Electronics for Kids
Electronics for Kids

Author: Oyvind Nydal Dahl

Publisher: No Starch Press

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1593277474

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Why do the lights in a house turn on when you flip a switch? How does a remote-controlled car move? And what makes lights on TVs and microwaves blink? The technology around you may seem like magic, but most of it wouldn’t run without electricity. Electronics for Kids demystifies electricity with a collection of awesome hands-on projects. In Part 1, you’ll learn how current, voltage, and circuits work by making a battery out of a lemon, turning a metal bolt into an electromagnet, and transforming a paper cup and some magnets into a spinning motor. In Part 2, you’ll make even more cool stuff as you: –Solder a blinking LED circuit with resistors, capacitors, and relays –Turn a circuit into a touch sensor using your finger as a resistor –Build an alarm clock triggered by the sunrise –Create a musical instrument that makes sci-fi soundsThen, in Part 3, you’ll learn about digital electronics—things like logic gates and memory circuits—as you make a secret code checker and an electronic coin flipper. Finally, you’ll use everything you’ve learned to make the LED Reaction Game—test your reaction time as you try to catch a blinking light!With its clear explanations and assortment of hands-on projects, Electronics for Kids will have you building your own circuits in no time.

Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3

Author: Charles Platt

Publisher: Maker Media, Inc.

Published: 2016-04-06

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 144933427X

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Want to know how to use an electronic component? This third book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you'll find fascinating details you've never come across before. Perfect for teachers, hobbyists, engineers, and students of all ages, this reference puts reliable, fact-checked information right at your fingertips--whether you're refreshing your memory or exploring a component for the first time. Beginners will quickly grasp important concepts, and more experienced users will find the specific details their projects require. Volume 3 covers components for sensing the physical world, including light, sound, heat, motion, ambient, and electrical sensors. Unique: the first and only encyclopedia set on electronic components, distilled into three separate volumes Incredibly detailed: includes information distilled from hundreds of sources Easy to browse: parts are clearly organized by component type Authoritative: fact-checked by expert advisors to ensure that the information is both current and accurate Reliable: a more consistent source of information than online sources, product datasheets, and manufacturer's tutorials Instructive: each component description provides details about substitutions, common problems, and workarounds Comprehensive: Volume 1 covers power, electromagnetism, and discrete semi-conductors; Volume 2 includes integrated circuits, and light and sound sources; Volume 3 covers a range of sensing devices.

Reliability of Electronic Components
Reliability of Electronic Components

Author: Titu I. Bajenescu

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 3642585051

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This application-oriented professional book explains why components fail, addressing the needs of engineers who apply reliability principles in design, manufacture, testing and field service. A detailed index, a glossary, acronym lists, reliability dictionaries and a rich specific bibliography complete the book.

Electronic Components
Electronic Components

Author: Victor Meeldijk

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Published: 1997-07-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780471189725

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The definitive one-stop guide to selecting and using all types ofelectronic components, including. * Resistors * Capacitors * Chokes, Inductors, and Transformers Delay Lines, Connectors, andInterconnection Devices Switches, Relays, and Contactors * Wire and Cable Discrete Semiconductors * Integrated Circuits. Electronic Components is the essential sourcebook for electronicsengineers and technicians, sales staff, marketing personnel, andother electronics professionals. It incorporates a vast amount ofcurrent information and data from thousands of catalogs, referencebooks, textbooks, newsletters, trade papers, and journals. Theinformation is organized logically and cross-referenced to provideeasy access to crucial component specifications and instructions.Clear, direct presentations make even complex technical informationcomprehensible for nontechnical professionals as well as for thosewith electronics backgrounds. This comprehensive sourcebook: * Helps users select the best component for any application * Covers the entire spectrum of electronic components in use today * Details all aspects of component design and application * Explores the latest innovations and trends in the field This remarkably detailed guide helps electronics professionalsunderstand the many types of devices currently available,streamline the component selection process, avoid component over-and under-specification problems, understand device parameters, andreduce costs.

Passive Electronic Component Handbook
Passive Electronic Component Handbook

Author: Charles A. Harper

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 808

ISBN-13: 9780070266988

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The Definitive Technical Resource on Passive Components! Here's the fully updated and revised edition of the most comprehensive standard reference on electronic components--and the first such revision in over 15 years! It gives electronics engineers, designers, and technicians quick, reliable one-volume access to critical characteristic data, performance curves, and design guidelines. The full range of component technologies is covered, including resistors, capacitors, transformers, relays and switches, batteries, fuse and protective components, filters and transient voltage protection devices, wiring and cabling, connectors, and enabling devices. More than a mere rehashing of manufacturer specs, this unique handbook provides working electronics professionals and mechanical engineers with the practical data they need to more effectively select optimal components for their intended functional performance in virtually any electronics system. Along with its companion volume, the Active Electronic Component Handbook, this resource belongs on every designer's bookshelf.

Make: Electronics
Make: Electronics

Author: Charles Platt

Publisher:

Published: 2015-09-07

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781680450262

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"A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast"--Cover.

Easy Electronics
Easy Electronics

Author: Charles Platt

Publisher: Maker Media, Inc.

Published: 2017-11-21

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1680454455

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This is the simplest, quickest, least technical, most affordable introduction to basic electronics. No tools are necessary--not even a screwdriver. Easy Electronics should satisfy anyone who has felt frustrated by entry-level books that are not as clear and simple as they are supposed to be. Brilliantly clear graphics will take you step by step through 12 basic projects, none of which should take more than half an hour. Using alligator clips to connect components, you see and hear immediateresults. The hands-on approach is fun and intriguing, especially for family members exploring the projects together. The 12 experiments will introduce you to switches, resistors, capacitors, transistors, phototransistors, LEDs, audio transducers, and a silicon chip. You'll even learn how to read schematics by comparing them with the circuits that you build. No prior knowledge is required, and no math is involved. You learn by seeing, hearing, and touching. By the end of Experiment 12, you may be eager to move on to a more detailed book. Easy Electronics will function perfectly as a prequel to the same author's bestseller, Make: Electronics. All the components listed in the book are inexpensive and readily available from online sellers. A very affordable kit has been developed in conjunction with the book to eliminate the chore of shopping for separate parts. A QR code inside the book will take you to the vendor's web site. Concepts include: Transistor as a switch or an amplifier Phototransistor to function as an alarm Capacitor to store and release electricity Transducer to create sounds from a timer Resistor codes A miniature light bulb to display voltage The inner workings of a switch Using batteries and resistors in series and parallel Creating sounds by the pressure of your finger Making a matchbox that beeps when you touch it And more. Grab your copy and start experimenting!