Intro Electronics - Hardcover

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9780827367890: Intro Electronics

Synopsis

This easy to understand text provides students with specific knowledge and hands-on skills required by industry for entry-level employment in electronics. Need-to-know competencies such as use of test equipment, basics of troubleshooting and basic circuit operation are emphasized. Safety precautions, expanded career opportunities and calculator use are featured. The review questions require use of basic formulas.ALSO AVAILABLELaboratory Manual, ISBN: 0-8273-8558-7INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERInstructor's Guide, ISBN: 0-8273-6790-2 (Keywords: Survey Electronics)

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INTRODUCTION: Career Opportunities, Using a Calculator, Safety Precaution. DC CIRCUITS: Fundamentals of Electricity, Current, Voltage, Resistance, Ohm's Law, Electrical measurements-Meters, Power, DC Circuits, Magnetism, Inductance, Capacitance. AC CIRCUITS: Alternating Current, AC Measurements, Resistive AC Circuits, Capacitive AC Circuits, Inductive AC Circuits, Resonance AC Circuits, Transformers. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES: Semiconductor Fundamentals, PN Junction Diodes, Bipolar Transistors, Field Effect Transistors, Thyristors, Integrated Circuits, Optoelectric Devices. LINEAR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS: Power Supplies, Amplifier Basics, Amplifier Applications, Oscillators, Waveshaping Circuits. DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS: Binary number System, Basic Logic Gates, Simplifying Logic Circuits, Sequential Logic Circuits, Combinational Logic Circuits, Microprocessor Basics. APPENDICES: Scientific Notation, Periodic Table of Elements, Basic Formulas, Electronic Abbreviation, Greek Alphabet, Commonly Used Prefixes, Resistor Color Codes, Electronic Symbols, Semiconductor Schematic Symbols, Digital Logic Symbols.

About the Author

Mr. Chartrand holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Queen¿s university in Kingston Ontario. He has been teaching digital courses for 20 years at Niagara College in Welland , Ontario. Mr. Chartrand has made industry contributions with various designs including interfacing an infrared camera to a PC, creating a digital circuit board used as a PC training system, and designing a control pendant for an air-filled medical bed. He also worked as a plant engineer for General Motors.

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