| Introduction | |
| The Electrical/Electronics Industry | |
| A Brief History | |
| Units of Measurement | |
| Systems of Units | |
| Significant Figures, Accuracy, and Rounding Off | |
| Powers of Ten | |
| Fixed-Point, Floating-Point, Scientific, and Engineering Notation | |
| Conversion between Levels of Powers of Ten | |
| Conversion within and between Systems of Units | |
| Symbols | |
| Conversion Tables | |
| Calculators | |
| Computer Analysis | |
| Voltage and Current | |
| Introduction | |
| Atoms and Their Structure | |
| Voltage | |
| Current | |
| Voltage Sources | |
| Ampere-Hour Rating | |
| Battery Life Factors | |
| Conductors and Insulators | |
| Semiconductors | |
| Ammeters and Voltmeters | |
| Applications | |
| Computer Analysis | |
| Resistance | |
| Introduction | |
| Resistance: Circular Wires | |
| Wire Tables | |
| Resistance: Metric Units | |
| Temperature Effects | |
| Superconductors | |
| Types of Resistors | |
| Color Coding and Standard Resistor Values | |
| Conductance | |
| Ohmmeters | |
| Thermistors | |
| Photoconductive Cell | |
| Varistors | |
| Applications | |
| Mathcad | |
| Ohmrsquo;s Law, Power, and Energy | |
| Introduction | |
| Ohmrsquo;s Law | |
| Plotting Ohmrsquo;s Law | |
| Power | |
| Energy | |
| Efficiency | |
| Circuit Breakers, GFCIs, and Fuses | |
| Applications | |
| Computer Analysis | |
| Series dc Circuits | |
| Introduction | |
| Series Resistors | |
| Series Circuits | |
| Power Distribution in a Series Circuit | |
| Voltage Sources in Series | |
| Kirchhoffrsquo;s Voltage Law | |
| Voltage Division in a Series Circuit | |
| Interchanging Series Elements | |
| Notation | |
| Voltage Regulation and Internal Resistance of Voltage Sources | |
| Loading Effects of Instruments | |
| Protoboards (Breadboards) | |
| Applications | |
| Computer Analysis | |
| Parallel dc Circuits | |
| Introduction | |
| Parallel Resistors | |
| Parallel Circuits | |
| Power Distribution in a Parallel Circuit | |
| Kirchhoffrsquo;s Current Law | |
| Current Divider Rule | |
| Voltage Sources in Parallel | |
| Open and Short Circuits | |
| Voltmeter Loading Effects | |
| Summary Table | |
| Troubleshooting Techniques | |
| Protoboards (Breadboards) | |
| Applications | |
| Computer Analysis | |
| Series-Parallel Circuits | |
| Introduction | |
| Series-Parallel Networks | |
| Reduce and Return Approach | |
| Block Diagram Approach | |
| Descriptive Examples | |
| Ladder Networks | |
| Voltage Divider Supply (Unloaded and Loaded) | |
| Potentiometer Loading | |
| Ammeter, Voltmeter, and Ohmmeter Design | |
| Applications | |
| Computer Analysis | |
| Methods of Analysis and Selected Topics (dc) | |
| Introduction | |
| Current Sources | |
| Source Conversions | |
| Current Sources in Parallel | |
| Current Sources in Series | |
| Branch-Current Analysis | |
| Mesh Analysis (General Approach) | |
| Mesh Analysis (Format Appr | |
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