Electricity, 10th Edition
Electricity is ideal for use in introductory or short courses. This textbook familiarizes students with basic principles of electricity and their practical applications. Through easy-to-understand text, it provides information on sources of electricity, types of circuits, operating principles of electric motors, measuring instruments, generators and transformers, inductance, capacitance, and solid-state devices. Chapter 19 includes a soldering/desoldering primer and 10 hands-on electrical projects.
Table of Contents
Abbreviated Contents
Electricity, 10th Edition
- Front Matter
- 1 - The Electron
- 2 - Volts, Amperes, Ohms
- 3 - Meters, Reading a Meter
- 4 - Ohm’s Law
- 5 - Power
- 6 - Series Circuits
- 7 - Parallel Circuits
- 8 - Sources of Electricity— Batteries
- 9 - Sources of Electricity— Friction, Heat, Pressure, Light
- 10 - Magnetism
- 11 - Motors
- 12 - Direct Current Generators
- 13 - Alternating Current
- 14 - Capacitance
- 15 - Inductance
- 16 - Transformers
- 17 - Semiconductors
- 18 - Integrated Circuits
- 19 - Electrical/ Electronic Projects
- Glossary
- Index