For almost 30 years, this book has been a classic text for electronics enthusiasts. Now completely updated for today's technology with easy explanations and presented in a more user-friendly format, this third edition helps you learn the essentials you need to work with electronic circuits. All you need is a general understanding of electronics concepts such as Ohm's law and current flow, and an acquaintance with first-year algebra. The question-and-answer format, illustrative experiments, and self-tests at the end of each chapter make it easy for you to learn at your own speed.
Author(s): Harry Kybett; Earl Boysen
Publisher: Wiley Publishing
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 426
All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide, Third Edition
About the Author
Credits
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
What This Book Teaches
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used In This Book
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1: DC Review and Pre-Test
Current Flow
Ohm’s Law
Resistors in Series
Resistors in Parallel
Power
Small Currents
The Graph of Resistance
The Voltage Divider
The Current Divider
Switches
Capacitors in a DC Circuit
Summary
DC Pre-Test
Chapter 2: The Diode
Understanding Diodes
The Diode Experiment
Diode Breakdown
The Zener Diode
Summary
Self-Test
Chapter 3: Introduction to the Transistor
Understanding Transistors
The Transistor Experiment
The Junction Field Effect Transistor
Summary
Self-Test
Chapter 4: The Transistor Switch
Turning the Transistor on
Turning the Transistor off
Why Transistors are Used as Switches
The Three-Transistor Switch
Alternative Base Switching
Switching The JFET
The JFET Experiment
Summary
Self-Test
Chapter 5: AC Pre-Test and Review
The Generator
Resistors in AC Circuits
Capacitors in AC Circuits
The Inductor in an AC Circuit
Resonance
Summary
Self-Test
Chapter 6: AC in Electronics
Capacitors in AC Circuits
Capacitors and Resistors in Series
The High Pass Filter Experiment
Phase Shift of an RC Circuit
Resistor and Capacitor in Parallel
Inductors in AC Circuits
Phase Shift for an RL Circuit
Summary
Self-Test
Chapter 7: Resonant Circuits
The Capacitor and Inductor in Series
The Output Curve
Introduction to Oscillators
Summary
Self-Test
Chapter 8: Transistor Amplifiers
Working with Transistor Amplifiers
A Stable Amplifier
Biasing
The Emitter Follower
Analyzing an Amplifier
The JFET as an Amplifier
The Operational Amplifier
Summary
Self-Test
Chapter 9: Oscillators
Understanding Oscillators
Feedback
The Colpitts Oscillator
The Hartley Oscillator
The Armstrong Oscillator
Practical Oscillator Design
Oscillator Troubleshooting Checklist
Summary and Applications
Self-Test
Chapter 10: The Transformer
Transformer Basics
Transformers in Communications Circuits
Summary and Applications
Self-Test
Chapter 11: Power Supply Circuits
Diodes in AC Circuits Produce Pulsating DC
Level DC (Smoothing Pulsating DC)
Summary
Self-Test
Chapter 12: Conclusion and Final Self-Test
Conclusion
Final Self-Test
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: List of Symbols and Abbreviations
Appendix C: Powers of Ten and Engineering Prefixes
Appendix D: Standard Composition Resistor Values
Appendix E: Supplemental Resources
Web Sites
Books
Magazines
Suppliers
Appendix F: Equation Reference
Appendix G: Schematic Symbols Used in This Book
Index
