Electrical Safety and Practical Skills

Electrical Safety
Domestic Electricity and the Earth Circuit
Circuit Component Symbols
Units, Prefixes & Standard Form
Multimeters

Electrical Circuit Theory

Current, Voltage and Circuit Analogies
Simple Circuit Calculations
Power
Resistance and the Resistor Equation
Resistors in Series and Parallel
Potential Dividers

Discrete Components

Resistors
LDRs and Thermistors
Resistor Colour Code & BS1852 Printed Code
Bipolar Transistors as transducer drivers
Diodes
Electromagnetic Relay
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
7 Segment Displays
MOSFETs as transducer drivers
Zener Diodes
Switches
Capacitors
RC Networks

Digital Circuits

Introduction to Logic Circuits
Logic Gates
Logic Circuit Analysis
NAND Equivalent Logic Circuits
Introduction to Boolean Algebra
Astable
Monostable
Schmitt Inverter
Bistable Circuits
D-Type Flip-Flop Circuits
Binary Numbers
Binary Counters
Decade Counter (4017)
BCD Counter (4510)
Display Decoder and Latch (4511)
4026 Decade Counter and 7 Segment Display Driver

Analogue Circuits

Comparator Circuits
Analogue and Digital Signals
Amplifiers: gain, distortion and bandwidth
Inverting Amplifier (based on an Op-Amp)
Non-Inverting Amplifier (based on an Op-Amp)
Summing Amplifier

Electronics Systems

System Diagrams
Power Supplies
Radio Receivers

Miscellaneous

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