tubes
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Introduction

Early tube history

The triode

The tetrode

Beam power tubes

The pentode

Combination tubes

Tube parameters

Ionization (gas-filled) tubes

Display tubes

Microwave tubes

Tubes versus Semiconductors