Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors by Dossis, Nick -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Let’s Get Started!

1. Setting Up Your Workbench

Breadboard Interconnecting Wires Safety Glasses Wire Cutters and Strippers Multimeter Electronic Components Antistatic Precautions Warnings Before You Get Started Ready for the Basics

2. Zooming into Electronics: Electronic Building Blocks

Think Like an Inventor Zooming into Electronics Electronic Building Blocks Moving On

3. Examining Some Key Electronic Components

Power Supply Switches Resistor Variable Resistor Light-Dependent Resistor Capacitor Diodes Light Emitting Diode (LED) Transistor Integrated Circuits Converting Circuit Diagrams to Breadboard Layouts Experiment Building and Testing Guidelines Time to Play!

Part Two: Can You Hear Me Now? Phone Experiments

4. Getting Charged Up! Make an LED Illuminate

Features of a Typical Mobile Telephone Experiment 1 Making an LED Illuminate Summary

5. You Have a Message! Make an LED Flash

How to Make an LED Flash Experiment 2 Making an LED Flash Summary

6. How Do Screens Show Colors? Experiment with an RGB LED

How to Create Colors Experiment 3 Creating Color with an RGB LED Summary

7. Can We Talk? Build a Working Telephone

Basic Telephone Setup Experiment 4 Building a Working Telephone Summary

Part Three: Behind the Wheel: Dashboard Experiments

8. Which Way Now? Create Indicator Lights

Features of a Typical Car Dashboard Experiment 5 Creating Indicator Lights Summary

9. Is It Hot in Here? Build a Temperature Sensor

Experiment 6 Building a Temperature Sensor Summary

10. Beep! Beep! Make an Electronic Horn

Experiment 7 Making an Electronic Horn Summary

11. Is It Raining Outside? Set Up a Water Sensor

Experiment 8 Setting Up a Water Sensor Summary

Part Four: Spy vs. Spy! Security Experiments

12. Intruder Alert! Design a Basic Alarm Circuit

Experiment 9 Designing a Basic Alarm Circuit Summary

13. Step Inside! Make a Pressure-Sensitive Mat

Experiment 10 Making a Pressure-Sensitive Mat Summary

14. Careful What You Reach For! Create a Touch-Activated Alarm

Experiment 11 Creating a Touch-Activated Alarm Summary

15. You’ll Never Get In! Build an Electronic Security Keypad

Experiment 12 Building an Electronic Security Keypad Summary

16. Let There Be Light! Build a Reading Light That Switches On when It Gets Dark

Experimenting with a Light-Dependent Resistor Experiment 13 Building a Reading Light That Switches On when It Gets Dark Summary

Part Five: Electronic Game Experiments

17. Pick a Number! Create a Random Number Generator

Experiment 14 Creating a Random Number Generator Summary

18. Heads or Tails? Flip an Electronic Coin

Experiment 15 Flipping an Electronic Coin Summary

19. Ready, Aim, Fire! Get Ready for Infrared Target Practice

Experiment 16 Getting Ready for Infrared Target Practice Summary

20. Let’s Make Some Noise! Build a Sound Effects Generator

Experiment 17 Building a Sound Effects Generator Summary

Appendix: Electronic Components and Suppliers

Index

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