Lessons In Electric Circuits, Volume VI – Experiments
| dc.contributor.author | Kuphaldt, Tony | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-02T00:56:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-02T00:56:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Electronics is a science, and a very accessible science at that. With other areas of scientific study, expensive equipment is generally required to perform any non-trivial experiments. Not so with electronics. Many advanced concepts may be explored using parts and equipment totaling under a few hundred US dollars. This is good, because hands-on experimentation is vital to gaining scientific knowledge about any subject. When I started writing Lessons In Electric Circuits, my intent was to create a textbook suitable for introductory college use. However, being mostly self-taught in electronics myself, I knew the value of a good textbook to hobbyists and experimenters not enrolled in any formal electronics course. Many people selflessly volunteered their time and expertise in helping me learn electronics when I was younger, and my intent is to honor their service and love by giving back to the world what they gave to me. In order for someone to teach themselves a science such as electronics, they must engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use, especially in scientific endeavors. If my contribution to society is to be complete, I must include a guide to experimentation along with the text(s) on theory, so that the individual learning on their own has a resource to guide their experimental adventures. A formal laboratory course for college electronics study requires an enormous amount of work to prepare, and usually must be based around specific parts and equipment so that the 1 2 CHAPTER1. INTRODUCTION experiments will be sufficient detailed, with results sufficiently precise to allow for rigorous comparison between experimental and theoretical data. A process of assessment, articulated through a qualified instructor, is also vital to guarantee that a certain level of learning has taken place. Peer review (comparison of experimental results with the work of others) is an- other important component of college-level laboratory study, and helps to improve the quality of learning. Since I cannot meet these criteria through the medium of a book, it is impractical for me to present a complete laboratory course here. In the interest of keeping this experiment guide reasonably low-cost for people to follow, and practical for deployment over the internet, I am forced to design the experiments at a lower level than what would be expected for a college lab course. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12091/428 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Electrical | en_US |
| dc.title | Lessons In Electric Circuits, Volume VI – Experiments | en_US |
| dc.type | Book | en_US |
Files
Original bundle
1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
- Name:
- Lessons in Electric Circuits, Volume VI - Experiments.pdf
- Size:
- 3.62 MB
- Format:
- Adobe Portable Document Format
- Description: