Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
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TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.
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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna
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When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an S-R latch with an enabled input using four NAND gates and learn more about digital circuit functionality.
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Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop, learn the difference between a latch and a flip-flop, and experience how a switch bounce can cause logic errors.
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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
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Perhaps the most ingenious technique was that of the delay line. A…
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Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
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The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
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A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.
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SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…
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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…
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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
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When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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A calculator for computing the gain and output voltage of an operational amplifier
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Starting with circle A in a rectangular A’ universe in figure…
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…
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If we connect the output of an op-amp to its inverting input and apply…
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A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
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In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.
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Series and Parallel Resistances Series and Parallel…
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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, you will build direct current (DC) circuits and learn fundamental electrical engineering circuit concepts.
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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
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Perhaps the most ingenious technique was that of the delay line. A…
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With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, you will build direct current (DC) circuits and learn fundamental electrical engineering circuit concepts.
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Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
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This calculates values of the inductance, capacitance of an inductor and capacitor used in a Butterworth LC bandpass filter.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an AC voltage source connected to speakers to learn about sound waves and the foundational principle used in noise cancelling headphones.
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This tool is designed to calculate the inductance of two parallel wires
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With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a voltage follower amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in common-collector configuration and learn about circuit ground and impedance transformations.
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The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…
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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…
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Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
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