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Electronics Foundations: Fundamentals

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Learn how to practically apply the fundamental concepts of voltage, current, resistance, and power when building electronic circuits.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • The fundamentals of electronics
  • What you should know
  • Using the exercise files
  • Safety message
1. Fundamentals of Electricity
  • Electrical charge
  • Conductors and insulators
  • Voltage
  • Current
  • Circuit basics
  • Resistance and Ohm's Law
  • SI prefixes
  • Challenge: Limit current to an LED
  • Solution: Limit current to an LED
2. Multimeter Measurements
  • What is a multimeter?
  • Measure DC voltage
  • Measure direct current
3. Power
  • Electric power
  • Ideal vs. real-world power sources
  • Battery capacity
  • Batteries in series and parallel
  • Grounded vs. floating power sources
  • Challenge: Power a light bulb
  • Solution: Power a light bulb
Conclusion
  • Continue your electronics journey

Taught by

Barron Stone

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