Electronics: A First Course Book

Part 1: Electricity
1 Electrons
2 Static and current electricity
3 Cells and batteries
4 Current, voltage and power
5 Alternating currents
6 Mains electricity
7 Plugs and features
8 Electricity in the home
9 Sources of energy
10 More sources of energy

Part 2: Electronic components
11 Resistance
12 Resistors
13 More about resistors
14 Resistor networks
15 Capacitors
16 Charging capacitors
17 Inductors
18 SI units
19 Switches
20 Diodes
21 Rectifier diodes
22 Light-emitting diodes
23 Light-dependent resistors
24 Thermistors
25 Transistors
26 Transistor action
27 Transistor switches
28 Thyristors
29 Field effect transistors

Part 3: Electronic systems
30 The structure of a system
31 Sensors
32 Interfacing sensors
33 Amplifying signals
34 Timing
35 Logic
36 Logical systems
37 Logical sequences
38 Storing data
39 Microcontrollers
40 Programs
41 Visual output
42 Audible output
43 Mechanical output

Part 4: Electronic systems in action
44 Audio systems
45 Radio transmission
46 Radio reception
47 Digital communications
48 Computers
49 Control systems

Appendices
Symbols used for circuits
Symbols used in flowcharts
Answers to questions
Acknowledgements