Electronics All-in-One For Dummies. Doug Lowe

Your Stuff from Static Discharges Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams Introducing a Simple Schematic Diagram Laying Out a Circuit To Connect or Not to Connect Looking at Commonly Used Symbols Simplifying Ground and Power Connections Labeling Components in a Schematic Diagram Representing Integrated Circuits in a Schematic Diagram Chapter 6: Building Projects Looking at the Process of Building an Electronic Project Envisioning Your Project Designing Your Circuit Prototyping Your Circuit on a Solderless Breadboard Constructing Your Circuit on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Finding an Enclosure for Your Circuit Chapter 7: The Secrets of Successful Soldering Understanding How Solder Works Procuring What You Need to Solder Preparing to Solder Soldering a Solid Solder Joint Checking Your Work Desoldering Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter Looking at Multimeters What a Multimeter Measures Using Your Multimeter Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope Understanding Oscilloscopes Examining Waveforms Calibrating an Oscilloscope Displaying Signals

      6  Book 2: Working with Basic Electronic Components Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits What Is a Circuit? Using Batteries Building a Lamp Circuit Project 1: A Simple Lamp Circuit Working with Switches Building a Switched Lamp Circuit Project 2: A Lamp Controlled by a Switch Understand Series and Parallel Circuits Building a Series Lamp Circuit Project 3: A Series Lamp Circuit Building a Parallel Lamp Circuit Project 4: A Parallel Lamp Circuit Using Switches in Series and Parallel Building a Series Switch Circuit Project 5: A Series Switch Circuit Building a Parallel Switch Circuit Project 6: A Parallel Switch Circuit Switching between Two Lamps Project 7: Controlling Two Lamps with One Switch Building a Three-Way Lamp Switch Project 8: A Three-Way Light Switch Reversing Polarity Project 9: A Polarity-Reversing Circuit Chapter 2: Working with Resistors What Is Resistance? Measuring Resistance Looking at Ohm’s Law Introducing Resistors Reading Resistor Color Codes Understanding Resistor Power Ratings Limiting Current with a Resistor Project 10: Using a Current-Limiting Resistor Combining Resistors Project 11: Resistors in Series and Parallel Dividing Voltage Dividing Voltage with Resistors Project 12: A Voltage Divider Circuit Varying Resistance with a Potentiometer Chapter 3: Working with Capacitors What Is a Capacitor? Counting Capacitance Reading Capacitor Values The