Electronics All-in-One For Dummies. Doug Lowe
Your Stuff from Static Discharges Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams Introducing a Simple Schematic Diagram Laying Out a Circuit To Connect or Not to Connect Looking at Commonly Used Symbols Simplifying Ground and Power Connections Labeling Components in a Schematic Diagram Representing Integrated Circuits in a Schematic Diagram Chapter 6: Building Projects Looking at the Process of Building an Electronic Project Envisioning Your Project Designing Your Circuit Prototyping Your Circuit on a Solderless Breadboard Constructing Your Circuit on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Finding an Enclosure for Your Circuit Chapter 7: The Secrets of Successful Soldering Understanding How Solder Works Procuring What You Need to Solder Preparing to Solder Soldering a Solid Solder Joint Checking Your Work Desoldering Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter Looking at Multimeters What a Multimeter Measures Using Your Multimeter Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope Understanding Oscilloscopes Examining Waveforms Calibrating an Oscilloscope Displaying Signals
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Book 2: Working with Basic Electronic Components
Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits
What Is a Circuit?
Using Batteries
Building a Lamp Circuit
Project 1: A Simple Lamp Circuit
Working with Switches
Building a Switched Lamp Circuit
Project 2: A Lamp Controlled by a Switch
Understand Series and Parallel Circuits
Building a Series Lamp Circuit
Project 3: A Series Lamp Circuit
Building a Parallel Lamp Circuit
Project 4: A Parallel Lamp Circuit
Using Switches in Series and Parallel
Building a Series Switch Circuit
Project 5: A Series Switch Circuit
Building a Parallel Switch Circuit
Project 6: A Parallel Switch Circuit
Switching between Two Lamps
Project 7: Controlling Two Lamps with One Switch
Building a Three-Way Lamp Switch
Project 8: A Three-Way Light Switch
Reversing Polarity
Project 9: A Polarity-Reversing Circuit
Chapter 2: Working with Resistors
What Is Resistance?
Measuring Resistance
Looking at Ohm’s Law
Introducing Resistors
Reading Resistor Color Codes
Understanding Resistor Power Ratings
Limiting Current with a Resistor
Project 10: Using a Current-Limiting Resistor
Combining Resistors
Project 11: Resistors in Series and Parallel
Dividing Voltage
Dividing Voltage with Resistors
Project 12: A Voltage Divider Circuit
Varying Resistance with a Potentiometer
Chapter 3: Working with Capacitors
What Is a Capacitor?
Counting Capacitance
Reading Capacitor Values
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