Electronics All-in-One For Dummies. Doug Lowe

Chapter 1: Getting into Alternating Current What Is Alternating Current? Measuring Alternating Current Understanding Alternators Understanding Motors Understanding Transformers Working with Line Voltage Using Line Voltage in Your Projects Wires and Connectors for Working with Line Voltage Using Fuses to Protect Line-Voltage Circuits Using Relays to Control Line-Voltage Circuits Chapter 2: Building Power Supplies Using a Power Adapter Understanding What a Power Supply Does Transforming Voltage Turning AC into DC Filtering Rectified Current Regulating Voltage Chapter 3: Understanding Radio Understanding Radio Waves Transmitting and Receiving Radio Understanding AM Radio Understanding FM Radio Building a Crystal Radio Chapter 4: Working with Infrared Introducing Infrared Light Detecting Infrared Light Project 25: A Simple IR Detector Creating Infrared Light Building a Proximity Detector Building a Common-Emitter Proximity Detector Project 26: A Common-Emitter Proximity Detector Building a Common-Collector Proximity Detector Project 27: A Common-Collector Proximity Detector

      9  Book 5: Doing Digital Electronics Chapter 1: Understanding Digital Electronics Distinguishing Analog and Digital Electronics Understanding Binary Using Switches to Build Gates Project 28: A Simple AND Circuit Project 29: A Simple OR Circuit Project 30: A Simple XOR Circuit Chapter 2: Getting Logical Introducing Boolean Logic and Logic Gates Looking at NOT Gates Looking at AND Gates Looking at OR Gates Looking at NAND Gates Looking at NOR Gates Looking at XOR and XNOR Gates De Marvelous De Morgan’s Theorem All You Need Is NAND (Or NOR) Using Software to Practice with Gates Chapter 3: Working with Logic Circuits Creating Logic Gates with Transistors Project 31: A Transistor NOT Gate Project 32: A Transistor NAND Gate Project 33: A Transistor NOR Gate Introducing Integrated Circuit Logic Gates Introducing the Versatile 4000-Series Logic Gates Building Projects with the 4011 Quad Two-Input NAND Gate Project 34: A CMOS NAND Gate Project 35: A CMOS AND Gate Project 36: A CMOS OR Gate Project 37: A CMOS NOR Gate Chapter 4: Working with Flip-Flops Looking at Latches Project 38: An Active-High Latch Project 39: An Active-Low Latch Looking at Gated Latches Project 40: A Gated D Latch Introducing Flip-Flops Project 41: A D Flip-Flop Project 42: A Toggle Flip-Flop Debouncing a Clock Input Chapter 5: Introducing Microcontrollers Introducing