Analog Electronics

  1. Passive Components and Basic Circuits
    1. Resistors
      1. Types of Resistors
        1. Color Code and Value Identification
          1. Series and Parallel Combinations
            1. Equivalent Resistance Calculation
              1. Voltage and Current Distribution
              2. Voltage Dividers
                1. Voltage Divider Rule
                2. Current Dividers
                  1. Current Divider Rule
                  2. Power Rating and Thermal Considerations
                  3. Capacitors
                    1. Capacitance and Charge Storage
                      1. Physical Structure and Types
                        1. Capacitance Calculation
                        2. Current-Voltage Relationship
                          1. Capacitor Charging Process
                            1. Capacitor Discharging Process
                              1. Mathematical Description
                              2. Behavior in DC Circuits
                                1. Capacitor as Open Circuit in Steady State
                                2. Behavior in AC Circuits
                                  1. Capacitive Reactance
                                    1. Phase Relationships
                                    2. Series and Parallel Combinations
                                      1. Energy Storage in Capacitors
                                      2. Inductors
                                        1. Inductance and Magnetic Fields
                                          1. Physical Structure and Types
                                            1. Inductance Calculation
                                            2. Current-Voltage Relationship
                                              1. Inductor Response to Current Changes
                                                1. Mathematical Description
                                                2. Behavior in DC Circuits
                                                  1. Inductor as Short Circuit in Steady State
                                                  2. Behavior in AC Circuits
                                                    1. Inductive Reactance
                                                      1. Phase Relationships
                                                      2. Series and Parallel Combinations
                                                        1. Energy Storage in Inductors
                                                        2. First-Order Circuits
                                                          1. RC Circuits
                                                            1. Natural Response
                                                              1. Step Response
                                                                1. Time Constant
                                                                2. RL Circuits
                                                                  1. Natural Response
                                                                    1. Step Response
                                                                      1. Time Constant
                                                                    2. Second-Order Circuits
                                                                      1. RLC Circuits
                                                                        1. Damping Types
                                                                          1. Underdamped Response
                                                                            1. Critically Damped Response
                                                                              1. Overdamped Response
                                                                              2. Resonant Frequency
                                                                                1. Step Response
                                                                                  1. Impulse Response
                                                                                2. AC Circuit Analysis
                                                                                  1. Impedance and Admittance
                                                                                    1. Impedance of Resistors
                                                                                      1. Impedance of Capacitors
                                                                                        1. Impedance of Inductors
                                                                                          1. Series Impedance
                                                                                            1. Parallel Impedance
                                                                                            2. Phasors
                                                                                              1. Phasor Representation of Sinusoids
                                                                                                1. Phasor Diagrams
                                                                                                  1. Phasor Arithmetic
                                                                                                  2. Frequency Response and Resonance
                                                                                                    1. Resonance in RLC Circuits
                                                                                                      1. Bandwidth
                                                                                                        1. Quality Factor

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