Best-selling Demystified author and electronics expert Stan Gibilisco has penned the perfect introductory book for consumers, hobbyists, and students alike. Coverage includes essential topics such as current and power supplies, wireless, digital principles, measurement and monitoring, transducers and sensors, location and navigation, and more.
Author(s): Stan Gibilisco
Series: Demystified
Edition: 1
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 417
Terms of Use......Page 5
Want to learn more?......Page 6
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 15
Part One: Fundamental Concepts......Page 17
The Nature of DC......Page 19
Ohm’s Law......Page 23
Resistive Networks......Page 27
DC Magnetism......Page 39
Quiz......Page 44
Frequency and Waveform......Page 47
More Definitions......Page 55
Phase Relationships......Page 59
Utility Power Transmission......Page 65
Quiz......Page 69
Introducing j......Page 72
Inductive Reactance......Page 76
Current and Voltage in RL Circuits......Page 79
Capacitive Reactance......Page 84
Current and Voltage in RC Circuits......Page 87
Characteristic Impedance......Page 95
Admittance......Page 98
Quiz......Page 104
Transformers......Page 107
Rectifiers......Page 110
Filtering and Regulation......Page 115
Protection of Equipment......Page 119
Electrochemical Power Sources......Page 122
Test: Part One......Page 134
Part Two: Wired Electronics......Page 145
The P-N Junction......Page 147
Signal Applications......Page 152
Oscillation and Amplification......Page 162
Diodes and Radiant Energy......Page 163
Quiz......Page 167
The Bipolar Transistor......Page 169
Basic Bipolar Transistor Circuits......Page 176
The Field-Effect Transistor......Page 179
The MOSFET......Page 185
Basic FET Circuits......Page 188
Integrated Circuits......Page 192
Quiz......Page 197
Amplification Factor......Page 200
Basic Amplifier Circuits......Page 203
Amplifier Classes......Page 205
Efficiency and Drive......Page 208
Audio Amplification......Page 212
RF Amplification......Page 215
Quiz......Page 220
RF Oscillators......Page 222
Oscillator Stability......Page 227
Crystal-Controlled Oscillators......Page 230
AF Oscillators......Page 235
Quiz......Page 238
Test: Part Two......Page 241
Part Three: Wireless Electronics......Page 251
Modulation......Page 253
Analog-to-Digital Conversion......Page 266
Image Transmission......Page 267
Quiz......Page 271
Simple Designs......Page 274
The Modern Receiver......Page 277
Pre-detector Stages......Page 280
Detectors......Page 282
Audio Stages......Page 288
Television Reception......Page 289
Specialized Modes......Page 292
Quiz......Page 296
Networks......Page 298
Satellites......Page 303
Personal Communications Systems......Page 305
Hobby Communications......Page 309
Lightning......Page 312
Security and Privacy......Page 315
Quiz......Page 322
Radiation Resistance......Page 325
Half-Wave Antennas......Page 328
Quarter-Wave Antennas......Page 330
Loop Antennas......Page 333
Ground Systems......Page 336
Gain and Directivity......Page 338
Phased Arrays......Page 341
Parasitic Arrays......Page 345
UHF and Microwave Antennas......Page 348
Feed Lines......Page 352
Safety Issues......Page 353
Quiz......Page 354
Test: Part Three......Page 356
Final Exam......Page 367
Appendix 1 Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions......Page 384
Appendix 2 Symbols Used in Schematic Diagrams......Page 387
Suggested Additional References......Page 404
Index......Page 405
About the Author......Page 417
