Electricity / Edition 10

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ISBN-10:: 1605250414
ISBN-13:: 9781605250410
Pub. Date:: 02/17/2009
Publisher:: Goodheart-Willcox Publisher

ISBN-10:: 1605250414
ISBN-13:: 9781605250410
Pub. Date:: 02/17/2009
Publisher:: Goodheart-Willcox Publisher

Electricity / Edition 10

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Electricity is ideal for use in introductory or short courses. This textbook familiarizes students with basic principles of electricity and their practical applications. Through easy-to-understand text, it provides information on sources of electricity, types of circuits, operating principles of electric motors, measuring instruments, generators and transformers, inductance, capacitance, and solid-state devices. Chapter 19 includes a soldering/desoldering primer and 10 hands-on electrical projects.

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ISBN-13:	9781605250410
Publisher:	Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
Publication date:	02/17/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	11 - 15 Years

Chapter 1	The Electron	9
	Electricity--An Introduction
	Classification of Elements
	Ionization
	Conductors and Insulators
	Law of Charges
	Wire Sizes
Chapter 2	Volts, Amperes, Ohms	15
	The Basics of Any Electrical Circuit
	Resistance and Conductor Size
	Conductance
	Stranded Conductors
	Superconductors
	Uses for Resistance
	Resistor Color Code
Chapter 3	Meters, Reading a Meter	23
	Analog/Digital Meters
	d'Arsonval Meter
	Iron-Vane Meter
	Ammeters and Meter Shunts
	Voltmeters and Multipliers
	Ohmmeters
	Meter Connections
	Learning to Read a Meter
	Analog/Digital Meters--Which One Is Best?
	Meter Precautions
Chapter 4	Ohm's Law	35
	The Simple Circuit
	Ohm's Law
	Overload Protection of Circuits
	Circuits and Switches
Chapter 5	Power	43
	Power
	Horsepower
	Earth and the Environment: How to Conserve Electrical Power
	Electric Motors
Chapter 6	Series Circuits	49
	Voltage Drop
	Summary of the Laws of a Series Circuit
Chapter 7	Parallel Circuits	55
	Equal Resistors in Parallel
	Unequal Resistors in Parallel
	Conductance
	Two or More Resistors in Parallel
	Equivalent Resistance
	Applications
Chapter 8	Sources of Electricity--Batteries	65
	Sources of Electricity
	The Voltaic Cell
	Cell Connections
	Primary Cells
	Secondary Cells
	Series and Parallel Connections
	Battery Capacity
Chapter 9	Sources of Electricity--Friction, Heat, Pressure, Light	73
	Voltage from Friction
	Voltage from Heat
	Voltage from Pressure
	Voltage from Light
Chapter 10	Magnetism	77
	Lodestones
	Permanent Magnets
	Laws of Magnetism
	Magnetic Field Pictures
	Electricity and Magnetism
	Electromagnets
	Relays
	Solenoids as Switches
	Hall Effect Devices
	Magnetism by Induction
	Magnetic Shielding
Chapter 11	Motors	87
	How the Motor Works
	The Commutator
	Motor Circuits
	The Complete Motor
	Motor Principles
Chapter 12	Direct Current Generators	95
	Direction of Current
	The Generator
	The Commutator
	Generator Output
	Generator Losses
	Field Excitation
Chapter 13	Alternating Current	103
	Vectors and Sinusoidal Waveforms
	Frequency
	Period
	Average Values
	Effective Values
	Peak-to-Peak Values
Chapter 14	Capacitance	111
	Capacitors
	The Capacitive Circuit
	The Farad
	Working Voltage
	Labeling Capacitors
	Factors that Determine Capacitance
	Kinds of Capacitors
	RC Time Constants
	Capacitive Reactance
	Impedance
Chapter 15	Inductance	121
	Self Inductance
	The Henry
	Labeling Inductors
	Coil Action in a DC Circuit
	Inductive Reactance
	Impedance
	Combining X[subscript L] and X[subscript C] in a Circuit
	Resonance
Chapter 16	Transformers	129
	Lenz's Law
	Transformer Losses
	Transformer Construction
	Turns Ratio
	Power Transmission
	The Induction Coil
	Autotransformer
Chapter 17	Semiconductors	139
	Amplification
	Semiconductor Current
	Diodes
	Light-Emitting Diodes
	Rectification
	Transistors
	Transistor Circuits
	Transistor Amplifiers and Alpha
	Common Emitter Circuit and Beta
	The Transistor Switch
	Other Special Semiconductor Devices
Chapter 18	Integrated Circuits	153
	Basing Diagrams for ICs
	Digital and Linear Integrated Circuits
	Computers
Chapter 19	Electrical/Electronic Projects	161
	Soldering Primer
	Desoldering Primer
Project 1	Experimenter
Project 2	Audio Oscillator
Project 3	Transistor Radio Receiver
Project 4	Door Chime
Project 5	Magnetic Relay
Project 6	Induction Coil
Project 7	Two-Pole Motor
Project 8	Electric Engine
Project 9	Continuity Tester
Project 10	Automotive Battery Charger
	Glossary	195
	Index	203

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