Table of Contents

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS.
1. Careers in Electricity and Electronics.
2. Certification for the Electricity and Electronics Field.
3. Work Habits and Issues.
4. Calculators for Electricity and Electronics.
5 . Electronic Circuit Diagrams.
6. Software for Electricity and Electronics.
7. Safety Precaution.
8. Tools and Equipment.
9. Hazardous Materials.
SECTION II: DC CIRCUITS.
10. Fundamentals of Electricity.
11. Current.
12. Voltage.
13. Resistance.
14. Ohm's Law.
15. Electrical Measurements—Meters.
16. Power.
17. DC Circuits.
18. Magnetism.
19. Inductance.
20. Capacitance.
SECTION III: DC CIRCUITS.
21. Alternating Current.
22. AC Measurements.
23. Resistive AC Circuits.
24. Capacitive AC Circuits.
25. Inductive AC Circuits.
26. Resonance Circuits.
27. Transformers.
SECTION IV: SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES.
28. Semiconductor Fundamentals.
29. PN Junction Diodes.
30. Zener Diodes.
31. Bipolar Transistors.
32. Field Effect Transistors (FETs).
334. Thyristors.
34. Integrated Circuits.
35. Optoelectric Devices.
SECTION V: LINEAR CONDUITS.
36. Power Supplies.
37. Amplifier Basics.
38. Amplifier Applications.
39. Oscillators.
40. Waveshaping Circuits.
SECTION VI: DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS.
41. Binary Number System.
42. Basic Logic Gates.
43. Simplifying Logic Circuits.
44. Sequential Logic Circuits.
45. Combinational Logic Circuits.
46. Microcomputer Basics.
Section VII: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
47. Project Design.
48. Printed Circuit Board Fabrication.
49. Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Repair.
50. Basic Troubleshooting.
Appendices.
Glossary.

About the Author

Earl D. Gates is an Associate Professor, Emeritus at SUNY Oswego. After obtaining analog and digital electronics experience in the US Navy, Dr. Gates taught electronics in middle school, high school, and at the college level. Currently, he teaches at CHOiCES Charter School of Florence and Darlington, South Carolina. He is owner and President of TEK Prep, an education-focused desktop publishing and consulting firm.
In addition to several editions of INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS (Delmar-Cengage Learning), Dr. Gates has authored textbooks on technology-related communications, graphics, and math. Dr. Gates earned his M.S. from SUNY at Oswego, and his EdD (ABD) from Virginia Tech.

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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS. 1. Careers in Electricity and Electronics. 2. Certification for the Electricity and Electronics Field. 3. Work Habits and Issues. 4. Calculators for Electricity and Electronics. 5 . Electronic Circuit Diagrams. 6. Software for Electricity and Electronics. 7. Safety Precaution. 8. Tools and Equipment. 9. Hazardous Materials. SECTION II: DC CIRCUITS. 10. Fundamentals of Electricity. 11. Current. 12. Voltage. 13. Resistance. 14. Ohm's Law. 15. Electrical Measurements-Meters. 16. Power. 17. DC Circuits. 18. Magnetism. 19. Inductance. 20. Capacitance. SECTION III: DC CIRCUITS. 21. Alternating Current. 22. AC Measurements. 23. Resistive AC Circuits. 24. Capacitive AC Circuits. 25. Inductive AC Circuits. 26. Resonance Circuits. 27. Transformers. SECTION IV: SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES. 28. Semiconductor Fundamentals. 29. PN Junction Diodes. 30. Zener Diodes. 31. Bipolar Transistors. 32. Field Effect Transistors (FETs). 334. Thyristors. 34. Integrated Circuits. 35. Optoelectric Devices. SECTION V: LINEAR CONDUITS. 36. Power Supplies. 37. Amplifier Basics. 38. Amplifier Applications. 39. Oscillators. 40. Waveshaping Circuits. SECTION VI: DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS. 41. Binary Number System. 42. Basic Logic Gates. 43. Simplifying Logic Circuits. 44. Sequential Logic Circuits. 45. Combinational Logic Circuits. 46. Microcomputer Basics. Section VII: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. 47. Project Design. 48. Printed Circuit Board Fabrication. 49. Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Repair. 50. Basic Troubleshooting. Appendices. Glossary.