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Introduction to

Electronics
Introduction to
Electronics
History
In 600 BC Greeks discovered static electricity by
rubbing wool against amber which would attract
objects.

Introduction to
Electronics
Types of Electricity
Two forms of electricity Static and
Produced
Static Electricity is an electrical charge
at rest.
Produced Electricity is produced by
either magnetism, chemicals, light, heat,
or pressure.
Introduction to
Electronics
What Amber Looks Like

Introduction to
Electronics
Types of Electricity
Magnetism Generator
Chemical Battery
Light Photocell (solar cell)
Heat Thermocouple (nuclear power)
Pressure - Crystals
Step 1: Basics of Electricity
Current
Voltage
Power
Resistance
Step 1: Basics of Electricity
Current Andre Ampere
Voltage Alessandro Volta
Resistance George Ohm
Power James Watt
Andre Ampere
Alessandro
Volta
Georg Ohm
James Watt
Step 2: Electronic Components
Current
Voltage
Power
Resistance
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Step 2 Electronic Components
Switches and Keyboard
Semiconductors
Transducers
Resistors
Capacitors
Electron Tubes
Magnetic
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Step 3: Electronic Circuits
Current
Votlage
Power
Resistance
Components
C
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Step 3: Electronic Circuits
Signal Generators and Timers
Amplifiers
Digital Circuits
Power Supplies
Detectors and Mixers
Filters
Phase-locked Looks
Converters
Data Acquisition
Synthesizers
Charles Wheatstone
Gustav Kirchoff
Robert Noyce
Step 4: Electronic Systems
Current
Votlage
Power
Resistance
Components
Circuits
Step 4: Electronic Systems

Communications
Computers
Consumer
Industrial
Test and Measurement
Biomedical
Step 4: Electronic Systems
Communications Systems
Radio
Telecommunications
Television
Data Communications
Current
Votlage
Power
Resistance
Components
Circuits
Systems
Communications
Heinrich Hertz
Guglielmo Marconi
Lee Deforest
John Baird
Step 4: Electronic Systems
Current
Votlage
Power
Resistance
Components
Circuits
Systems
Communication
Computers
Computers
Data Terminals
Computer Systems
Data Storage
Input/Output Devices
George Boole
John von Neuman
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Step 4: Electronic Systems
Current
Votlage
Power
Resistance
Components
Circuits
Systems
Communication
Computers
Consumer
Consumer
Video Equipment
Audio Equipment
Personal
Automobile Electronics
William Shockley
Chester Carlson
Jack Kilby
Nolan Bushnell
Step 4: Electronic Systems
Current
Votlage
Power
Resistance
Components
Circuits
Systems
Communication
Computers
Consumer
Industrial
Industrial
Manufacturing Equipment
Computer-Aided-Design
and Engineering CAD/CAE
Management
Charles Steinmetz
Werner Von Siemens
James Joule
Carl Gauss
Step 4: Electronic Systems
Current
Votlage
Power
Resistance
Test and Measurement
General Test and
Measurement Equipment
Automated Test Systems
Components
Circuits
Systems
Communication
Computers
Consumer
Industrial
Test and Measurement
Sir Isaac Newton
RAdm Grace Harper
Benjamin Franklin
John Napier
Step 4: Electronic Systems
Current
Votlage
Power
Resistance
Biomedical
Patient Care
Diagnostics
Circuits
Components
Systems
Communication
Computers
Consumer
Industrial
Test and Measurement
Biomedical
Luigi Galvani
Henry Cavendish
Sir John Fleming
Review
The study of electronics can be
broken down into four basic
steps:
Step 1 Basic Electricity
Step 2 Electronic Components
Step 3 Electronic Circuits
Step 4 Electronic Systems
Review
Step 1: Basics of Electricity
Current Andre Ampere
Voltage Alessandro Volta
Resistance George Ohm
Power James Watt

Review
Step 2 Electronic Components
Switches and Keyboard
Semiconductors
Transducers
Resistors
Capacitors
Electron Tubes
Magnetic

Review
Step 3: Electronic Circuits
Signal Generators and Timers
Amplifiers
Digital Circuits
Power Supplies
Detectors and Mixers
Filters
Phase-locked Looks
Converters
Data Acquisition
Synthesizers

Review
Step 4: Electronic Systems

Communications
Computers
Consumer
Industrial
Test and Measurement
Biomedical

Introduction to
Electronics



QUESTIONS!?!?!?!?!
People To Research
Andre Ampere Alessandro Volta
Georg Ohm James Watt
Nikola Tesla Michael Faraday
Joseph Henry Thomas Edison
Charles Wheatstone Gustav Kirchoff
Rene Descartes Robert Noyce
Guglielmo Marconi Lee Deforest
Heinrich Hertz John Baird
People To Research
George Boole John von Neuman
Charles Babbage Alan Turing
William Shockley Jack Kilby
Chester Carlson Nolan Bushnell
Charles Steinmetz Werner von Siemens
James Joule Carl Gauss
John A. Napier Grace Hopper
Benjamin Franklin Luigi Glavani
Henry Cavendish John Flemming

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