A WIZARD'S ELECTRONICS COMPANION

by Donald J. Cox -- freely distributable

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTORY ISSUES

   1. Acknowledgements
   2. Introduction
   3. Resources
   4. Safety Issues
   5. Static Electricity

2. FUNDAMENTALS

   1. Electron Behavior
   2. Harnessing The Electron
   3. The Tools Of Electronics
      1. Resistance
      2. Capacitance
      3. Inductance
   4. The Alphabet Of Electronics
   5. The Grammar Of Electronics
   6. MATH
      1. Units
      2. Prefixes
      3. Formula
      4. AC / DC Resistance and Conductance
   7. AC AND PHASE CONCEPTS
      1. The Sinewave
      2. The Phase Shift
   8. THE DIGITAL CIRCUIT

3. COMPONENTS

   1. Discrete Components
      1. Conductors
      2. Power Sources
      3. Passive Components
      4. Transducers
      5. Active Components
   2. Integrated Circuits
      1. Analog IC's
      2. Digital IC's
      3. Hybrid IC's

4. TROUBLESHOOTING

5. CIRCUITS

   1. Common Concepts
6. SIMPLE CIRCUITS
   1. Transducer Circuits
   2. Simple Stages
   3. Sources and Sinks
   4. Simple R, L, C Circuits
   5. Simple Filter Circuits
7. AMPLIFIERS
   1. Common Emitter Class A
8. OSCILLATORS
   1. Phase Shift Oscillator
9. ATTENUATORS
10. SWITCHING CIRCUITS