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Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications: Pearson New International Edition 8th edition


Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications: Pearson New International Edition 8th edition

Paperback by Floyd, Thomas; Buchla, David

Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications: Pearson New International Edition

£67.99

ISBN:
9781292025681
Publication Date:
29 Jul 2013
Edition/language:
8th edition / English
Publisher:
Pearson Education Limited
Pages:
1064 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 30 Apr - 1 May 2024
Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications: Pearson New International Edition

Description

This renowned book offers a comprehensive yet practical exploration of basic electrical and electronic concepts, hands-on applications, and troubleshooting. Written in a clear and accessible narrative, the Seventh Edition focuses on fundamental principles and their applications to solving real circuit analysis problems, and devotes six chapters to examining electronic devices. Some key features include: "Symptom/Cause" problems, and exercises on Multisim circuits available at www.pearsonhighered.com/floyd Key terms glossary-Furnished at the end of each chapter. Vivid illustrations. Numerous examples in each chapter-Illustrate major concepts, theorems, and methods. This is a perfect reference for professionals with a career in electronics, engineering, technical sales, field service, industrial manufacturing, service shop repair, and/or technical writing.

Contents

Electronics Fundamentals Part I DC Circuits Chapter 1 Quantities and Units 1-1 Scientific and Engineering Notation 1-2 Units and Metric Prefixes 1-3 Metric Unit Conversions 1-4 Measured Numbers 1-5 Electrical Safety Chapter 2 Voltage, Current, and Resistance 2-1 Atoms 2-2 Electrical Charge 2-3 Voltage 2-4 Current 2-5 Resistance 2-6 The Electric Circuit 2-7 Basic Circuit Measurements Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work Chapter 3 Ohm's Law, Energy, and Power 3-1 Ohm's Law 3-2 Application of Ohm's Law 3-3 Energy and Power 3-4 Power in an Electric Circuit 3-5 The Power Rating of Resistors 3-6 Energy Conversion and Voltage Drop in a Resistance 3-7 Power Supplies 3-8 Introduction to Troubleshooting Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work Chapter 4 Series Circuits 4-1 Resistors in Series 4-2 Total Series Resistance 4-3 Current in a Series Circuit 4-4 Application of Ohm's Law 4-5 Voltage Sources in Series 4-6 Kirchhoff's Voltage Law 4-7 Voltage Dividers 4-8 Power in Series Circuits 4-9 Voltage Measurements 4-10 Troubleshooting Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work Chapter 5 Parallel Circuits 5-1 Resistors in Parallel 5-2 Total Parallel Resistance 5-3 Voltage in a Parallel Circuit 5-4 Application of Ohm's Law 5-5 Kirchhoff's Current Law 5-6 Current Dividers 5-7 Power in Parallel Circuits 5-8 Troubleshooting Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work Chapter 6 Series-Parallel Circuits 6-1 Identifying Series-Parallel Relationships 6-2 Analysis of Series-Parallel Resistive Circuits 6-3 Voltage Dividers with Resistive Loads 6-4 Loading Effect of a Voltmeter 6-5 The Wheatstone Bridge 6-6 Thevenin's Theorem 6-7 The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem 6-8 The Superposition Theorem 6-9 Troubleshooting Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work Chapter 7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism 7-1 The Magnetic Field 7-2 Electromagnetism 7-3 Electromagnetic Devices 7-4 Magnetic Hysteresis 7-5 Electromagnetic Induction 7-6 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work Part II AC Circuits Chapter 8 Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage 8-1 The Sinusoidal Waveform 8-2 Sinusoidal Voltage Sources 8-3 Voltage and Current Values of Sine Waves 8-4 Angular Measurement of a Sine Wave 8-5 The Sine Wave Formula 8-6 Analysis of AC Circuits 8-7 Superimposed DC and AC Voltages 8-8 Nonsinusoidal Waveforms 8-9 The Oscilloscope Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work Chapter 9 Capacitors 9-1 &nbs

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