Getting Started with Electronics
Build Electronic Circuits!
1st Edition
Published on 15. August 2016
128 pages
978-1-119-31381-6 (ISBN)
Description
Fun and engaging electronics projects just for kids!
Do you have a cunning kid who's curious about what goes on inside computers, phones, TVs, and other electronic devices? You may just have a budding Edison on your hands--and what better way to encourage their fascination with electronics than a book filled with projects they can complete on their own? In Getting Started with Electronics, your child will follow simple steps to safely create cool electronics projects using basic materials that can easily be found at online retailers or hobby shops.
Just imagine your child's delight as they use clips, switches, resistors, capacitors, and more to create circuits that control light and sound! From building a nifty LED flashlight to tuning in to a local radio station using a homemade tuner--and more--your little electronic wiz's world is about to get a whole lot brighter!
* Features vivid designs and a short page count
* Focuses on your child experiencing a sense of accomplishment
* Projects introduce core concepts while keeping tasks simple
* Teaches electronics in a safe environment
Built for the youngest of learners from the makers of the trusted For Dummies brand, you can feel good about giving your child a book that will spark their creativity.
Do you have a cunning kid who's curious about what goes on inside computers, phones, TVs, and other electronic devices? You may just have a budding Edison on your hands--and what better way to encourage their fascination with electronics than a book filled with projects they can complete on their own? In Getting Started with Electronics, your child will follow simple steps to safely create cool electronics projects using basic materials that can easily be found at online retailers or hobby shops.
Just imagine your child's delight as they use clips, switches, resistors, capacitors, and more to create circuits that control light and sound! From building a nifty LED flashlight to tuning in to a local radio station using a homemade tuner--and more--your little electronic wiz's world is about to get a whole lot brighter!
* Features vivid designs and a short page count
* Focuses on your child experiencing a sense of accomplishment
* Projects introduce core concepts while keeping tasks simple
* Teaches electronics in a safe environment
Built for the youngest of learners from the makers of the trusted For Dummies brand, you can feel good about giving your child a book that will spark their creativity.
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Cathleen Shamieh is an electrical engineer and a writer with extensive engineering and consulting experience in the fields of medical electronics, speech processing, and telecommunications.
Content
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
About You 2
About the Icons 2
Updates 3
The First Step 3
Project 1: Shopping Spree 4
Plan Your Shopping Spree. 4
Budget 6
Electronic Components and Accessories 10
Tools and Supplies 15
Project 2: Pocket Flashlight 18
Get Prepared. 19
Battery 19
Light-emitting diode (LED) 20
Resistor 21
Build the Flashlight Circuit 22
Connect the resistor to the battery. 22
Wrap tape around the positive terminal 23
Add a foam cutout 24
Connect the LED to the battery 25
Wrap tape around the negative terminal 26
Test Your Circuit 26
Add a Cover 27
Project 3: Red Light, Green Light 30
Breadboarding 31
Gather Supplies 32
Get to Know New Parts 34
Battery clip 34
Jumper wire 34
Slide switch 39
Breadboard Your Circuit. 40
Track Down Problems. 45
What's Really Happening?. 45
Improve Your Circuit 46
Connect the power rails 46
Add a power switch 47
Project 4: Brainy Nightlight 50
Collect Parts 51
A Simple Sensor 52
The Tiny, Yet Powerful, Transistor 53
Transistors and faucets 54
Explore two transistors 55
Build the Circuit 58
Test Your Nightlight Circuit 65
Make Adjustments 66
Nightlight turns on when it shouldn't 66
Nightlight doesn't turn on when it should 67
Nightlight doesn't turn on at all 68
Project 5: Railroad Crossing 70
What's a Capacitor?. 70
Check Out Your Capacitors 72
What's an Integrated Circuit? 73
Meet the 555 Timer 75
Collect Components and Tools 77
Build the Railroad Crossing Circuit 78
Operate the Railroad Crossing Circuit 85
Project 6: Sound Effects 86
Mini-Speaker. 86
Gather the Parts You Need 87
Prepare Your Speaker 88
The Plan 90
Build the Tone Generator 91
Test Your Tone Generator 96
Modify Your Circuit 96
Create Sound Effects 97
Project 7: Radio 99
Plan Your Mission. 102
Homemade Tuner 103
Make an inductor 104
Make a variable capacitor 107
Meet Your Radio Signal Detector. 111
Check Out Your Earphone 111
Collect Parts and Tools 112
Work Close to the (Earth) Ground 113
Prepare a Radio Platform 114
Build the Radio. 115
Listen to Your Radio 119
About This Book 1
About You 2
About the Icons 2
Updates 3
The First Step 3
Project 1: Shopping Spree 4
Plan Your Shopping Spree. 4
Budget 6
Electronic Components and Accessories 10
Tools and Supplies 15
Project 2: Pocket Flashlight 18
Get Prepared. 19
Battery 19
Light-emitting diode (LED) 20
Resistor 21
Build the Flashlight Circuit 22
Connect the resistor to the battery. 22
Wrap tape around the positive terminal 23
Add a foam cutout 24
Connect the LED to the battery 25
Wrap tape around the negative terminal 26
Test Your Circuit 26
Add a Cover 27
Project 3: Red Light, Green Light 30
Breadboarding 31
Gather Supplies 32
Get to Know New Parts 34
Battery clip 34
Jumper wire 34
Slide switch 39
Breadboard Your Circuit. 40
Track Down Problems. 45
What's Really Happening?. 45
Improve Your Circuit 46
Connect the power rails 46
Add a power switch 47
Project 4: Brainy Nightlight 50
Collect Parts 51
A Simple Sensor 52
The Tiny, Yet Powerful, Transistor 53
Transistors and faucets 54
Explore two transistors 55
Build the Circuit 58
Test Your Nightlight Circuit 65
Make Adjustments 66
Nightlight turns on when it shouldn't 66
Nightlight doesn't turn on when it should 67
Nightlight doesn't turn on at all 68
Project 5: Railroad Crossing 70
What's a Capacitor?. 70
Check Out Your Capacitors 72
What's an Integrated Circuit? 73
Meet the 555 Timer 75
Collect Components and Tools 77
Build the Railroad Crossing Circuit 78
Operate the Railroad Crossing Circuit 85
Project 6: Sound Effects 86
Mini-Speaker. 86
Gather the Parts You Need 87
Prepare Your Speaker 88
The Plan 90
Build the Tone Generator 91
Test Your Tone Generator 96
Modify Your Circuit 96
Create Sound Effects 97
Project 7: Radio 99
Plan Your Mission. 102
Homemade Tuner 103
Make an inductor 104
Make a variable capacitor 107
Meet Your Radio Signal Detector. 111
Check Out Your Earphone 111
Collect Parts and Tools 112
Work Close to the (Earth) Ground 113
Prepare a Radio Platform 114
Build the Radio. 115
Listen to Your Radio 119
