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I think both the old geezers will find this as a handy reference source and the noobs an invaluable learning tool.
This is an excellent set of open project books I stumbled across that covers virtually everything you would learn in basic electrics course. Should this be a sticky?
Home:
Lessons In Electric Circuits
DC:
http://openbookproject.net/electricCircuits/DC/DC.pdf
AC:
http://openbookproject.net/electricCircuits/AC/AC.pdf
Semiconductors:
http://openbookproject.net/electricC.../Semi/SEMI.pdf
Digital:
http://openbookproject.net/electricC...gital/DIGI.pdf
Reference:
http://openbookproject.net/electricCircuits/Ref/REF.pdf
Experiments:
http://openbookproject.net/electricC.../Exper/EXP.pdf
This is an excellent set of open project books I stumbled across that covers virtually everything you would learn in basic electrics course. Should this be a sticky?
Home:
Lessons In Electric Circuits
DC:
http://openbookproject.net/electricCircuits/DC/DC.pdf
Chapter 1: BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY
Chapter 2: OHM'S LAW
Chapter 3: ELECTRICAL SAFETY
Chapter 4: SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND METRIC PREFIXES
Chapter 5: SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS
Chapter 6: DIVIDER CIRCUITS AND KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS
Chapter 7: SERIES-PARALLEL COMBINATION CIRCUITS
Chapter 8: DC METERING CIRCUITS
Chapter 9: ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION SIGNALS
Chapter 10: DC NETWORK ANALYSIS
Chapter 11: BATTERIES AND POWER SYSTEMS
Chapter 12: THE PHYSICS OF CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Chapter 13: CAPACITORS
Chapter 14: MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
Chapter 15: INDUCTORS
Chapter 16: RC AND L/R TIME CONSTANTS
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
Chapter 2: OHM'S LAW
Chapter 3: ELECTRICAL SAFETY
Chapter 4: SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND METRIC PREFIXES
Chapter 5: SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS
Chapter 6: DIVIDER CIRCUITS AND KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS
Chapter 7: SERIES-PARALLEL COMBINATION CIRCUITS
Chapter 8: DC METERING CIRCUITS
Chapter 9: ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION SIGNALS
Chapter 10: DC NETWORK ANALYSIS
Chapter 11: BATTERIES AND POWER SYSTEMS
Chapter 12: THE PHYSICS OF CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Chapter 13: CAPACITORS
Chapter 14: MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
Chapter 15: INDUCTORS
Chapter 16: RC AND L/R TIME CONSTANTS
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
AC:
http://openbookproject.net/electricCircuits/AC/AC.pdf
Chapter 1: BASIC AC THEORY
Chapter 2: COMPLEX NUMBERS
Chapter 3: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- INDUCTIVE
Chapter 4: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- CAPACITIVE
Chapter 5: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- R, L, AND C
Chapter 6: RESONANCE
Chapter 7: MIXED-FREQUENCY AC SIGNALS
Chapter 8: FILTERS
Chapter 9: TRANSFORMERS
Chapter 10: POLYPHASE AC CIRCUITS
Chapter 11: POWER FACTOR
Chapter 12: AC METERING CIRCUITS
Chapter 13: AC MOTORS
Chapter 14: TRANSMISSION LINES
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
Chapter 2: COMPLEX NUMBERS
Chapter 3: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- INDUCTIVE
Chapter 4: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- CAPACITIVE
Chapter 5: REACTANCE AND IMPEDANCE -- R, L, AND C
Chapter 6: RESONANCE
Chapter 7: MIXED-FREQUENCY AC SIGNALS
Chapter 8: FILTERS
Chapter 9: TRANSFORMERS
Chapter 10: POLYPHASE AC CIRCUITS
Chapter 11: POWER FACTOR
Chapter 12: AC METERING CIRCUITS
Chapter 13: AC MOTORS
Chapter 14: TRANSMISSION LINES
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
http://openbookproject.net/electricC.../Semi/SEMI.pdf
Chapter 1: AMPLIFIERS AND ACTIVE DEVICES
Chapter 2: SOLID-STATE DEVICE THEORY
Chapter 3: DIODES AND RECTIFIERS
Chapter 4: BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS
Chapter 5: JUNCTION FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS ***INCOMPLETE***
Chapter 6: INSULATED-GATE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS ***INCOMPLETE***
Chapter 7: THYRISTORS
Chapter 8: OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
Chapter 9: PRACTICAL ANALOG SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS ***INCOMPLETE***
Chapter 10: ACTIVE FILTERS ***PENDING***
Chapter 11: DC MOTOR DRIVES ***PENDING***
Chapter 12: INVERTERS AND AC MOTOR DRIVES ***PENDING***
Chapter 13: ELECTRON TUBES
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
Chapter 2: SOLID-STATE DEVICE THEORY
Chapter 3: DIODES AND RECTIFIERS
Chapter 4: BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS
Chapter 5: JUNCTION FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS ***INCOMPLETE***
Chapter 6: INSULATED-GATE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS ***INCOMPLETE***
Chapter 7: THYRISTORS
Chapter 8: OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
Chapter 9: PRACTICAL ANALOG SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS ***INCOMPLETE***
Chapter 10: ACTIVE FILTERS ***PENDING***
Chapter 11: DC MOTOR DRIVES ***PENDING***
Chapter 12: INVERTERS AND AC MOTOR DRIVES ***PENDING***
Chapter 13: ELECTRON TUBES
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
Digital:
http://openbookproject.net/electricC...gital/DIGI.pdf
Chapter 1: NUMERATION SYSTEMS
Chapter 2: BINARY ARITHMETIC
Chapter 3: LOGIC GATES
Chapter 4: SWITCHES
Chapter 5: ELECTROMECHANICAL RELAYS
Chapter 6: LADDER LOGIC
Chapter 7: BOOLEAN ALGEBRA
Chapter 8: KARNAUGH MAPPING
Chapter 9: COMBINATIONAL LOGIC FUNCTIONS
Chapter 10: MULTIVIBRATORS
Chapter 11: SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS ***INCOMPLETE***
Chapter 12: SHIFT REGISTERS
Chapter 13: DIGITAL-ANALOG CONVERSION
Chapter 14: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
Chapter 15: DIGITAL STORAGE (MEMORY)
Chapter 16: PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL COMPUTING
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
Chapter 2: BINARY ARITHMETIC
Chapter 3: LOGIC GATES
Chapter 4: SWITCHES
Chapter 5: ELECTROMECHANICAL RELAYS
Chapter 6: LADDER LOGIC
Chapter 7: BOOLEAN ALGEBRA
Chapter 8: KARNAUGH MAPPING
Chapter 9: COMBINATIONAL LOGIC FUNCTIONS
Chapter 10: MULTIVIBRATORS
Chapter 11: SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS ***INCOMPLETE***
Chapter 12: SHIFT REGISTERS
Chapter 13: DIGITAL-ANALOG CONVERSION
Chapter 14: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
Chapter 15: DIGITAL STORAGE (MEMORY)
Chapter 16: PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL COMPUTING
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
http://openbookproject.net/electricCircuits/Ref/REF.pdf
Chapter 1: USEFUL EQUATIONS AND CONVERSION FACTORS
Chapter 2: COLOR CODES
Chapter 3: CONDUCTOR AND INSULATOR TABLES
Chapter 4: ALGEBRA REFERENCE
Chapter 5: TRIGONOMETRY REFERENCE
Chapter 6: CALCULUS REFERENCE
Chapter 7: USING THE SPICE CIRCUIT SIMULATION PROGRAM
Chapter 8: TROUBLESHOOTING -- THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 9: CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS
Chapter 10: PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
Chapter 2: COLOR CODES
Chapter 3: CONDUCTOR AND INSULATOR TABLES
Chapter 4: ALGEBRA REFERENCE
Chapter 5: TRIGONOMETRY REFERENCE
Chapter 6: CALCULUS REFERENCE
Chapter 7: USING THE SPICE CIRCUIT SIMULATION PROGRAM
Chapter 8: TROUBLESHOOTING -- THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 9: CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS
Chapter 10: PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
http://openbookproject.net/electricC.../Exper/EXP.pdf
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2: BASIC CONCEPTS AND TEST EQUIPMENT
Chapter 3: DC CIRCUITS
Chapter 4: AC CIRCUITS
Chapter 5: DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS
Chapter 6: ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Chapter 7: DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Chapter 8: 555 TIMER CIRCUITS
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
Chapter 2: BASIC CONCEPTS AND TEST EQUIPMENT
Chapter 3: DC CIRCUITS
Chapter 4: AC CIRCUITS
Chapter 5: DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS
Chapter 6: ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Chapter 7: DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Chapter 8: 555 TIMER CIRCUITS
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE
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