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
6 Book 2: Working with Basic Electronic Components Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits What Is a Circuit? Using Batteries Building a Lamp Circuit Project 1: A Simple Lamp Circuit Working with Switches Building a Switched Lamp Circuit Project 2: A Lamp Controlled by a Switch Understand Series and Parallel Circuits Building a Series Lamp Circuit Project 3: A Series Lamp Circuit Building a Parallel Lamp Circuit Project 4: A Parallel Lamp Circuit Using Switches in Series and Parallel Building a Series Switch Circuit Project 5: A Series Switch Circuit Building a Parallel Switch Circuit Project 6: A Parallel Switch Circuit Switching between Two Lamps Project 7: Controlling Two Lamps with One Switch Building a Three-Way Lamp Switch Project 8: A Three-Way Light Switch Reversing Polarity Project 9: A Polarity-Reversing Circuit Chapter 2: Working with Resistors What Is Resistance? Measuring Resistance Looking at Ohm’s Law Introducing Resistors Reading Resistor Color Codes Understanding Resistor Power Ratings Limiting Current with a Resistor Project 10: Using a Current-Limiting Resistor Combining Resistors Project 11: Resistors in Series and Parallel Dividing Voltage Dividing Voltage with Resistors Project 12: A Voltage Divider Circuit Varying Resistance with a Potentiometer Chapter
