Grob’s Basic Electronics is written for the beginning student pursuing a technical degree in Electronics Technology. This longtime best-selling text has been refined, updated and made more student friendly. The focus on absolutely essential knowledge for technicians, and focus on real-world applications of these basic concepts makes it ideal for today’s technology students. In covering the fundamentals of electricity and electronics, this text focuses on essential topics for the technician, and the all-important development of testing and troubleshooting skills. This highly practical approach combines clear, carefully-laid-out explanations of key topics with good, worked-out examples and problems to solve. Review problems that follow each section reinforce the material just completed, making this a very student-friendly text. It is a thoroughly accessible introduction to basic DC and AC circuits and electronic devices.
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I Introduction to Powers of 10
Chapter 1 Electricity
Chapter 2 Resistors
Chapter 3 Ohm’s Law Sample Chapter
Chapter 4 Series Circuits
Chapter 5 Parallel Circuits
Chapter 6 Series-Parallel Circuits
Chapter 7 Voltage Dividers and Current Dividers
Chapter 8 Analog and Digital Multimeters
Chapter 9 Kirchhoff ’s Laws
Chapter 10 Network Theorems
Chapter 11 Conductors and Insulators
Chapter 12 Batteries
Chapter 13 Magnetism
Chapter 14 Electromagnetism
Chapter 15 Alternating Voltage and Current
Chapter 16 Capacitance
Chapter 17 Capacitive Reactance
Chapter 18 Capacitive Circuits
Chapter 19 Inductance
Chapter 20 Inductive Reactance
Chapter 21 Inductive Circuits
Chapter 22 RC and L/R Time Constants
Chapter 23 Alternating Current Circuits
Chapter 24 Complex Numbers for AC Circuits
Chapter 25 Resonance
Chapter 26 Filters
Chapter 27 Diodes and Diode Applications
Chapter 28 Bipolar Junction Transistors
Chapter 29 Transistor Amplifiers
Chapter 30 Field Effect Transistors
Chapter 31 Power Amplifi ers
Chapter 32 Thyristors
Chapter 33 Operational Amplifiers
Appendix A Electrical Symbols and Abbreviations
Appendix B Solder and the Soldering Process
Appendix C Listing of Preferred Resistance Values
Appendix D Component Schematic Symbols
Appendix E Using the Oscilloscope
Appendix F Introduction to MultiSim
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Answers Odd-Numbered Problems and Critical Thinking Problems
