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Maker Fast Track

Who this is for: Hobbyist/maker who finished Zero to First Circuits (or equivalent) and wants to build real things: motors, relays, timers, power.

What you'll be able to do: Switches loads with BJTs and MOSFETs, drives relays and motors safely, uses the 555 for timing and PWM, picks batteries and fuses.

Steps

  1. 1. Scientific & Engineering Notation
  2. 2. Complex Numbers for Electronics
  3. 3. Capacitance
  4. 4. DC vs AC
  5. 5. Magnetic Fields
  6. 6. Analog vs Digital Signals
  7. 7. Electromagnets & the Solenoid
  8. 8. Magnetic Flux
  9. 9. The Sine Wave
  10. 10. Soldering Basics
  11. 11. Switches & Pushbuttons
  12. 12. Peak, Peak-to-Peak & Instantaneous Values
  13. 13. Square, Triangle & Other Waveforms
  14. 14. Current Sources
  15. 15. Electromagnetic Induction
  16. 16. Frequency & Period
  17. 17. Relays
  18. 18. Angular Frequency (ω) — Coming soon
  19. 19. Capacitive Reactance
  20. 20. Dependent (Controlled) Sources
  21. 21. Electrical Power
  22. 22. Inductance
  23. 23. Motors & Generators: the Principle
  24. 24. Open Circuits & Short Circuits
  25. 25. The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)
  26. 26. Capacitor Charging & Discharging
  27. 27. DC Motors
  28. 28. The Decibel
  29. 29. Electrical Energy & the kWh
  30. 30. Flyback (Freewheeling) Diodes
  31. 31. Fuses & Fuse Selection
  32. 32. Inductive Reactance
  33. 33. Phase & Phase Difference
  34. 34. RMS Value
  35. 35. Battery Types & Chemistry Basics
  36. 36. How a BJT Works
  37. 37. The Capacitor as a Component
  38. 38. Duty Cycle & PWM Basics
  39. 39. Gain & Attenuation — Coming soon
  40. 40. Phasors
  41. 41. The RC Time Constant
  42. 42. BJT Operating Regions
  43. 43. Impedance
  44. 44. JFETs
  45. 45. Transistor Gain (β / hFE)
  46. 46. AC Power: Real, Reactive & Apparent
  47. 47. The BJT as a Switch
  48. 48. MOSFETs
  49. 49. What Is an Integrated Circuit?
  50. 50. How MOSFETs Work
  51. 51. Electrical Noise Basics
  52. 52. Driving Relays Safely
  53. 53. Decoupling & Bypass Capacitors
  54. 54. The MOSFET as a Switch
  55. 55. The Operational Amplifier
  56. 56. Comparators & Hysteresis
  57. 57. The H-Bridge
  58. 58. The 555 Timer
  59. 59. 555 Astable Circuits
  60. 60. PWM Generation with the 555