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Book 1: Getting Started with Electronics
by Doug Lowe
Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
Book 1: Getting Started with Electronics
Book 2: Working with Basic Electronic Components
Book 3: Working with Integrated Circuits
Book 4: Beyond Direct Current
Book 5: Doing Digital Electronics
Book 6: Working with Arduino Microprocessors
Book 7: Working with Raspberry Pi
Book 8: Special Effects
Index
About the Author
Advertisement Page
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
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Chapter 1: Welcome to Electronics
Book 1
Getting Started with Electronics
Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1: Welcome to Electronics
What Is Electricity?
But Really, What Is Electricity?
What Is Electronics?
What Can You Do with Electronics?
Looking inside Electronic Devices
Chapter 2: Understanding Electricity
Pondering the Wonder of Electricity
Looking for Electricity
Peering Inside Atoms
Examining the Elements
Minding Your Charges
Conductors and Insulators
Understanding Current
Understanding Voltage
Comparing Direct and Alternating Current
Understanding Power
Chapter 3: Creating Your Mad-Scientist Lab
Setting Up Your Mad-Scientist Lab
Equipping Your Mad-Scientist Lab
Stocking up on Basic Electronic Components
One Last Thing
Chapter 4: Staying Safe
Facing the Realities of Electrical Dangers
Other Ways to Stay Safe
Keeping Safety Equipment on Hand
Protecting Your Stuff from Static Discharges
Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams
Introducing a Simple Schematic Diagram
Laying Out a Circuit
To Connect or Not to Connect
Looking at Commonly Used Symbols
Simplifying Ground and Power Connections
Labeling Components in a Schematic Diagram
Representing Integrated Circuits in a Schematic Diagram
Chapter 6: Building Projects
Looking at the Process of Building an Electronic Project
Envisioning Your Project
Designing Your Circuit
Prototyping Your Circuit on a Solderless Breadboard
Constructing Your Circuit on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
Finding an Enclosure for Your Circuit
Chapter 7: The Secrets of Successful Soldering
Understanding How Solder Works
Procuring What You Need to Solder
Preparing to Solder
Soldering a Solid Solder Joint
Checking Your Work
Desoldering
Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter
Looking at Multimeters
What a Multimeter Measures
Using Your Multimeter
Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope
Understanding Oscilloscopes
Examining Waveforms
Calibrating an Oscilloscope
Displaying Signals
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