ELECTRONICS guide series
Introduction to Electronics What is this course about?
This course introduces the foundational principles of electronics, crucial for anyone interested in building a career or hobby in the field. With applications ranging from Arduino projects to advanced electrical engineering, this course provides essential skills to understand and create electronic circuits, paving the way for more advanced applications involving programmable platforms like Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
Key Concepts Covered
- Definition and role of electronic circuits in technology.
- Exploration of electricity flow through a circuit.
- Overview of essential components:
- Resistors: Regulate current flow.
- Capacitors: Store and release electrical energy.
- Inductors: Store energy in a magnetic field.
- Transistors: Switch or amplify electronic signals.
- Mathematics: Core principles (Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws) for calculating voltage, current, resistance, and power.
- Circuit Simulation Software: Allows virtual circuit testing before physical implementation, saving time and resources.
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Bench Instruments:
- Multimeter: Measures current, voltage, and resistance.
- Oscilloscope: Visualizes voltage changes over time, critical for AC signal analysis.
- Hands-on experience in assembling, testing, and troubleshooting circuits on a breadboard.
- Techniques for diagnosing and improving designs using real-world components.
Learning Objectives
- Build a foundational understanding of circuits, current, and component functions.
- Use mathematical principles to predict circuit behavior.
- Design and test circuits in a virtual environment using simulation tools.
- Transition designs to physical circuits, using multimeters and oscilloscopes to validate circuit performance.
- Assemble circuits with basic components (e.g., resistors, capacitors) to observe real voltage and current behavior.
- Compare calculated and measured values in both series and parallel circuits.
- Build a resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit and examine AC signals.
- Use the oscilloscope to observe capacitor charging/discharging, measuring the time constant and visualizing charge/discharge curves.
Real-World Applications
Course Outcome
By completing this course, you will:
- Understand how electronic circuits work.
- Gain practical experience in circuit design, assembly, and troubleshooting.
- Be equipped with the knowledge to take on more complex projects and move towards designing custom electronic devices.
This course sets a solid foundation for future work in electronics, with hands-on projects that provide real-world experience and confidence in working with circuits.
Rusty algebra?
If you need an algebra primer to help you with the mathematics in this course, consider our e-book "Basic Mathematics for Electronics". We wrote this book specifically for people that are working with simple electronic circuits such as those that you find in Arduino projects or in this course. We start with the fundamentals. We explain how to work with powers, calculate roots, use the scientific notation.
Then, we dive into Algebra. You will learn about first and second-degree equations and linear equations.
We continue with 2x2 and 3x3 systems (great for solving simple circuits) and then get into one and two-variable functions and plots. Towards the end of the book, you learn how to use all the mathematics you learned to work with resistors, capacitors, voltage dividers, calculate power and energy, and of course, practical use cases of Kirchhoff's Laws.
After you enrol to this course, look out for an email with a special discount coupon for "Basic Mathematics for Electronics".
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS
A comprehensive course to help you start your adventure in electronics. Solve circuits, simulate, and experiment on the breadboard.
Are you ready to dive into the fascinating world of electronics? Whether you're a hobbyist looking to build your first circuit, a student seeking a deeper understanding of how electronics work, or a professional expanding your skillset, this course is your gateway to mastering the essentials of electronics.
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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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