Electronics

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course was designed to offer completely free training on Direct Current (DC), Alternating Current (AC), Semiconductors, and Digital Electronics and all of the components and equipment related to setting up and testing. The course also offers references and experiments.

It covers all aspects of electronics for the novice and experienced electronics student.

Volume and Chapter descriptions are listed below.

• Volume I - Direct Current (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 Law
  • Chapter 7 - Series-Parallel Combination Circuits
  • Chapter 8 - DC Metering Circuits
  • Chapter 9 - Electrical Instrumentation Signals
  • Chapter 10 - DC Network Analysis

• Direct Current - Continued

  • Chapter 11 - Batteries and Power Systems
  • Chapter 12 - The Physics of Conductors and Insulators
  • Chapter 13 - Capacitors
  • Chapter 14 - Magnetism and Electromagnetism
  • Chapter 15 - Inductors
  • Chapter 16 - RC and L/R Time Constants
  • Appendix 1 - About This Book
  • Appendix 2 - Contributor List
  • Appendix 3 - Design Science License

• Volume V - References

  • 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
  • Chapter 7 - Using the Spice Circuit Simulation Program

• References - Continued

  • Chapter 8 - Troubleshooting - Theory and Practice
  • Chapter 9 - Circuit Schematic Symbols
  • Chapter 10 - Periodic Table of the Elements
  • Appendix 1 - About This Book
  • Appendix 2 - Contributors List
  • Appendix 3 - Design Science License

• Volume IV - Digital Electronics

  • 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
  • Chapter 9 - Combinational Logic Functions
  • Chapter 10 - Multivibrators

• Digital Electronics - Continued

  • Chapter 11 - Sequence Circuits ***INCOMPLETE***
  • Chapter 12 - Shift Registers
  • Chapter 13 - Digital-Analog Conversion
  • Chapter 14 - Digital Communications
  • Chapter 15 - Digital Storage (Memory)
  • Chapter 16 - Principles of Digital Computing
  • Appendix 1 - About This Book
  • Appendix 2 - Contributors List
  • Appendix 3 - Design Science License

• Volume III - Semiconductors

  • Chapter 1 - Amplifiers and Active Devices
  • Chapter 2 - Solid-State Device Theory
  • Chapter 3 - Diodes and Rectifiers
  • Chapter 4 - Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Chapter 5 - Junction Field-Effect Transistors ***INCOMPLETE***
  • Chapter 6 - Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistors *** INCOMPLETE***
  • Chapter 7 - Thyristors
  • Chapter 8 - Operational Amplifiers
  • Chapter 9 - Practical Analog Semiconductor Circuits
    ***INCOMPLETE***

• Semiconductors - Continued

  • Chapter 10 - Active Filters ***PENDING***
  • Chapter 11 - DC Motor Drives ***PENDING***
  • Chapter 12 - Inverters and AC Motor Drives ***PENDING***
  • Chapter 13 - Electron Tubes
  • Appendix 1 - About This Book
  • Appendix 2 - Contributors List
  • Appendix 3 - Design Science License

• Volume II - Alternating Current (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 Circuits
  • Chapter 6 - Resonance
  • Chapter 7 - Mixed_Frequency AC Signals
  • Chapter 8 - Filters

• Alternating Current - Continued

  • 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
  • Appendix 1 - About This Book
  • Appendix 2 - Contributors List
  • Appendix 3 - Design Science License

• Volume VI - Experiments

  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Basic Concepts and Test Equipment
  • Chapter 3 - DC Circuits
  • Chapter 4 - AC Circuits
  • Chapter 5 - Discrete Semiconductor Circuits
  • Chapter 6 - Analog Integrated Circuits

• Experiments - Continued

  • Chapter 7 - Digital Integrated Circuits
  • Chapter 8 - 555 Timer Circuits
  • Appendix 1 - About This Book
  • Appendix 2 - Contributors List
  • Appendix 3 - Design Science License

• This course is intended for anyone interested in learning how to master electronics.
• This course is aimed at beginners, so no previous electronics experience is necessary.