Basic Electronics: Introducing Electronics Bk. A

Part 1 Electronics today: the electronic age; consumer electronics; communications electronics; computer electronics; control electronics; caring electronics. Part 2 A short history of electronics: the discovery of cathode rays; the invention of the valve; the beginnings of radio and television; radar and the 2nd World War; the invention of the transistor; silicon chips make an impact. Part 3 Electronics systems: the underground system; black boxes; examples of electronic systems; systems and subsystems. Part 4 Simple circuits: components, circuits and symbols; making electrons move; series and parallel circuits; putting simple circuits together; experiments. Part 5 Using switches: types of mechanical switch; uses for a reed switch; simple digital circuits; experiments. Part 6 Putting circuits together: the breadboard method; stripboard assembly; printed circuit board assembly; tools for projects. Part 7 Atoms and ions: the building blocks of atoms; the electronic charge on neutrons, protons and electrons; the building blocks of hydrogen and oxygen atoms; free electrons. Part 8 Test instruments: the difference between analogue and digital signals; the frequency and period of alternating current; root-mean-square (T.M.S) values of sinusoidal voltages; the importance of the earth connection. Part 9 The multimeter: the place of ammeters and voltmeters in circuits; the sensitivity of a voltmeter. Part 10 The oscilloscope: the cathode-ray tube; experiments. Part 11 The waveform generator or signal generator: using an audio frequency signal generator; experiments. Part 12 Project modules: handling CNOS devices; identifying resistors and capacitors; project modules.