| Chapter 1 | The Electron | 9 |
| Electricity--An Introduction | |
| Classification of Elements | |
| Ionization | |
| Conductors and Insulators | |
| Law of Charges | |
| Wire Sizes | |
| Chapter 2 | Volts, Amperes, Ohms | 15 |
| The Basics of Any Electrical Circuit | |
| Resistance and Conductor Size | |
| Conductance | |
| Stranded Conductors | |
| Superconductors | |
| Uses for Resistance | |
| Resistor Color Code | |
| Chapter 3 | Meters, Reading a Meter | 23 |
| Analog/Digital Meters | |
| d'Arsonval Meter | |
| Iron-Vane Meter | |
| Ammeters and Meter Shunts | |
| Voltmeters and Multipliers | |
| Ohmmeters | |
| Meter Connections | |
| Learning to Read a Meter | |
| Analog/Digital Meters--Which One Is Best? | |
| Meter Precautions | |
| Chapter 4 | Ohm's Law | 35 |
| The Simple Circuit | |
| Ohm's Law | |
| Overload Protection of Circuits | |
| Circuits and Switches | |
| Chapter 5 | Power | 43 |
| Power | |
| Horsepower | |
| Earth and the Environment: How to Conserve Electrical Power | |
| Electric Motors | |
| Chapter 6 | Series Circuits | 49 |
| Voltage Drop | |
| Summary of the Laws of a Series Circuit | |
| Chapter 7 | Parallel Circuits | 55 |
| Equal Resistors in Parallel | |
| Unequal Resistors in Parallel | |
| Conductance | |
| Two or More Resistors in Parallel | |
| Equivalent Resistance | |
| Applications | |
| Chapter 8 | Sources of Electricity--Batteries | 65 |
| Sources of Electricity | |
| The Voltaic Cell | |
| Cell Connections | |
| Primary Cells | |
| Secondary Cells | |
| Series and Parallel Connections | |
| Battery Capacity | |
| Chapter 9 | Sources of Electricity--Friction, Heat, Pressure, Light | 73 |
| Voltage from Friction | |
| Voltage from Heat | |
| Voltage from Pressure | |
| Voltage from Light | |
| Chapter 10 | Magnetism | 77 |
| Lodestones | |
| Permanent Magnets | |
| Laws of Magnetism | |
| Magnetic Field Pictures | |
| Electricity and Magnetism | |
| Electromagnets | |
| Relays | |
| Solenoids as Switches | |
| Hall Effect Devices | |
| Magnetism by Induction | |
| Magnetic Shielding | |
| Chapter 11 | Motors | 87 |
| How the Motor Works | |
| The Commutator | |
| Motor Circuits | |
| The Complete Motor | |
| Motor Principles | |
| Chapter 12 | Direct Current Generators | 95 |
| Direction of Current | |
| The Generator | |
| The Commutator | |
| Generator Output | |
| Generator Losses | |
| Field Excitation | |
| Chapter 13 | Alternating Current | 103 |
| Vectors and Sinusoidal Waveforms | |
| Frequency | |
| Period | |
| Average Values | |
| Effective Values | |
| Peak-to-Peak Values | |
| Chapter 14 | Capacitance | 111 |
| Capacitors | |
| The Capacitive Circuit | |
| The Farad | |
| Working Voltage | |
| Labeling Capacitors | |
| Factors that Determine Capacitance | |
| Kinds of Capacitors | |
| RC Time Constants | |
| Capacitive Reactance | |
| Impedance | |
| Chapter 15 | Inductance | 121 |
| Self Inductance | |
| The Henry | |
| Labeling Inductors | |
| Coil Action in a DC Circuit | |
| Inductive Reactance | |
| Impedance | |
| Combining X[subscript L] and X[subscript C] in a Circuit | |
| Resonance | |
| Chapter 16 | Transformers | 129 |
| Lenz's Law | |
| Transformer Losses | |
| Transformer Construction | |
| Turns Ratio | |
| Power Transmission | |
| The Induction Coil | |
| Autotransformer | |
| Chapter 17 | Semiconductors | 139 |
| Amplification | |
| Semiconductor Current | |
| Diodes | |
| Light-Emitting Diodes | |
| Rectification | |
| Transistors | |
| Transistor Circuits | |
| Transistor Amplifiers and Alpha | |
| Common Emitter Circuit and Beta | |
| The Transistor Switch | |
| Other Special Semiconductor Devices | |
| Chapter 18 | Integrated Circuits | 153 |
| Basing Diagrams for ICs | |
| Digital and Linear Integrated Circuits | |
| Computers | |
| Chapter 19 | Electrical/Electronic Projects | 161 |
| Soldering Primer | |
| Desoldering Primer | |
| Project 1 | Experimenter | |
| Project 2 | Audio Oscillator | |
| Project 3 | Transistor Radio Receiver | |
| Project 4 | Door Chime | |
| Project 5 | Magnetic Relay | |
| Project 6 | Induction Coil | |
| Project 7 | Two-Pole Motor | |
| Project 8 | Electric Engine | |
| Project 9 | Continuity Tester | |
| Project 10 | Automotive Battery Charger | |
| Glossary | 195 |
| Index | 203 |
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