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Volume I - DC
Chapter 1: BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY
Chapter 2: OHM's LAW
Chapter 3: ELECTRICAL SAFETY
Chapter 4: SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND METRIC PREFIXES
Chapter 5: SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS
Chapter 6: DIVIDER CIRCUITS AND KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS
Chapter 7: SERIES-PARALLEL COMBINATION CIRCUITS
Chapter 8: DC METERING CIRCUITS
Chapter 9: ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION SIGNALS
Chapter 10: DC NETWORK ANALYSIS
- 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
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-Y and Y- conversions - Contributors
Chapter 11: BATTERIES AND POWER SYSTEMS
Chapter 12: PHYSICS OF CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Chapter 13: CAPACITORS
Chapter 14: MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
Chapter 15: INDUCTORS
Chapter 16: RC AND L/R TIME CONSTANTS
Chapter 17: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Volume II - AC
Chapter 1: BASIC AC THEORY
Chapter 2: COMPLEX NUMBERS
Chapter 3: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- INDUCTIVE
Chapter 4: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- CAPACITIVE
Chapter 5: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- R, L, AND C
Chapter 6: RESONANCE
Chapter 7: MIXED-FREQUENCY AC SIGNALS
Chapter 8: FILTERS
Chapter 9: TRANSFORMERS
Chapter 10: POLYPHASE AC CIRCUITS
Chapter 11: POWER FACTOR
Chapter 12: AC METERING CIRCUITS
Chapter 13: AC MOTORS
Chapter 14: TRANSMISSION LINES
Chapter 15: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Volume III - Semiconductors
Chapter 1: AMPLIFIERS AND ACTIVE DEVICES
Chapter 2: SOLID-STATE DEVICE THEORY
- 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
Chapter 3: DIODES AND RECTIFIERS
Chapter 4: BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS
- 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
- Biasing techniques
- Input and output coupling
- Feedback
- Amplifier impedances
- Current mirrors
- Transistor ratings and packages
- BJT quirks
Chapter 5: JUNCTION FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS
Chapter 6: INSULATED-GATE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS
- 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
Chapter 8: OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
- 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
Chapter 9: PRACTICAL ANALOG SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS
Chapter 10: ACTIVE FILTERS
Chapter 11: DC MOTOR DRIVES
Chapter 12: INVERTERS AND AC MOTOR DRIVES
Chapter 13: ELECTRON TUBES
Chapter 14: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Volume IV - Digital
Chapter 1: NUMERATION SYSTEMS
Chapter 2: BINARY ARITHMETIC
Chapter 3: LOGIC GATES
Chapter 4: SWITCHES
Chapter 5: ELECTROMECHANICAL RELAYS
Chapter 6: LADDER LOGIC
Chapter 7: BOOLEAN ALGEBRA
Chapter 8: KARNAUGH MAPPING
- Introduction
- Venn diagrams and sets
- Boolean Relationships on Venn Diagrams
- Making a Venn diagram look like a Karnaugh map
- Karnaugh maps, truth tables, and Boolean expressions
- Logic simplification with Karnaugh maps
- Larger 4-variable Karnaugh maps
- Minterm vs maxterm solution
-
(sum) and (product) notation - Don't care cells in the Karnaugh map
- Larger 5 & 6-variable Karnaugh maps
Chapter 9: COMBINATIONAL LOGIC FUNCTIONS
Chapter 10: MULTIVIBRATORS
Chapter 11: COUNTERS
Chapter 12: SHIFT REGISTERS
Chapter 13: DIGITAL-ANALOG CONVERSION
Chapter 14: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
Chapter 15: DIGITAL STORAGE (MEMORY)
Chapter 16: PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL COMPUTING
Chapter 17: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Volume V - Reference
Chapter 1: USEFUL EQUATIONS AND CONVERSION FACTORS
Chapter 2: COLOR CODES
Chapter 3: CONDUCTOR AND INSULATOR TABLES
Chapter 4: ALGEBRA REFERENCE
Chapter 5: TRIGONOMETRY REFERENCE
Chapter 6: CALCULUS REFERENCE
- Rules for limits
- Derivative of a constant
- Common derivatives
- Derivatives of power functions of
e - Trigonometric derivatives
- Rules for derivatives
- The antiderivative (Indefinite integral)
- Common antiderivatives
- Antiderivatives of power functions of
e - Rules for antiderivatives
- Definite integrals and the fundamental theorem of calculus
- Differential equations
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Chapter 7: USING THE
SPICE CIRCUIT SIMULATION PROGRAM Chapter 8: TROUBLESHOOTING -- THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 9: CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS
- Wires and connections
- Power sources
- Resistors
- Capacitors
- Inductors
- Mutual inductors
- Switches, hand actuated
- Switches, process actuated
- Switches, electrically actuated (relays)
- Connectors
- Diodes
- Transistors, bipolar
- Transistors, junction field-effect (JFET)
- Transistors, insulated-gate field-effect (IGFET or MOSFET)
- Transistors, hybrid
- Thyristors
- Integrated circuits
- Electron tubes
Chapter 10: PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS
Chapter 11: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Volume VI - Experiments
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2: BASIC CONCEPTS AND TEST EQUIPMENT
Chapter 3: DC CIRCUITS
- Introduction
- Series batteries
- Parallel batteries
- Voltage divider
- Current divider
- Potentiometer as a voltage divider
- Potentiometer as a rheostat
- Precision potentiometer
- Rheostat range limiting
- Thermoelectricity
- Make your own multimeter
- Sensitive voltage detector
- Potentiometric voltmeter
- 4-wire resistance measurement
- A very simple computer
- Potato battery
- Capacitor charging and discharging
- Rate-of-change indicator
Chapter 4: AC CIRCUITS
- Introduction
- Transformer -- power supply
- Build a transformer
- Variable inductor
- Sensitive audio detector
- Sensing AC magnetic fields
- Sensing AC electric fields
- Automotive alternator
- Induction motor
- Phase shift
- Sound cancellation
- Musical keyboard as a signal generator
- PC Oscilloscope
- Waveform analysis
- Inductor-capacitor "tank" circuit
- Signal coupling
Chapter 5: DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS
- Introduction
- Commutating diode
- Half-wave rectifier
- Full-wave center-tap rectifier
- Full-wave bridge rectifier
- Rectifier/filter circuit
- Voltage regulator
- Transistor as a switch
- Static electricity sensor
- Pulsed-light sensor
- Voltage follower
- Common-emitter amplifier
- Multi-stage amplifier
- Current mirror
- JFET current regulator
- Differential amplifier
- Simple op-amp
- Audio oscillator
- Vacuum tube audio amplifier
Chapter 6: ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Chapter 7: DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Chapter 8: CONTRIBUTOR LIST