Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects

Introduction xvii Chapter 1 DC Review and Pre-Test 1 Current Flow 2 Ohm’s Law 5 Resistors in Series 10 Resistors in Parallel 10 Power 12 Small Currents 15 The Graph of Resistance 16 The Voltage Divider 18 The Current Divider 24 Switches 30 Capacitors in a DC Circuit 33 Summary 41 DC Pre-Test 43 Chapter 2 The Diode 47 Understanding Diodes 48 Diode Breakdown 70 The Zener Diode 75 Summary 86 Self-Test 87 Chapter 3 Introduction to the Transistor 91 Understanding Transistors 92 The Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) 123 Summary 129 Self-Test 129 Chapter 4 The Transistor Switch 135 Turning the Transistor On 136 Turning Off the Transistor 142 Why Transistors Are Used as Switches 146 The Three-Transistor Switch 161 Alternative Base Switching 166 Switching the JFET 172 Summary 181 Self-Test 182 Chapter 5 AC Pre-Test and Review 187 The Generator 188 Resistors in AC Circuits 193 Capacitors in AC Circuits 195 The Inductor in an AC Circuit 202 Resonance 204 Summary 207 Self-Test 207 Chapter 6 Filters 211 Capacitors in AC Circuits 212 Capacitors and Resistors in Series 214 Phase Shift of an RC Circuit 239 Resistor and Capacitor in Parallel 246 Inductors in AC Circuits 250 Phase Shift for an RL Circuit 258 Summary 260 Self-Test 260 Chapter 7 Resonant Circuits 267 The Capacitor and Inductor in Series 268 The Output Curve 286 Introduction to Oscillators 309 Summary 314 Self-Test 314 Chapter 8 Transistor Amplifiers 319 Working with Transistor Amplifiers 320 A Stable Amplifier 330 Biasing 334 The Emitter Follower 350 Analyzing an Amplifier 356 The JFET as an Amplifier 361 The Operational Amplifier 370 Summary 380 Self-Test 380 Chapter 9 Oscillators 385 Understanding Oscillators 386 Feedback 396 The Colpitts Oscillator 402 The Hartley Oscillator 414 The Armstrong Oscillator 421 Practical Oscillator Design 422 Simple Oscillator Design Procedure 423 Oscillator Troubleshooting Checklist 426 Summary and Applications 432 Self-Test 432 Chapter 10 The Transformer 435 Transformer Basics 436 Transformers in Communications Circuits 447 Summary and Applications 451 Self-Test 452 Chapter 11 Power Supply Circuits 455 Diodes in AC Circuits Produce Pulsating DC 456 Level DC (Smoothing Pulsating DC) 474 Summary 490 Self-Test 490 Chapter 12 Conclusion and Final Self-Test 493 Conclusion 493 Final Self-Test 495 Appendix A Glossary 509 Appendix B List of Symbols and Abbreviations 513 Appendix C Powers of Ten and Engineering Prefixes 517 Appendix D Standard Composition Resistor Values 519 Appendix E Supplemental Resources 521 Web Sites 521 Books 522 Magazines 522 Suppliers 523 Appendix F Equation Reference 525 Appendix G Schematic Symbols Used in This Book 529 Index 533