Electronics All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies
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Book I: Getting Started in Electronics 9
Chapter 1: Welcome to Electronics 11
Chapter 2: Understanding Electricity 23
Chapter 3: Creating Your Mad-Scientist Lab 39
Chapter 4: Staying Safe 61
Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams 71
Chapter 6: Building Projects 85
Chapter 7: The Secrets of Successful Soldering 123
Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter 135
Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope 149
Book II: Working with Basic Electronic Components 161
Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits 163
Chapter 2: Working with Resistors 205
Chapter 3: Working with Capacitors 233
Chapter 4: Working with Inductors 257
Chapter 5: Working with Diodes and LEDs 269
Chapter 6: Working with Transistors 295
Book III: Working with Integrated Circuits 323
Chapter 1: Introducing Integrated Circuits 325
Chapter 2: The Fabulous 555 Timer Chip 337
Chapter 3: Working with Op-Amps 375
Book IV: Getting into Alternating Current 395
Chapter 1: Understanding Alternating Current 397
Chapter 2: Working with Line Voltage 409
Chapter 3: Building Power Supplies 423
Book V: Working with Radio and Infrared 435
Chapter 1: Understanding Radio 437
Chapter 2: Building a Crystal Radio 451
Chapter 3: Working with Infrared 463
Book VI: Doing Digital Electronics 481
Chapter 1: Understanding Digital Electronics 483
Chapter 2: Getting Logical 499
Chapter 3: Working with Logic Circuits 519
Chapter 4: Interfacing to Your Computer's Parallel Port 549
Chapter 5: Working with Flip-Flops 583
Book VII: Working with BASIC Stamp Processors 607
Chapter 1: Introducing Microcontrollers and the BASIC Stamp 609
Chapter 2: Programming in PBASIC 631
Chapter 3: More PBASIC Programming Tricks 655
Chapter 4: Adding Sound and Motion to Your BASIC Stamp Projects 675
Book VIII: Special Effects 693
Chapter 1: Building a Quiz-O-Matic! 695
Chapter 2: Building a Color Organ 735
Chapter 3: Animating Holiday Lights 747
Chapter 4: Building an Animatronic Prop Controller 771
Index 801
