Electronics
101 Electronics
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Electronic Device Assignment
Create a poster to provide a creative summary of the following electronic device:
1.Who invented the device? Does this person receive any special recognition? Give a time line if the invention occurred over a significant period of time.
2.Why was the invention of this device significant?
3.What does this device look like today on most circuit boards? Include a nice large diagram labeling all the parts.
4.What does this device do in an electronic circuit? Try to explain its operation briefly.
5.How is it made? Are there any special materials that are used?
6.How has this device changed the electronics industry?
7.What other components are used along with this device?
8.Find a circuit board with this device on it and have it attached to your poster, clearly labeling the device.
9.Are there any safety concerns associated with using this device?
10.Are the materials harmful to the environment in any way?
Websites
Bob Blick Projects for Students and Hobbyists
Electronics Club (Christmas Decoration Project)
The Wonderful World of Electronics (Simple FM transmitter with a single transistor)
Really basic electronics related to robotics
Basic information about electronic circuits
A great place to start
Free access on-line textbook
Bill's Electronics Reference Page
Lots of links to very good sites
Everything Electronics!
Electronics Books in the Library
003.5 BRA
Braga, Newton C. Bionics for the evil genius : 25
build-it-yourself projects. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2006.
Presents a collection of twenty-five step-by-step projects
that introduce bionics, providing illustrations on how life
forms can be enhanced with mechanical and electrical
components, and including an electric fish, a bat ear, a lie
detector, an electronic nerve stimulator, and more.
621 381 HOR
Horn, Delton T. Basic electronics theory--with projects &
experiments. 2nd ed. Blue Ridge Summit, PA : TAB Books,
1985.
621.3 GIB
Gibilisco, Stan. Electricity demystified. New York :
McGraw-Hill, c2005. Presents a self-teaching guide to
understanding the basics of electricity providing
instruction on solving circuit problems, calculating
voltage, and discovering how magnetic levitation works and
includes quizzes and a seventy-question final exam.
621.3 WIL
Wilson, J.A. "Sam". Learning electricity and electronics through experiments. McGraw-Hill.
621.381 IAN
Iannini, Robert E. Electronic gadgets for the evil genius. New
York : McGraw-Hill, c2004. Contains illustrated
instructions and schematics for twenty-eight
easy-to-construct electronic gadgets and describes the
science and math behind each one and lists of materials and
parts.
621.381 LAW
Electronics: Principles and Applications.
629.892 PRE
Predko, Michael. 123 robotics experiments for the evil genius.
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2004. Contains 123 experiments
designed to help people develop a solid grounding in
robotics, electronics, and programming while creating simple
robots and models.