ABSTRACT

Electronics explained in one volume, using both theoretical and practical applications.

  • New chapter on Raspberry Pi
  • Companion website contains free electronic tools to aid learning for students and a question bank for lecturers
  • Practical investigations and questions within each chapter help reinforce learning

Mike Tooley provides all the information required to get to grips with the fundamentals of electronics, detailing the underpinning knowledge necessary to appreciate the operation of a wide range of electronic circuits, including amplifiers, logic circuits, power supplies and oscillators. The fourth edition now offers an even more extensive range of topics, with extended coverage of practical areas such as Raspberry Pi.

The book's content is matched to the latest pre-degree level courses (from Level 2 up to, and including, Foundation Degree and HND), making this an invaluable reference text for all study levels, and its broad coverage is combined with practical case studies based in real-world engineering contexts. In addition, each chapter includes a practical investigation designed to reinforce learning and provide a basis for further practical work.

A new companion website at www.key2electronics.com offers the reader a set of spreadsheet design tools that can be used to simplify circuit calculations, as well as circuit models and templates that will enable virtual simulation of circuits in the book. These are accompanied by online self-test multiple choice questions for each chapter with automatic marking, to enable students to continually monitor their own progress and understanding. A bank of online questions for lecturers to set as assignments is also available.

chapter 1|21 pages

Electrical fundamentals

chapter 2|29 pages

Passive components

chapter |20 pages

3D.C. circuits

chapter 4|18 pages

Alternating voltage and current

chapter 5|28 pages

Semiconductors

chapter 6|17 pages

Power supplies

chapter 7|26 pages

Amplifiers

chapter 8|14 pages

Operational amplifiers

chapter 9|13 pages

Oscillators

chapter 10|16 pages

Logic circuits

chapter 11|19 pages

Microprocessers

chapter 12|11 pages

The 555 timer

chapter 13|37 pages

Test equipment and measurements

chapter 14|15 pages

Fault finding

chapter 15|16 pages

Sensors and interfacing

chapter 16|21 pages

Circuit simulation

chapter 17|15 pages

The PIC microcontroller

chapter 18|29 pages

Electronic applications and the Raspberry Pi

chapter 19|34 pages

Circuit construction