Includes index.

DC Review and Pre-Test -- Current Flow -- Ohm's Law -- Resistors in Series -- Resistors in Parallel -- Power -- Small Currents -- The Graph of Resistance -- The Voltage Divider -- The Current Divider -- Switches -- Capacitors in a DC Circuit -- DC Pre-Test -- The Diode -- Understanding Diodes -- The Diode Experiment -- Diode Breakdown -- The Zener Diode -- Introduction to the Transistor -- Understanding Transistors -- The Transistor Experiment -- The Junction Field Effect Transistor -- The Transistor Switch -- Turning the Transistor on -- Turning the Transistor off -- Why Transistors are Used as Switches -- The Three-Transistor Switch -- Alternative Base Switching -- Switching The Jfet -- The Jfet Experiment -- AC Pre-Test and Review -- The Generator -- Resistors in AC Circuits -- Capacitors in AC Circuits -- The Inductor in an AC Circuit -- Resonance -- AC in Electronics -- Capacitors in AC Circuits -- Capacitors and Resistors in Series -- The High Pass Filter Experiment -- Phase Shift of an RC Circuit -- Resistor and Capacitor in Parallel -- Inductors in AC Circuits -- Phase Shift for an RL Circuit -- Resonant Circuits -- The Capacitor and Inductor in Series -- The Output Curve -- Introduction to Oscillators -- Transistor Amplifiers -- Working with Transistor Amplifiers -- The Transistor Amplifier Experiment -- A Stable Amplifier -- Biasing -- The Emitter Follower -- Analyzing an Amplifier -- The JFET as an Amplifier -- The Operational Amplifier -- Oscillators -- Understanding Oscillators -- The Colpitts Oscillator -- Optional Experiment -- The Hartley Oscillator -- The Armstrong Oscillator -- Practical Oscillator Design -- Simple Oscillator Design Procedure -- Optional Experiment -- Oscillator Troubleshooting Checklist -- The Transformer -- Transformer Basics -- Transformers in Communications Circuits -- Power Supply Circuits -- Diodes in AC Circuits Produce Pulsating DC -- Level DC (Smoothing Pulsating DC) -- Conclusion and Final Self-Test -- Final Self-Test -- List of Symbols and Abbreviations -- Powers of Ten and Engineering Prefixes -- Standard Composition Resistor Values -- Supplemental Resources -- Equation Reference -- Schematic Symbols Used in This Book.

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