Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Introduction
   1. What This Book Teaches
   2. How This Book Is Organized
   3. Conventions Used in This Book
   4. How to Use This Book
3. Chapter 1: DC Review and Pre-Test
   1. Current Flow
   2. Ohm's Law
   3. Resistors in Series
   4. Resistors in Parallel
   5. Power
   6. Small Currents
   7. The Graph of Resistance
   8. The Voltage Divider
   9. The Current Divider
   10. Switches
   11. Capacitors in a DC Circuit
   12. Summary
   13. DC Pre-Test
4. Chapter 2: The Diode
   1. Understanding Diodes
   2. Diode Breakdown
   3. The Zener Diode
   4. Summary
   5. Self-Test
5. Chapter 3: Introduction to the Transistor
   1. Understanding Transistors
   2. The Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET)
   3. Summary
   4. Self-Test
6. Chapter 4: The Transistor Switch
   1. Turning the Transistor On
   2. Turning Off the Transistor
   3. Why Transistors Are Used as Switches
   4. The Three-Transistor Switch
   5. Alternative Base Switching
   6. Switching the JFET
   7. Summary
   8. Self-Test
7. Chapter 5: AC Pre-Test and Review
   1. The Generator
   2. Resistors in AC Circuits
   3. Capacitors in AC Circuits
   4. The Inductor in an AC Circuit
   5. Resonance
   6. Summary
   7. Self-Test
8. Chapter 6: Filters
   1. Capacitors in AC Circuits
   2. Capacitors and Resistors in Series
   3. Phase Shift of an RC Circuit
   4. Resistor and Capacitor in Parallel
   5. Inductors in AC Circuits
   6. Phase Shift for an RL Circuit
   7. Summary
   8. Self-Test
9. Chapter 7: Resonant Circuits
   1. The Capacitor and Inductor in Series
   2. The Output Curve
   3. Introduction to Oscillators
   4. Summary
   5. Self-Test
10. Chapter 8: Transistor Amplifiers
    1. Working with Transistor Amplifiers
    2. A Stable Amplifier
    3. Biasing
    4. The Emitter Follower
    5. Analyzing an Amplifier
    6. The JFET as an Amplifier
    7. The Operational Amplifier
    8. Summary
    9. Self-Test
11. Chapter 9: Oscillators
    1. Understanding Oscillators
    2. Feedback
    3. The Colpitts Oscillator
    4. The Hartley Oscillator
    5. The Armstrong Oscillator
    6. Practical Oscillator Design
    7. Simple Oscillator Design Procedure
    8. Oscillator Troubleshooting Checklist
    9. Summary and Applications
    10. Self-Test
12. Chapter 10: The Transformer
    1. Transformer Basics
    2. Transformers in Communications Circuits
    3. Summary and Applications
    4. Self-Test
    5. Answers to Self-Test
13. Chapter 11: Power Supply Circuits
    1. Diodes in AC Circuits Produce Pulsating DC
    2. Level DC (Smoothing Pulsating DC)
    3. Summary
    4. Self-Test
14. Chapter 12: Conclusion and Final Self-Test
    1. Conclusion
    2. Final Self-Test
15. Appendix A: Glossary
16. Appendix B: List of Symbols and Abbreviations
17. Appendix C: Powers of Ten and Engineering Prefixes
18. Appendix D: Standard Composition Resistor Values
19. Appendix E: Supplemental Resources
    1. Web Sites
    2. Books
    3. Magazines
    4. Suppliers
20. Appendix F: Equation Reference
21. Appendix G: Schematic Symbols Used in This Book