Book description
Written by an expert electronics engineer who enjoys teaching the practical side of engineering, this book covers all the subjects that a beginning EE needs to know: intuitive circuit and signal analysis, physical equivalents of electrical components, proper use of an oscilloscope, troubleshooting both digital and analog circuits, and much more! Even engineers with years in the industry can benefit from the compendium of practical information provided within.Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright Page
- Preface
- About the Author
- Chapter 0. What Is Electricity Really?
- Chapter 1. Three Things They Should Have Taught in Engineering 101
-
Chapter 2. Basic Theory
- Publisher Summary
- Ohm's Law Still Works: Constantly Drill the Fundamentals
- The Voltage Divider Rule
- Capacitors Impede Changes in Voltage
- Inductors Impede Changes in Current
- Series and Parallel Components
- Thevenin's Theorem
- It's about time
- Constant Voltage Sources vs. Constant Current Sources
- Direct Current
- Alternating Current
- Back to Capacitors and Inductors Again
- Low-Pass Filters
- High-Pass Filters
- Active Filters
- Beam Me Up?
- Keep It Under Control
- Chapter 3. Pieces Parts
-
Chapter 4. The Real World
- Publisher Summary
- Bridging the Gap
- A-to-D and Back Again
- It Takes a Little D to A to Get a Little A to D
- Making Stuff Move: The Electromechanical World
- Maintaining Speed
- Some Other Types of Motors
- Power Supplies
- When parts aren’t perfect
- Robust design
- Some of My Favorite Circuits
- Get Your Own—here are a Few
- Chapter 5. Tools
- Chapter 6. Troubleshooting
- Chapter 7. Touchy-Feely Stuff
- Index
Product information
- Title: Electrical Engineering 101, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2009
- Publisher(s): Newnes
- ISBN: 9780080949499
You might also like
book
Electrical Engineering 101, 3rd Edition
Electrical Engineering 101 covers the basic theory and practice of electronics, starting by answering the question …
book
Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition, 4th Edition
A Fully-Updated, No-Nonsense Guide to Electronics Advance your electronics knowledge and gain the skills necessary to …
book
Make: Electronics, 3rd Edition
Make: Electronics explores the properties and applications of discrete components that are the fundamental building blocks …
book
Make: Electronics, 2nd Edition
"This is teaching at its best!" --Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world's most …