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Gibilisco, Stan. Electricity Demystified. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005.

Electricity Demystified

Authors: Stan Gibilisco

Published:  January 2005

eISBN: 9780071466967 0071466967 | ISBN: 9780071439251
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part One: DC Electricity
  • Chapter 1 A Circuit Diagram Sampler
  • Block Diagrams
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • More Diagrams
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Charge, Current, Voltage, and Resistance
  • Charge
  • Current
  • Voltage
  • Resistance
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Ohm’s Law, Power, and Energy
  • Prefix Multipliers
  • Ohm’s Law
  • Power
  • Energy
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Simple DC Circuits
  • Series Circuits
  • Parallel Circuits
  • Kirchhoff’s Laws
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Cells and Batteries
  • Electrochemical Power
  • Common Cells and Batteries
  • Photovoltaics
  • Fuel Cells
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part One
  • Part Two: AC Electricity
  • Chapter 6 Fundamentals of AC
  • How a Wave Alternates
  • The Shape of the Wave
  • The Strength of the Wave
  • How AC Is Produced
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7 Electricity in the Home
  • Phase
  • Transformers
  • Ohm’s Law, Power, and Energy
  • Lightning
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Power Supplies
  • Rectifiers
  • Filtering and Regulation
  • Protection of Equipment
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Wire and Cable
  • Wire Conductors
  • Wire Splicing
  • Electrical Cable
  • Connectors
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part Two
  • Part Three: Magnetism
  • Chapter 10 What Is Magnetism?
  • Magnetic Force
  • Magnetic Field Strength
  • Geomagnetism
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 11 Electromagnetic Effects
  • Electromagnetic Deflection
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Interference
  • EM versus ELF
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 12 Practical Magnetism
  • Electromagnets
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetic Devices
  • Magnetic Media
  • Magnetic Levitation
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part Three
  • Final Exam
  • Appendix 1 Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions
  • Appendix 2 Symbols Used in Schematic Diagrams
  • Suggested Additional References
  • Index