Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics
Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics
Pages: 721
Contents:
Part 1 Direct Current
1 Basic Physical Concepts 3 Atoms 3 Protons, Neutrons, and Atomic Numbers
3 Isotopes and Atomic Weights 4 Electrons 4 Ions 6 Compounds 6 Molecules
7 Conductors 8 Insulators 8 Resistors 9 Semiconductors 9 Current 10 Static Electricity 11 Electromotive Force 12 Nonelectrical Energy 13 Quiz 14
2 Electrical Units 17 The Volt 17 Current Flow 18 The Ampere 19 Resistance and the Ohm 20 Conductance and the Siemens 22 Power and the Watt 23
A Word about Notation 24 Energy and the Watt-Hour 25 Other Energy Units 26 Alternating Current and the Hertz
27 Rectification and Pulsating Direct Current 28 Safety Considerations in Electrical Work 30 Magnetism 30 Magnetic Units 32 Quiz 32
3 Measuring Devices 36 Electromagnetic Deflection 36 Electrostatic Deflection 38 Thermal Heating
39 Ammeters 39 Voltmeters 41 Ohmmeters 43 Multimeters 44 FET Voltmeters 44 Wattmeters 45 Watt-Hour Meters 46 Digital Readout Meters 46 Frequency Counters 47 Other Meter Types 47 Quiz
4 Direct-Current Circuit Basics 55 Schematic Symbols 55 Schematic and Wiring Diagrams 56 Voltage/Current/Resistance Circuits 57 Ohm’s Law 58 Current Calculations 59 Voltage Calculations 60 Resistance Calculations 60 Power Calculations 61 Resistances in Series 62 Resistances in Parallel 63 Division of Power 64
Resistances in Series-Parallel 64 Quiz 65
5 Direct-Current Circuit Analysis 69 Current through Series Resistances 69 Voltages across Series Resistances 70 Voltage across Parallel Resistances 72 Currents through Parallel Resistances
