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This resource, by Tony R. Kuphaldt, is the second volume in a series of six online textbooks about electricity and electronics. . Select the Master Index link to view the other textbooks in the Lessons in Electric Circuits series. This book includes the following sections: Chapter 1: Basic AC...

This resource, by Tony R. Kuphaldt, is the third volume in a series of six online textbooks about electricity and electronics. Select the Master Index link to view the other textbooks in the Lessons in Electric Circuits series. This book includes the following chapters: Chapter 1: Amplifiers and...

This resource, by Tony R. Kuphaldt, is the first volume in a series of six online textbooks about electricity and electronics.The material covers basic electricity concepts, electrical safety, different types of circuits, capacitors and other related topics. This textbook may be viewed online or...

Lessons in Electronic Circuits is a series of textbooks about electricity and electronics by Tony R. Kuphaldt, industrial electronics instructor at Bellingham Technical College in Washington state. Six different volumes are included. Books include Volume I - DC, Volume II - AC, Volume III -...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity as an introduction to the the photoconductive properties of semiconductors. The lab aims to "quantitatively determine how the electrical resistance of a cadmium sulfide photocell varies as a function of light...

This interactive website from the State University of New York at Buffalo provides a Light Emitting Diode (LED) Simulation. Users may select different factors and view the resulting outputs.

This lesson, from the Technological Education Pathways Partnership (TEPP), compares some of the different light bulbs available to consumers. Light bulb types examined include incandescent, LED, and compact fluorescent lamp. Three PowerPoint presentations outline a test the output of incandescent...

Unit Description: FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing, has developed a series of “Made in Florida” lesson plans to prepare students for careers in manufacturing. These Lesson Plans are intended to enrich science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

Many optical displays can be made using liquid crystal materials that have structure that is intermediate between that of liquids and crystalline solids. Liquid crystals are used in TVs, projectors, Flat screen monitors in computers and laptops. This article overviews different materials and how the...

This website from Live Science includes resources that cover developments in robotics. The site includes articles, countdowns, image albums, infographics, quizzes, references, wallpapers, and videos.