Course Highlights
  • Understand the concept of electric Voltage and Current
  • Understand how the most important electronic components work
  • Analyze and design basic electronic circuit
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum

2 Topics
Course Introduction
Pre-Requisites and Teaching Style

3 Topics
Introduction
Atoms and Electrons
Electric Current

10 Topics
Introduction
Definition of Work accordingly to Physics
Potential Energy
Coulomb force between Charges and Electric Field
Electric Potential Energy
Voltage
Key Takeaways
Signals and Noise
Periodic Signals
Analog and Digital signals

7 Topics
Introduction
How do Batteries work?
Closing the circuit
Electrons moved by AA batteries
Voltage is a differential quantity
Ground Voltage
Energy in a Battery

43 Topics
Introduction
Resistance and Ohm's Law
Meaning of Resistance
Resistance of a piece of material
Resistors
Joule heating of resistors
Water analogy of electric circuits
Ohm's Law - Quiz
Kirchhoff Voltage Law (KVL)
KVL on complex circuits
KVL - Quiz
Kirchhoff Current Law (KCL)
KCL: different node same result
KCL - Quiz
Resistors in Series
Example: Calculation of Equivalent Series Resistance
Series Resistance Formula
Resistors in Parallel
Example: Calculation of Equivalment Parallel Resistance
Parallel Resistance Formula
Meaning of "Equivalent" Resistance
Voltage Divider
Voltage Divider with more than 2 Resistors
Voltage Divider with Current Drawn
How to choose the Resistors for a Voltage Divider
Why Voltage Dividers don't make good Absolute Reference Voltages
Voltage Divider - Quiz
Current Divider
Currents and the "path of least resistance"
Current Divider - Quiz
Superposition Principle
Ports and Blocks
Thevenin Equivalent Circuit
Thevenin Equivalent Circuit - Quiz
Solution to Question 4 - Quiz
Type of Resistors: Through-Hole Resistors
Resistors Color Code
Type of Resistors: Surface Mount (SMD) Resistors
Resistors' color code - Quiz
Meet the Potentiometer a variable resistor
How do Potentiometers work?
Potentiometers used as variable Voltage Divider
Schematic symbol of Potentiometers

5 Topics
Electric Power
P = V*I
Power dissipated in a Resistor
Power vs Energy: Hydraulic Example - Part 1
Power vs Energy: Hydraulic Example - Part 2

31 Topics
Introduction
What is a Capacitor?
Parallel-Plates Capacitor
Caps geometry vs stored charge
Quick Recap
Capacitors as Energy storage devices
Capacitor Symbols
Water Analogy for Capacitors
Capacitors as Energy storage devices (with water analogy)
Capacitors and Alternating Current
Current in Capacitors 1/5: I-V Curve for a Resistor
Current in Capacitors 2/5: from Current to Charge
Current in Capacitors 3/5: from Charge to Voltage
Current in Capacitors 4/5: Final Equation
Current in Capacitors 5/5: from Voltage to Current
Current in Capacitors - Quiz
RC Circuits 1/6: First Look
RC Circuits 2/6: Exponential Function
RC Circuits 3/6: Current waveform
RC Circuits 4/6: Voltage waveform
RC Circuits 5/6: Time Constant
RC Circuits 6/6: Discharge
RC Circuits - Quiz
Capacitors in Series
Capacitors in Parallel
Capacitors in Series and Parallel - Quiz
Type of Capacitors
Applications: Bypass Capacitors 1/3
Applications: Bypass Capacitors 2/3
Applications: Bypass Capacitors 3/3
Applications: Low-Pass Filter

14 Topics
Introduction
What is a Diode?
How do Diodes work?
Simplified I-V curve
Diode's Equivalent Circuits
Water Analogy
Circuits with Diodes 1/3
Circuits with Diodes 2/3
Circuits with Diodes 3/3
Circuits with Diodes - Quiz
Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
Zener Diode
Applications: Rectifier Circuit
Applications: Reverse Polarity Protection

2 Topics
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