Appropriate for courses in electron flow devices, semiconductors, and electronics. This text addresses instructor concerns over attracting students to and retaining students in the electronics curricula. To combat the high levels of student intimidation and frustration caused by many electronics texts, these authors present material in small, manageable bites, using everyday metaphors to explain device behavior and using humor to make points.
The laboratory investigations in this manual are designed to demonstrate the theoretical principles set out in the book Fundamentals of Electronic Devices and Circuits, 5/e. A total of 43 laboratory investigations are offered, involving the construction and testing of the circuits discussed in the textbook. Each investigation can normally be completed within a two-hour period. The procedures contain some references to the textbook; however, all necessary circuit and connection diagrams are provided in the manual so that investigations can also be preformed without the textbook.
This textbook for this laboratory manual takes an unusual approach to teaching the fundamentals of electronics, showing in detail the waveforms obtained at various points in an electronic circuit. The book develops a more thorough understanding of the individual components and the circuit as a whole.
This laboratory manual is designed to accompany Electronic Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices, and Applications, Eighth Edition, And Electric Circuits Fundamentals, Eight Edition, both by Thomas L. Floyd and David M. Buchla.