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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to MultiSIM: the Electronics Lab in the Computer | |
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| Working Within the Microsoft Windows Environment | |
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| Opening and Using MultiSIM | |
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| Introducing MultiSIM | |
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| Component and Instrument Libraries | |
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| Using the Help Function in MultiSIM | |
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| Saving Your Work | |
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| Opening a Circuit File and Building Your First Circuit | |
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| Introduction to Electricity and Electronics: Electrical Quantities and Components | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Electronic Components and Power Sources | |
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| The Basic Circuit | |
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| Changing and Measuring Resistance Values | |
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| Changing Voltage Values and Related Circuit Changes | |
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| Resistor Color Codes (Three- and Four-Band Resistors | |
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| Resistor Color Codes (Five-Band Resistors) | |
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| Adjusting and Measuring Potentiometer Resistance | |
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| Validating Ohm's Law | |
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| Calculating Power Consumption | |
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| Electric Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Recognizing a Complete Circuit | |
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| Recognizing a Series Circuit | |
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| Recognizing a Parallel Circuit | |
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| Recognizing a Series-Parallel Circuit | |
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| Measuring Voltage in a Circuit | |
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| Analyzing and Troubleshooting Series Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Series Circuit | |
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| Measuring Voltage and Current in a Series Circuit | |
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| Using Kirchhoff's Voltage Law in a Series Circuit | |
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| Determining Total Resistance in a Series Circuit | |
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| Determining Unknown Parameters in Series Circuits | |
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| Grounding the Circuit | |
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| Series-Aiding and Series-Opposing Power Sources | |
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| Unloaded Voltage Dividers and Resistor Power Requirements | |
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| Analyzing and Troubleshooting Parallel Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Parallel Circuit | |
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| Measuring Voltage and Current in a Parallel Circuit | |
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| Using Kirchhoff's Current Law in a Parallel Circuit | |
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| Determining Total Resistance in a Parallel Circuit | |
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| Determining Unknown Parameters in a Parallel Circuit | |
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| Analyzing Series-Parallel Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Series-Parallel Circuit | |
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| Simplifying Series-Parallel Circuits | |
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| Measuring Voltage and Current in a Series-Parallel Circuit | |
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| Loaded and Unloaded Voltage Divider Circuits | |
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| The Effects of Voltmeter Loading | |
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| Dealing with Bridge Circuits | |
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| Basic Network Analysis | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Recognizing a Complex Circuit | |
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| Mesh Analysis | |
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| Nodal Analysis | |
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| The Superposition Theorem | |
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| Using Thevenin's Theorem | |
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| Using Norton's Theorem | |
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| Tee-to-Pi and Pi-to-Tee Conversions | |
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| Electrical Power Sources | |
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| Introduction | |
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| DC Power Sources and Internal Resistance | |
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| DC Power Sources in Series | |
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| DC Power Sources in Parallel | |
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| More DC Power Sources in MultiSIM | |
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| The Subcircuit as a Power Source | |
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| Introducing the Alternating Current (AC) Power Source | |
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| Using MultiSIM Test Equipment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Using Digital Multimeters (DMMs) in DC Circuits | |
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| Using the Digital Panel Meters in DC Circuits | |
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| Internal Resistance of Current and Voltage Meters | |
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| Calculating the Value of Shunt Resistors for Ammeters | |
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| Calculating the Value of Multiplier Resistors for Voltmeters | |
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| The Oscilloscope as a V DC/AC Test Instrument | |
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| Electromagnetic Devices | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Using the Inductors Found in MultiSIM | |
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| Using MultiSIM Transformers | |
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| Using MultiSIM Relays | |
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| Using the MultiSIM DC Motor | |
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| Alternating Voltage and Current | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Various AC Waveshapes | |
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| Measuring Time and Frequency of AC Waveshapes | |
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| Measuring RMS, Average, Peak, Peak-to-Peak, and Instantaneous Values | |
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| Phase Relationships between Waveshapes | |
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| Harmonic Relationships between AC Signals | |
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| Characteristics of MultiSIM Measuring Instruments in AC Circuits | |
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| Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Power in Resistive AC Circuits | |
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| Inductance and Inductive Reactance | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Measuring Inductance with an Inductance Test Circuit | |
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| Calculating and Measuring Inductance | |
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| Calculating and Measuring Inductive Reactance in an AC Circuit | |
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| Phase Relationships in Inductive Circuits | |
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| The Q of an Inductor and Power Consumption in Inductances | |
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| Resistive-Inductive Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Series Resistive-Inductive (RL) Circuits | |
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| Parallel Resistive-Inductive (RL) Circuits | |
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| Series-Parallel Resistive-Inductive (RL) Circuits | |
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| Pulse Response and L/R Time Constants of RL Circuits | |
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| Capacitance and Capacitive Reactance | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Checking Capacitance with an Oscilloscope and a Meter | |
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| Calculating and Measuring Total Capacitance | |
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| Calculating and Measuring Capacitive Reactance in an AC Circuit | |
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| Phase Relationships in Capacitive Circuits | |
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| Resistive-Capacitive Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Series Resistive-Capacitive (RC) Circuits | |
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| Parallel Resistive-Capacitive (RC) Circuits | |
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| Series-Parallel Resistive-Capacitive (RC) Circuits | |
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| Pulse Response and Time Constants of RC Circuits | |
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| Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Series Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive (RLC) Circuits | |
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| Parallel Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive (RLC) Circuits | |
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| Series-Parallel Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive (RLC) Circuits | |
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| Series and Parallel Resonant Circuits | |
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| Transformer Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Transformer Circuits | |
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| Transformer Buck/Boost Circuits | |
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| Passive Filter Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The MultiSIM Bode Plotter | |
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| Low-Pass Filter Circuits | |
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| High-Pass Filter Circuits | |
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| Band-Pass Filter Circuits | |
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| Band-Reject, Bandstop, and Notch Filter Circuits | |