Electronics fundamentals: Circuits, devices and applications, (8^th Ed.)

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, this new edition focuses on fundamental principles and their applications to solving real circuit analysis problems, and devotes six chapters to examining electronic devices.

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 The Basic Capacitor

9-2 Types of Capacitors

9-3 Series Capacitors

9-4 Parallel Capacitors

9-5 Capacitors in DC Circuits

9-6 Capacitors in AC...