Experiments In Electronics

"A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast"--Cover.

Why do the lights in a house turn on when you flip a switch? How does a remote-controlled car move? And what makes lights on TVs and microwaves blink? The technology around you may seem like magic, but most of it wouldn’t run without electricity. Electronics for Kids demystifies electricity with a collection of awesome hands-on projects. In Part 1, you’ll learn how current, voltage, and circuits work by making a battery out of a lemon, turning a metal bolt into an electromagnet, and transforming a paper cup and some magnets into a spinning motor. In Part 2, you’ll make even more cool stuff as you: –Solder a blinking LED circuit with resistors, capacitors, and relays –Turn a circuit into a touch sensor using your finger as a resistor –Build an alarm clock triggered by the sunrise –Create a musical instrument that makes sci-fi soundsThen, in Part 3, you’ll learn about digital electronics—things like logic gates and memory circuits—as you make a secret code checker and an electronic coin flipper. Finally, you’ll use everything you’ve learned to make the LED Reaction Game—test your reaction time as you try to catch a blinking light!With its clear explanations and assortment of hands-on projects, Electronics for Kids will have you building your own circuits in no time.

Electronics are here to stay! Be it hospitals, grocery stores, railway stations, or your own house, electronics are everywhere. With electronics intruding each and every sphere of life, more and more people are taking up this field both as a hobby and a career. the only way to understand electronics is to follow Confucius, that is, conducting experiments on your own and seeing for yourself. Over 50 Exciting Electronics Experiments is specially designed to make it possible. the book will take you on a guided journey through this exciting world of electronics. Your travel will begin with the basic building blocks, the power supplies, eventually leading to simple solder less projects with piezo buzzer. Then you will pass through the lanes of digital ICs, building alarms for home, automobile and telephone and mains control. In the audio street, you shall come across simple lapel mike to 20 W (RMS) Amplifier and the process of recording voice on a chip. Towards the end, counters and clocks will introduce themselves to you. Throughout the journey, pin outs, truth tables and descriptions on ICs will be your constant companions. Notes on Tips and Tricks, Soldering and Desoldering, Care of ICs, CMOS and TTL ICs, and Troubleshooting will guide you through this trip and make it an enjoyable experience for you. So, what are you waiting for? Grab this book and start your tour to the fascinating world of electronics!

Designed as a hands-on guide for labs, the hobbyist, or for the industry professional, this book covers instructions and methods for doing experiments with currents and magnetism. The book includes 49 separate experiments on electricity, magnetism, currents, voltage, generators, transformers, relays, alternators, resistance, gaps, and more. Each experiment covers: the object, method, result, and questions with answers on the experiment under discussion. A separate chapter at the end of the book has over 175 questions with answers to test your knowledge of electricity and electronics. Features: •Covers the object, setup and method, result, and questions with answers for doing experiments with currents and magnetism •Includes 49 separate experiments on electricity, magnetism, currents, voltage, generators, transformers, relays, alternators, resistance, gaps, and more •Ends with a separate chapter containing over 175 questions with answers to test your general knowledge of electricity and electronics