Electronics: A First Course, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Owen Bishop

• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 252
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Owen Bishop's First Course starts with the basics of electricity and component types, introducing students to practical work almost straight away. No prior knowledge of electronics is required. The approach is student-centred with self-test features to check understanding, including numerous activities suitable for practicals, homework and other assignments. Multiple choice questions are incorporated throughout the text in order to aid student learning. Key facts, formulae and definitions are highlighted to aid revision, and theory is backed up by numerous examples within the book. Each chapter ends with a set of problems that includes exam-style questions, for which numerical answers are provided at the end of the book. This text is ideal for a wide range of introductory courses in electronics, technology, physics and engineering. The coverage has been carefully matched to the latest UK syllabuses including GCSE Electronics, GCSE Design & Technology, Engineering GCSE and Edexcel's BTEC First in Engineering, resulting in a text that meets the needs of students on all Level 2 electronics units and courses. Owen Bishop's talent for introducing the world of electronics has long been a proven fact with his textbooks, professional introductions and popular circuit construction guides being chosen by thousands of students, lecturers and electronics enthusiasts. . Experienced author who has written more than 70 educational books. Companion website that includes animations, PowerPoint slides and answers to questions from the book. Hundreds of drawings and photographs to illustrate the topics covered in the course of the book

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Electronics: A First Course......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
How to Use this Book......Page 9
Part 1 Electricity......Page 12
Topic 1. Electrons......Page 14
Electrons and Atoms......Page 15
Other Particles......Page 16
Topic 2. Electric Current......Page 18
Insulators......Page 19
Rechargeable Cells......Page 20
Batteries......Page 21
Battery chargers......Page 22
Voltage......Page 24
Summing up......Page 25
Charged Capacitors......Page 26
In the Lab: Using a Multimeter......Page 27
Placing the Probes......Page 28
Test Routine......Page 29
Power and Voltage......Page 30
Alternating Voltage......Page 32
Root Mean Square......Page 33
Questions on Electricity and Magnetism......Page 34
Mains Supply......Page 36
Switches......Page 37
Wiring a Mains Plug......Page 38
Circuit Breakers......Page 39
Topic 10. Electricity and Magnetism......Page 40
Plotting a Magnetic Field......Page 41
How a Simple DC Motor Works......Page 42
Power and Current......Page 43
Multiple Choice Questions......Page 44
Using the Base Units......Page 46
Electrical and Electronic Units......Page 47
Fractions of Units......Page 48
Part 2 Electronic Components......Page 50
Units of Resistance......Page 52
Symbols for Quantities......Page 53
Resistor Colour Code......Page 54
Breadboards......Page 55
Resistance on an Analogue Meter......Page 56
Topic 14. More about Resistors......Page 58
The Reason for E24......Page 59
Current Rules......Page 60
Voltage Divider......Page 61
Mixed Networks......Page 62
Energy Transfer......Page 63
Measuring Resistance......Page 64
Questions on Resistance......Page 65
Multiple Choice Questions......Page 67
Capacitance......Page 68
Electrolytic Capacitors......Page 69
Charging and Discharging......Page 70
Capacitors in Parallel......Page 71
Questions on Capacitors......Page 72
Self Induction......Page 74
Inductance......Page 75
Questions on Inductors......Page 76
Multiple Choice Questions on Capacitors and Inductors......Page 77
Conduction Through a Diode......Page 78
Testing Diodes......Page 79
Full-Wave Rectifier......Page 80
Smoothing......Page 81
Current Limiting Resistor......Page 82
Bicolour LEDs......Page 83
Current Through a Diode......Page 84
Questions on Diodes......Page 85
Design Time......Page 86
Transistor Action......Page 88
Circuits and Systems......Page 89
Design Time......Page 90
In the Lab: Building on Stripboard......Page 91
Laying Out the Board......Page 92
Assembling the Circuit......Page 93
Soldering......Page 94
Surface Mount Devices......Page 95
Transistor Action......Page 98
Power Transistors......Page 100
Designing a Switch......Page 101
Topic 25. Thyristors......Page 102
Switching AC......Page 103
Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier......Page 104
Transistor Action......Page 106
Switching a Relay......Page 107
Questions on Transistors and Thyristors......Page 108
Multiple Choice Questions......Page 109
Part 3 Electronic Systems......Page 112
Topic 27. The Structure of a System......Page 114
Designing and Building Systems......Page 115
Microswitch......Page 116
Push Switches......Page 117
Rotary Switches......Page 118
In the Lab: Testing Projects......Page 119
Circuits and Systems......Page 122
A System with Photodiode Input......Page 123
Questions on switches and light sensors......Page 125
Design Time......Page 126
Circuits and Systems......Page 128
Design Time......Page 129
Ultrasonic Transmitter and Receiver......Page 130
Topic 32. Force Sensors......Page 132
Design Time......Page 133
Topic 33. Magnetic Field Sensors......Page 134
Vibration Detectors......Page 136
Topic 35. Moisture Sensors......Page 138
Signals......Page 140
Schmitt Trigger Input......Page 141
Comparators......Page 142
Design Time......Page 143
Voltage Gain......Page 144
Op amp Comparator......Page 145
Single Supply Operation......Page 146
Noise......Page 147
Questions on amplifiers......Page 150
Pulse Generator......Page 152
Triggering the Monostable......Page 153
The 555 Timer IC......Page 154
The 555 Astable......Page 155
Extension questions on amplifiers......Page 157
Multiple choice questions......Page 158
Design Time......Page 160
Topic 39. Logic......Page 162
Logic Gates......Page 163
OR Gate......Page 164
Systems of Gates......Page 165
NAND gate......Page 166
Questions on Logic......Page 167
Multiple choice questions......Page 168
Design Examples......Page 170
NAND Logic......Page 172
Design Time......Page 175
Topic 41. Logical Sequences......Page 176
Clocked Logic......Page 177
Counter/Divider Circuit......Page 178
Two-Stage Divider......Page 179
Cascading Counters......Page 180
BCD Decoders......Page 181
The 4017 Counter......Page 182
Counter-Driven Systems......Page 183
Questions on Logical Sequences......Page 184
Multiple Choice Questions......Page 185
Design Time......Page 186
Multiples......Page 188
Memory......Page 189
Flash Memory......Page 190
Questions on Storing Data......Page 191
Memory......Page 192
Output Interfacing......Page 194
Questions on Microcontrollers......Page 195
Codes for Programming......Page 196
Program Flowcharts......Page 197
Automatic Doors......Page 198
Twisty Wire Game......Page 199
Questions on Programs......Page 200
Design Time......Page 201
Liquid Crystal Displays......Page 202
Alarms......Page 204
Loudspeakers......Page 205
Other Devices......Page 206
Multiple choice questions......Page 207
Design Time......Page 208
Part 4 Electronic Systems in Action......Page 210
Topic 48. Audio Systems......Page 212
Output......Page 213
Musical Sounds......Page 214
Tone Control......Page 215
Information Carrier......Page 216
Questions on audio systems and radio transmission......Page 217
Radio Receiver......Page 218
Questions on radio reception......Page 219
Analogue Data......Page 220
Parity......Page 221
Time Division Multiplexing......Page 222
Cable Transmission......Page 223
Optical Transmission......Page 224
Questions on digital communications......Page 225
Topic 52. Computers......Page 226
Input Devices......Page 227
Input/Output Devices......Page 228
Internal Busses......Page 229
Microwave Oven......Page 230
Fan Heater......Page 231
Robotics......Page 232
Voltage Regulators......Page 233
Questions on computers and control systems......Page 234
Design Time......Page 235
Input Stages......Page 236
Output Stages......Page 237
Robots in Action......Page 238
A. Symbols used for Circuits......Page 240
C. Answers to Questions......Page 243
Acknowledgements......Page 246
C......Page 248
H......Page 249
O......Page 250
S......Page 251
Z......Page 252