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License: Commercial
Format: HTML
Price: free online
URL: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/ vol_1/ index.html
Limitations: The allaboutcircuits.com website states that these are a work in progress, but we think they look pretty good. These are student-level basic introductions to the subjects. But even so, may be worthwhile as review material for those who need to brush on on their theory - or for non-EEs doing work in the electrical engineering disciplines.
ReviewText: Volume 1 - DC: Table of contents

• Basic Concepts of Electricity
• Ohm's Law
• Electrical Safety
• Scientific Notation and Metric Prefixes
• Series and Parallel Circuits
• Divider Circuits and Kirchhoff's Laws
• Series-Parallel Combination Circuits
• DC Metering Circuits
• Electrical Instruction Signals
• DC Network Analysis
• Batteries and Power Systems
• The Physics of Conductors and Insulators
• Capacitors
• Magnetism and Electromagnetism
• Inductors
• RC and L/R Time Constants

5AUG06 Update: We recently discovered the same document, organized as a single PDF, located at: http://www.pacontrol.com/electriccircuit.html.
Keywords: Capacitor , Tutorial , allaboutcircuits.com , Ohm's Law , Kirchhoff's Laws , inductor
Submitter: EE HomePage Editorial Staff
Affiliation: Reader
xml_ID: 1146438177 (single entry page)

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Author(s): Raymond, David J.
License: Some Restrictions (includes GNU)
Format: Video
Price: Free
URL: http://kestrel.nmt.edu/ ~raymond/ classes/ ph13xbook/ index.html
ReviewText: Contents include:

• Waves in One Dimension
  • Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
  • Sine Waves
  • Types of Waves
  • Superposition Principle
  • Beats
  • Interferometers
  • Thin Films
  • Math Tutorial -- Derivatives
  • Group Velocity
• Waves in Two and Three Dimensions
  • Math Tutorial -- Vectors
  • Plane Waves
  • Superposition of Plane Waves
  • Diffraction Through a Single Slit
  • Two Slits
  • Diffraction Gratings
• Geometrical Optics
  • Reflection and Refraction
  • Total Internal Reflection
  • Anisotropic Media
  • Thin Lens Formula and Optical Instruments
  • Fermat's Principle
• Kinematics of Special Relativity
  • Galilean Spacetime Thinking
  • Spacetime Thinking in Special Relativity
  • Postulates of Special Relativity
  • Time Dilation
  • Lorentz Contraction
  • Twin Paradox
• Applications of Special Relativity
  • Waves in Spacetime
  • Math Tutorial - Four-Vectors
  • Principle of Relativity Applied
  • Characteristics of Relativistic Waves
  • The Doppler Effect
  • Addition of Velocities
• Acceleration and General Relativity
  • Acceleration
  • Circular Motion
  • Acceleration in Special Relativity
  • Acceleration, Force, and Mass
  • Accelerated Reference Frames
  • Gravitational Red Shift
  • Event Horizons
• Matter Waves
  • Bragg's Law
  • X-Ray Diffraction Techniques
  • Meaning of Quantum Wave Function
  • Sense and Nonsense in Quantum Mechanics
  • Mass, Momentum, and Energy
  • Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
• Geometrical Optics and Newton's Laws
  • Fundamental Principles of Dynamics
  • One-Dimensional Non-Relativistic Case
  • Potential Energy
  • Work and Power
  • Math Tutorial - Partial Derivatives
  • Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
  • Kinetic and Potential Momentum
• Wave Mechanics
  • Math Tutorial -- Complex Waves
  • Free Particle Wave Function
  • Effects of Varying Potential Energy
  • Confined Particles
• Dynamics of Multiple Particles
  • Momentum and Newton's Second Law
  • Newton's Third Law
  • Conservation of Momentum
  • Collisions
  • Rockets and Conveyor Belts
• Rotational Dynamics
  • Math Tutorial -- Cross Product
  • Torque and Angular Momentum
  • The Uneven Dumbbell
  • Two Particles in General
  • Many Particles
  • Rigid Bodies
  • Statics
• Harmonic Oscillator
  • Energy Analysis
  • Analysis Using Newton's Laws
  • Forced Oscillator
  • Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator
• Newton's Law of Gravitation
  • The Law of Gravitation
  • Gravitational Field
  • Gravitational Flux
  • Flux from Multiple Masses
  • Effects of Relativity
  • Kepler's Laws
  • Use of Conservation Laws
• Forces in Relativity
  • Potential Momentum
  • Aharonov-Bohm Effect
  • Forces from Potential Momentum
  • Lorentz Condition
  • Gauge Theories and Other Theories
  • Conservation of Four-Momentum Again
  • Virtual Particles
  • Virtual Particles and Gauge Theory
  • Negative Energies and Antiparticles
• Electromagnetic Forces
  • Electromagnetic Four-Potential
  • Electric and Magnetic Fields and Forces
  • A Note on Units
  • Charged Particle Motion
  • Forces on Currents in Conductors
  • Torque on a Magnetic Dipole and Electric Motors
  • Electric Generators and Faraday's Law
  • EMF and Scalar Potential
• Generation of Electromagnetic Fields
  • Coulomb's Law and the Electric Field
  • Gauss's Law for Electricity
  • Gauss's Law for Magnetism
  • Coulomb's Law and Relativity
  • Moving Charge and Magnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • The Lorentz Condition
• Capacitors, Inductors, and Resistors
  • The Capacitor and Ampere's Law
    • The Capacitor
    • Circulation of a Vector Field
    • Ampere's Law
  • Magnetic Induction and Inductors
  • Resistance and Resistors
  • Energy of Electric and Magnetic Fields
  • Kirchhoff's Laws
• Measuring the Very Small
  • Continuous Matter or Atoms?
  • The Ring Around the Moon
  • The Geiger-Marsden Experiment
  • Cosmic Rays and Accelerator Experiments
  • Commentary
• Atoms
  • Fermions and Bosons
  • The Hydrogen Atom
  • The Periodic Table of the Elements
  • Atomic Spectra
• The Standard Model
  • Quarks and Leptons
  • Quantum Chromodynamics
  • The Electroweak Theory
  • Grand Unification?
• Atomic Nuclei
  • Molecules -- an Analogy
  • Nuclear Binding Energies
  • Radioactivity
  • Nuclear Fusion and Fission
• Heat, Temperature, and Friction
  • Temperature
  • Heat
    • Specific Heat
    • First Law of Thermodynamics
    • Heat Conduction
    • Thermal Radiation
  • Friction
• Entropy
  • States of a Brick
  • Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • Two Bricks in Thermal Contact
  • Thermodynamic Temperature
  • Specific Heat
  • Entropy and Heat Conduction
• The Ideal Gas and Heat Engines
  • Ideal Gas
  • Slow and Fast Expansions
  • Heat Engines
  • Perpetual Motion Machines
• Constants
  • Constants of Nature
  • Properties of Stable Particles
  • Properties of Solar System Objects
  • Miscellaneous Conversions

Keywords: reflection , Kirchhoff's Laws , quantum mechanics , derivatives , Newton's Laws , acceleration , thermodynamics , Doppler Effect , fusion , optics , refraction , diffraction , relativity , thermal radiation , capacitors , oscillator , Faraday's Law , thin films , inductors , resistors , electric motors , Superposition Principle , interferometers , group velocity , plane waves , Fermat's Principle , Special Relativity , time dilation , Lorentz Contraction , General Relativity , red shift , matter waves , Bragg's Law , X-ray diffraction , Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle , Kepler's Laws , Aharonov-Bohm Effect , Lorentz Condition , magnetic dipole , EMF , Coulomb's Law , Gauss's Laws , electromagnetic radiation , cosmic rays , quarks , leptons , radioactivity , fission , entropy , heat conduction
Submitter: EE HomePage Editorial Staff
Affiliation: None
xml_ID: 1175387352 (single entry page)

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Author(s): Kuphaldt, Tony R.
License: Some Restrictions (includes GNU)
Format: HTML
Price: Free
URL: http://www.vias.org/ feee/
ReviewText: Contents include

• DC
  • Basic Concepts of Electricity
  • Ohm's Law
  • Electrical Safety
  • Scientific Notation and Metric Prefixes
  • Series and Parallel Circuits
  • Divider Circuits and Kirchhoff'S Laws
  • Series-Parallel Combination Circuits
  • DC Metering Circuits
  • Electrical Instrumentation Signal
  • DC Network Analysis
  • Batteries and Power Systems
  • Physics of Conductors and Insulators
  • Capacitors
  • Magnetism and Electromagnetism
  • Inductors
  • RC and L/R Time Constants
  • AC
• AC
  • Basic AC Theory
  • Complex Numbers
  • Reactance and Impedance -- Inductive
  • Reactance and Impedance -- Capacitive
  • Reactance and Impedance -- R, L, and C
  • Resonance
  • Mixed-Frequency AC Signals
  • Filters
  • Transformers
  • Polyphase AC Circuits
  • Power Factor
  • AC Metering Circuits
  • AC Motors
  • Transmission Lines
• Semiconductors
  • Amplifiers and Active Devices
  • Solid-State Device Theory
  • Diodes and Rectifiers
  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Junction Field-Effect Transistors
  • Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistors
  • Thyristors
  • Operational Amplifiers
  • Practical Analog Semiconductor Circuits
  • Electron Tubes
• Digital
  • Numeration Systems
  • Binary Arithmetic
  • Logic Gates
  • Switches
  • Electromechanical Relays
  • Ladder Logic
  • Boolean Algebra
  • Karnaugh Mapping
  • Multivibrators
  • Counters
  • Shift Registers
  • Digital-Analog Conversion
  • Digital Communication
  • Digital Storage (Memory)
  • Principles of Digital Computing
• Reference
  • Resistor Color Codes
  • Conductor and Insulator Tables
  • Algebra Reference
  • Trigonometry Reference
  • Calculus Reference
  • Using the Spice Circuit Simulation Program
  • Troubleshooting -- Theory and Practice
  • Circuit Schematic Symbols
  • Periodic Table of the Elements
• Experiments

Keywords: power factor , BJT , DAC , filters , Ohm's Law , Kirchhoff's Laws , complex numbers , reactance , resonance , JFET , binary arithmetic , boolean algebra , Karnaugh mapping , resistor color codes , algebra , trigonometry , calculus , Spice , transmission lines , amplifiers , magnetism , capacitors , transistors , electron tubes , tubes , transformers , counters , shift registers , power systems , semiconductors , thyristors , inductors , multivibrators , schematic , diodes , electrical safety , scientific notation , metric prefixes , series and parallel circuits , divider circuits , series-parallel combination circuits , dc metering circuits , dc network analysis , batteries , conductors , , insulators , electromagnetism , RC time constant , L/R time constant , time constant , polyphase ac circuits , ac metering circuits , ac motors , solid-state device theory , rectifiers , bipolar junction transistors , junction field-effect , insulated-gate field-effect transistors , IGFET , operational amplifiers , numeration systems , switches , electromechanical relays , ladder logic , digital-analog conversion , digital communication , conductor table , insulator tables , symbols , periodic table of the elements
Submitter: EE HomePage Editorial Staff
Affiliation: Employee
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