Chapter 1 BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY

• 1.1 Static electricity

• 1.2 Conductors, insulators, and electron flow

• 1.3 Electric circuits

• 1.4 Voltage and current

• 1.5 Resistance

• 1.6 Voltage and current in a practical circuit

• 1.7 Conventional versus electron flow

Chapter 2 OHM's LAW

• 2.1 How voltage, current, and resistance relate

• 2.2 An analogy for Ohm's Law

• 2.3 Power in electric circuits

• 2.4 Calculating electric power

• 2.5 Resistors

• 2.6 Nonlinear conduction

• 2.7 Circuit wiring

• 2.8 Polarity of voltage drops

• 2.9 Computer simulation of electric circuits

Chapter 3 ELECTRICAL SAFETY

• 3.1 The importance of electrical safety

• 3.2 Physiological effects of electricity

• 3.3 Shock current path

• 3.4 Ohm's Law (again!)

• 3.5 Safe practices

• 3.6 Emergency response

• 3.7 Common sources of hazard

• 3.8 Safe circuit design

• 3.9 Safe meter usage

Chapter 4 SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND METRIC PREFIXES

• 4.1 Scientific notation

• 4.2 Arithmetic with scientific notation

• 4.3 Metric notation

• 4.4 Metric prefix conversions

• 4.5 Hand calculator use

• 4.6 Scientific notation in SPICE

Chapter 5 SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS

• 5.1 What are "series" and "parallel" circuits?

• 5.2 Simple series circuits

• 5.3 Simple parallel circuits

• 5.4 Conductance

• 5.5 Power calculations

• 5.6 Correct use of Ohm's Law

• 5.7 Component failure analysis

• 5.8 Building simple resistor circuits

Chapter 6 DIVIDER CIRCUITS AND KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS

• 6.1 Voltage divider circuits

• 6.2 Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)

• 6.3 Current divider circuits

• 6.4 Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL)

Chapter 7 SERIES-PARALLEL COMBINATION CIRCUITS

• 7.1 What is a series-parallel circuit?

• 7.2 Analysis technique

• 7.3 Re-drawing complex schematics

• 7.4 Component failure analysis

• 7.5 Building series-parallel resistor circuits

Chapter 8 DC METERING CIRCUITS

• 8.1 What is a meter?

• 8.2 Voltmeter design

• 8.3 Voltmeter impact on measured circuit

• 8.4 Ammeter design

• 8.5 Ammeter impact on measured circuit

• 8.6 Ohmmeter design

• 8.7 High voltage ohmmeters

• 8.8 Multimeters

• 8.9 Kelvin (4-wire) resistance measurement

• 8.10 Bridge circuits

• 8.11 Wattmeter design

• 8.12 Creating custom calibration resistances

Chapter 9 ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION SIGNALS

• 9.1 Analog and digital signals

• 9.2 Voltage signal systems

• 9.3 Current signal systems

• 9.4 Tachogenerators

• 9.5 Thermocouples

• 9.6 pH measurement

• 9.7 Strain gauges

Chapter 10 DC NETWORK ANALYSIS

• 10.1 What is network analysis?

• 10.2 Branch current method

• 10.3 Mesh current method

• 10.4 Introduction to network theorems

• 10.5 Millman's Theorem

• 10.6 Superposition Theorem

• 10.7 Thevenin's Theorem

• 10.8 Norton's Theorem

• 10.9 Thevenin-Norton equivalencies

• 10.10 Millman's Theorem revisited

• 10.11 Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

• 10.12 Δ-Y and Y-Δ conversions

Chapter 11 BATTERIES AND POWER SYSTEMS

• 11.1 Electron activity in chemical reactions

• 11.2 Battery construction

• 11.3 Battery ratings

• 11.4 Special-purpose batteries

• 11.5 Practical considerations

Chapter 12 PHYSICS OF CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS

• 12.1 Introduction

• 12.2 Conductor size

• 12.3 Conductor ampacity

• 12.4 Fuses

• 12.5 Specific resistance

• 12.6 Temperature coefficient of resistance

• 12.7 Superconductivity

• 12.8 Insulator breakdown voltage

Chapter 13 CAPACITORS

• 13.1 Electric fields and capacitance

• 13.2 Capacitors and calculus

• 13.3 Factors affecting capacitance

• 13.4 Series and parallel capacitors

• 13.5 Practical considerations

Chapter 14 MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM

• 14.1 Permanent magnets

• 14.2 Electromagnetism

• 14.3 Magnetic units of measurement

• 14.4 Permeability and saturation

• 14.5 Electromagnetic induction

• 14.6 Mutual inductance

Chapter 15 INDUCTORS

• 15.1 Magnetic fields and inductance

• 15.2 Inductors and calculus

• 15.3 Factors affecting inductance

• 15.4 Series and parallel inductors

• 15.5 Practical considerations

Chapter 16 RC AND L/R TIME CONSTANTS

• 16.1 Electrical transients

• 16.2 Capacitor transient response

• 16.3 Inductor transient response

• 16.4 Voltage and current calculations

• 16.5 Why L/R and not LR?

• 16.6 Complex voltage and current calculations

• 16.7 Complex circuits

• 16.8 Solving for unknown time