ELECTRONICS guide series
Introduction to Electronics Transistors, quick introduction
This guide will help you understand electronic circuits—the fundamental building blocks of modern technology. Electronics are all around us, embedded in countless devices we use daily, and it all starts with these circuits.
Transistors, quick introduction
You can think of transistors as switches or amplifiers within electronic circuits. They are semiconductor devices that can either block or open the way for the flow of electrons, thus regulating current. Transistors are super-important in modern electronics because of their importance in devices like amplifiers, oscillators, and integrated circuits.
There are various types of transistors, with bipolar junction transistors (BJT) and field-effect transistors (FET) being among the most common. The ability of transistors to amplify signals makes them critical in both analog and digital circuits. For instance, in a linear circuit, transistors can precisely control the voltage transfer characteristics, such as the amplification in an audio system.
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INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS
A comprehensive course to help you start your adventure in electronics. Solve circuits, simulate, and experiment on the breadboard.
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1. What is this course about?
2. Hardware
3. Software
4. Course organisation and study guide
5. What are electronic circuits?
6. What is electricity?
7. Key principles in electronics
8. Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC) circuits
9. Analog and Digital Electronics
10. Introduction to electronic components and tools
11. Resistors, quick introduction
12. Capacitors, quick introduction
13. Inductors, quick introduction
14. Diodes, quick introduction
15. Transistors, quick introduction
16. Integrated circuits, quick introduction
17. Circuit boards, quick introduction
18. Breadboards, quick introduction
19. Ohm's Law, quick introduction
20. Basic tools in electronics
21. Circuit simulators
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