Description: The first in Delmar Learnings Herrick & Jacob Series, six tightly integrated electronics engineering technology texts, DC/AC Circuits and Electronics: Principles & Applications teaches readers how to apply basic laws and analysis techniques to traditional introductory circuits, as well as popular, real-world DC and AC circuits. Central to this book is its ability to engage readers who are new to the study of electronics in interesting and useful concepts from the start, guiding them in their efforts to learn how to develop and apply fundamental laws. Throughout the book, only those circuit theorems and analysis techniques that are practical and typically used in real-world circuit analysis are addressed. In addition, Kirchhoffs Current Law, Kirchhoffs Voltage Law and Ohm's Law are introduced in separate, stand-alone chapters to ensure that the reader has a complete understanding of each law before attempting to apply all or part to traditional series and parallel circuits. Level and rigor make this book an ideal choice for use in programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). In addition, the same circuits presented in DC/AC Circuits and Electronics: Principles & Applications also appear in subsequent books in this series, encouraging readers to enlarge the envelope of performance and revisit techniques as they gain increasingly sophisticated knowledge of circuit theories and operations.

attention-grabbing analog electronic circuits that use diodes, LEDs, BJTs, MOSFETs, and Op Amps improve retention rates by enabling novices to forge connections between principles and analysis techniques discussed in the book and real-world applications

a fundamental circuits approach provides a straightforward and highly effective means of visualizing electronics circuit analysis, offering a natural progression into analog electronics

MultiSIM simulations appear at strategic points in the book, reinforcing circuit concepts while enabling readers to better understand the theory underlying complex circuit operations

lab exercises keep the focus on fundamental circuit analysis techniques, enabling readers to develop practical circuit building and measurement skills

answers to odd-numbered problems are included to instill confidence, while even-numbered problems without target results offer opportunities to "test" understanding

mathematics is primarily at the algebraic level to aid in building fundamental skills and allow readers to focus more heavily on the electronics principles at work

CD includes MultiSIM simulations and Textbook Editions of MultiSIM

1. Units and Number Notation Lecture 1 1.1. Units of Measurement 1.2. Significant Figures 1.3. Powers of 10 1.4. Powers of 10 Algebra 1.5. Scientific and Engineering Notation 1.6. Unit Prefixes 1.7. Unit Consistency and Conversions 1.8. Order of mathematical Operations 2. Current, Voltage and Common Lecture 2 2.1. Atomic Structure and Charge 2.2. Conductor, Insulator, Semiconductor 2.3. Current 2.4. Current Meter Connection 2.5. Voltage 2.6. Voltmeter Connection Lecture 3 2.7. Common 2.8. Ideal Fixed (DC) Voltage Supply 2.9. Node Voltage 2.10. Voltage Notation Applied to Circuits 3. Resistance Lecture 4 3.1. Resistance 3.2. Conductance 3.3. Characteristic Curve 3.4. Short and Open Circuits Lecture 5 3.5. Switches 3.6. Ideal Diode Ideal diode Practical diode silicon and germanium 3.7. Fixed Resistance the Color Code 3.8. Ohmmeter Measurements 4. Resistance Applications Lecture 6 4.1. Wire Table 4.2. Fuses and Circuit Breakers 4.3. Potentiometers and Rheostats 4.4. Temperature Effects 4.5. Sensors Utilizing Resistance 5. KCL - Kirchhoffs Current Law Lecture 7 5.1. KCL Kirchhoffs Current Law 5.2. KCL and the Simple Node 5.3. KCL and the Voltage Node Bridge circuit 5.4. KCL and the Super Node Lecture 8 5.5. KCL and a BJT Circuit BJT controlled LED current 5.6. KCL and an Op Amp Circuit Inverting aummer amplifier 5.7. KCL Alternate Form 6. KVL - Kirchhoffs Voltage Law Lecture 9 6.1. KVL Kirchhoffs Voltage Law 6.2. KVL Analogy 6.3. KVL Multiple Loop Circuits 6.4. KVL, Node Voltages, Voltage Drops 6.5. Voltage Walkabout 6.6. Node Voltages and Voltage Drops Lecture 10 6.7. KVL and a BJT Circuit BJT controlled LED current 6.8. KVL and a MOSFET Circuit MOSFET source follower circuit 6.9. KVL and an Op Amp Circuit Op amp noninverting voltage amplifier 6.10. KVL Alternate Form 7. Ohms Law, Power, and Energy Lecture 11 7.1. Ohms Law An Experiment 7.2. Ohms Law of Resistance 7.3. Nonlinear Resistance Silicon diode characteristic curve LED characteristic curve Lecture 12 7.4. Power Rule 7.5. Power Rule Resistance Forms 7.6. BJT Circuit Application 7.7. MOSFET Circuit Application Lecture 13 7.8. Op Amp Circuit Application 7.9. Electrical Energy 8. Series Circuits Lecture 14 8.1. Series Circuits and the Laws Computer Simulations 8.2. Resistive Series Circuit Analysis Lecture 15 8.3. Resistance of a Series Circuit 8.4. Current Meter Loading Lecture 16 8.5. VDR - Voltage Divider Rule BJT Voltage Divider Bias MOSFET Voltage Divider Bias 8.6. Real Voltage Supply Model Batteries and Electronic Supplies Maximum Load Current Full Load Percent Load Voltage Regulation Lecture 17 8.7. Thvenins Theorem Whats in the box? Measuring ETH and measuring/calculating RTH 8.8. Voltage Supplies in Series Flashlight Batteries Battery Charger Ideal, 2nd, and 3rd Approximation Diode Models Zener Diode Voltage Regulator 9.