Hello,
Where would I get started? What book would you recommend to a total and complete newbie that knows absolutely nothing whatsoever about electronics or electronic components but would like to one day be able to understand integrated circuits and whatever other electrical engineering things that I currently know so little about that the term above is the only one I know…and really I dont even know what an integrated circuit is….
What is the ultimate beginners book for this field for the total ignorant.
I cannot find a book titled "Electrical engineering for dummies"…
Please advise,
Thank you in advance for your time,
Perry in FL
I have found "Electronics For Dummies"..
Is this book still relevant for any of today’s technology? Or is this book an obsolete with only descriptions of equipment that is no longer used at all?
I have a college degree which i excelled in mathematics including college math, but before that statistics, college algebra, trig, etc..
4.0grade point average/National Honor Societ PBK
I have a college degree which i excelled in mathematics including college math, but before that statistics, college algebra, trig, etc..
4.0 grade point average/National Honor Society/PhiBetaKappa

Electronic Timing, Inc. (ETI), is a small company founded 15 years ago by electronics engineers Tom Miller and Jessica Kerr. ETI manufactures integrated circuits to capitalize on the complex mixed-signal design technology and has recently entered the market for frequency timing generators, or silicon timing devices, which provide the timing signals or “clocks” necessary to synchronize electronic systems. Its clock products originally were used in PC video graphics applications, but the market subsequently expanded to include motherboards, PC peripheral devices, and other digital consumer electronic, such as digital television boxes and game consoles. ETI also designs and markets custom application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for industrial customers. The ASIC’s design combines analog and digital, or mixed-signal, technology. In addition to Tom and Jessica, Nolan Pittman, who provided capital for the company, is the third primary owner. Each owns 25 percent of the 1 million shares outstanding. Several other individuals, including current employees, own the remaining company shares.
Recently, the company designed a new computer motherboard. The company’s design is both more efficient and less expensive to 88manufacture, and ETI design is expected to become standard in many personal computers. After investigating the possibility of manufacturing the motherboard, ETI determined that the cost involved in building a new plant would be prohibitive. The owners also decided to an outside that they were unwilling to bring in another large outside owner. Instead, ETI sold the design to an outside firm. The sale of the motherboard design was completed for an after-tax payment of million.

1. Information sent as patterns and codes in the controlled flow of electrons through a circuit is a(an)
(1 point)
electronic signal.

digital signal.

analog signal.

integrated signal.

2. Which of the following is made from a crystalline solid that conducts a current only under certain circumstances?
(1 point)
vacuum tube

cathode-ray tube

analog devise

semiconductor

3. A thin slice of silicon that contains many solid-state components is a(an)
(1 point)
transistor.

integrated circuit.

diode.

cathode-ray tube.

4. What solid-state component in a mobile phone maintains proper voltage levels in the circuits?
(1 point)
transistors

capacitors

diodes

microchips

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
5. A complete path through which charge can flow is an electric ____________________.
(1 point)

Armando Madrigal
English 803
Prof. Potratz
November 30 2009
Health Care Spending Crisis in America
According to the World Health Organization report America ranks third place in handling overall healthcare expenditures, and number one when it comes to health care spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). What are the causes for the poor performance America takes in controlling its healthcare costs? What advantages do other nations like France and Taiwan have over ours? To lower healthcare expenditures and save the healthcare system time and money, America needs to change its’ emergency care system, its’ medical and information storage system, and its’ public hospital system.
One change the United States could make to improve our healthcare system is to revamp our emergency care system, which would save the system money and would improve car people with true emergencies. In France, the emergency medical services, or EMS, are a branch of emergency services dedicated to providing out-of-hospital decisive medical care to patients with real illnesses. The emergency medical services are also dedicated to transporting patients with real illnesses to separate medical facilities that offer specialized treatment to the patient. Within France’s emergency medical services lies The Emergency Medical Assistant Services (SAMU). In France, when you have a medical emergency, you must first dial the number 15, which the call is quickly received by the SAMU call center. There a physician, attended by secretaries, determines the most suitable response. After a short and precise telephone conversation with the caller, the “regulator doctor” also known as emergentists, who takes into account the resources available at the time, decides on the most suitable solution to the problem posed. The emergentist then assumes responsibility for starting up the appropriate procedures, monitoring its progress, and coordinating all the personnel involved. Upon arrival at the scene, the entire staff comprised of a regulator doctor, nurses, and technicians, treat the patient at the scene. On average it takes 45 minutes for SAMU to treat the patient. If the patient does need further treatment, the regulator doctor chooses a hospital not by its’ proximity, but its specialty. In France, the idea is to bypass the emergency room all together. In America, there are little similarities compared to France’s emergency care system. In America, the emergency medical services are comprised of ambulance teams of paramedics or EMTs. The ambulance teams in America are dedicated to transporting patients with real illnesses to the nearest hospital. In America, when a person has a medical emergency they must first dial the nationwide phone number 911, where the emergency dispatch center quickly receives the call. There a dispatcher, attended by a supervisor, determines the location of the emergency and sends an ambulance team to the scene. Upon arrival at the scene, the goal of the paramedics is not to treat the patient at the scene, but to stabilize the patient in the ambulance in order to take him/her to the nearest hospital center. The entire staff of an ambulance team is comprised of only paramedics, who are trained in first aid safety and handling of medical equipment. The average time it takes an ambulance team to reach the scene, stabilize the patient, and transport him/her to a hospital is roughly 25 minutes. Once the paramedics reach the emergency room, too often the patient will have to wait until a bed or room clears before being treated by an E.R doctor. In America, the idea is not like France’s treat the patient at the scene, but a direct pickup and go type of situation. Emulating France’s system of emergency healthcare is a time and cost effective measure because out of every 1000 calls SAMU receives, only about 50 turn out to be real medical emergencies. This is part due to the regulator doctor who answers the calls, determines if the patient needs a team of SAMU or not. That means in more than 95% of the cases, France’s SAMU team can deal with the call without using the full team, evidently reducing costs of the emergency services. Adopting France’s system of emergency care would help the American system save time, money, and treat those with true medical emergencies.
Another change the United States could make to improve our health care system is to change the way hospitals and medical clinics store our medical and personal information by using electronic cards. This would save the healthcare system time and money, which would lower costs on overall healthcare expenditures. In Taiwan, the standardized health record system uses highly innovated technology called integrated circuit smart cards. The electronic medical records (EMR) are a system of medical and personal information storekeeping of patient’s records. With the adoption of the National Health Insurance and medical records, all medical examination record in
it’s an essay of 5 paragraphs.

Here are some options:

1. Complete cutoff of all trade between USA and Iran (like the Embargo with Cuba). Of particular significance would be parts for oil field replacements. If Iran’s oil revenues are cut in half, because of inability to pump, the Regime would be weaker, and more likely to fall.

If the priviledged classes in Iran find that they have no easy access to American made pharmaceuticals, they might re-think whether having Ahmadinejad as their leader is really such a great idea.

If the Revolutionary Guard and the Army found that they had no easy access to integrated circuits made in USA, they might wonder how long they could protect themselves from their neighbors. Same with filters, and purification systems, and chemicals of military usefulness.

2. The deportation of all non-US-citizen Iranians from USA. This would include the Iranian Ambassador and all Iranian delegations to the World Bank, the UN, or any other organization. They are all Persona Non Grata — 10 days to get on a plane and be gone from US soil.

3. All bank accounts linked to any terror-related organization in Iran frozen and impounded.

4. All electronic or telephonic communications originating in Iran and coming to the USA monitored.

5. All Iranian flagged vessels kept out of US waters, and not qualified to be insured by US based companies.

6. All US citizens warned that their passports no longer are valid for travel to or from Iran.

7. All businesses in USA with ties to Iran monitored and scrutinized.

8. Strong diplomatic efforts to nations friendly to USA to adopt similar measures.

9. Loans to the Israeli Air Force of tactical ordnance and platforms required to deliver it, plus spare parts, plus upgraded black boxes to make airborne platforms more stealthy and better able to precisely release satellite guided glide bombs, including bunker busters.

10. Efforts by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve and CIA, and State Department to de-stabilize Iranian currency on world markets thereby causing financial panic and ruin among many persons in Irans privileged classes.

11. Supply to Israel of non-nuclear but very powerful electro-motive pulse weapons to cause Iran to re-enter the 12th century.

12. Supply to Israel of carbon fibre weapons to eliminate power transmission facilities in Iran and help it re-enter the 12th century.

Hi,
I have spent a long time researching up about using multi-channel radio control equipment (specifically aircraft RC systems as they have a large range of channels) and interfacing it with motors and other devices well outside their capable operating range. There are a few things I would like to know about how they can be integrated. One of the most annoying things about aircraft RC systems are the much lower voltage used on the reciever end (4.8V – 6V) compared to RC cars (6V-12V).
I first realised that this was not as simple as I once thought when I was given 3-channel RC helicopter transmitter and reciever and in the hope of wiring the RX outputs to transistors and being able to drive my higher voltage, high power motors. However this miserably failed when I realised that the reciever output was pulse width modulated so there was no linear voltage relationship I could use to drive a transistor with a variable voltage level across the base. I have looked around at frequency to voltage converting circuits and the like but I have not found any practical ones I can build with what I have. I remember hearing somewhere an RC filter can be used but has a comparably slow response time to frequency changes.

Here are the questions:

1) In most aircraft/helicopter RC systems, there are toggle switches on the controller. Do they just change the reciever output on and off?

2) What is the simplest, most effective way of converting a PWM/frequency modulated signal into a linear voltage ranging from 0V to supply voltage (depending on pot position)?

3) How do people build these high power remote control machines/robots in terms of the transmitter & reciever (converting the PWM signal into a linear voltage or some other method)? What type of high-power switching system is used to isolate the reciever circuit from the high-power circuit? (Transistors, relays etc…)

4) Where can I find an example of how an electronic system is integrated for use with radio control equipment? (Something like a control circuit for a robot from battlebots or robot wars)

Would be grateful for any helpful information,
Thanks.

Would you use a Bread Board or a Strip Board ??

Is it Time for Regime Change in Iran — and, if so, How Best to do it?
Here are some options:

1. Complete cutoff of all trade between USA and Iran (like the Embargo with Cuba). Of particular significance would be parts for oil field replacements. If Iran’s oil revenues are cut in half, because of inability to pump, the Regime would be weaker, and more likely to fall.

If the priviledged classes in Iran find that they have no easy access to American made pharmaceuticals, they might re-think whether having Ahmadinejad as their leader is really such a great idea.

If the Revolutionary Guard and the Army found that they had no easy access to integrated circuits made in USA, they might wonder how long they could protect themselves from their neighbors. Same with filters, and purification systems, and chemicals of military usefulness.

2. The deportation of all non-US-citizen Iranians from USA. This would include the Iranian Ambassador and all Iranian delegations to the World Bank, the UN, or any other organization. They are all Persona Non Grata — 10 days to get on a plane and be gone from US soil.

3. All bank accounts linked to any terror-related organization in Iran frozen and impounded.

4. All electronic or telephonic communications originating in Iran and coming to the USA monitored.

5. All Iranian flagged vessels kept out of US waters, and not qualified to be insured by US based companies.

6. All US citizens warned that their passports no longer are valid for travel to or from Iran.

7. All businesses in USA with ties to Iran monitored and scrutinized.

8. Strong diplomatic efforts to nations friendly to USA to adopt similar measures.

9. Loans to the Israeli Air Force of tactical ordnance and platforms required to deliver it, plus spare parts, plus upgraded black boxes to make airborne platforms more stealthy and better able to precisely release satellite guided glide bombs, including bunker busters.

10. Efforts by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve and CIA, and State Department to de-stabilize Iranian currency on world markets thereby causing financial panic and ruin among many persons in Irans privileged classes.

11. Supply to Israel of non-nuclear but very powerful electro-motive pulse weapons to cause Iran to re-enter the 12th century.

12. Supply to Israel of carbon fibre weapons to eliminate power transmission facilities in Iran and help it re-enter the 12th century.

David Solórzano
Ceramic Engineering
Field Report

Ceramic Engineering is the technology of making and using of ceramic materials. Many engineering applications benefit from ceramic materials. Ceramic materials have gained attention from engineers around the world, including: Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and many others. Ceramics are resistant to heat, and can be used for many tasks that other materials like metal and polymers can’t.

Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, with long-range order on a molecular scale. Glass ceramics may have an amorphous or glassy structure, with limited or short-range molecular order. They are either formed from a molten mass that solidifies on cooling, formed and matured by the action of heat, or chemically synthesized at low temperatures using the solution/precipitation technique known commonly as Sol-gel.

The special character of ceramic materials gives rise to many engineering applications and ceramics have attracted the attention of engineers in electrical engineering, materials engineering, chemical engineering and mechanical engineering. As ceramics are heat resistant, they can be used for many tasks that materials like metal and polymers are unsuitable for. Ceramic materials are used in a wide range of industries, including mining, aerospace, medicine, refinery, the food industry, the chemical industry, packaging science, electronics, industrial and transmission electricity, and guided light wave transmission.

Introduction
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Job Prospects
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Does Integrated Circuit (IC) damage if it place near to a handphone that receiving a signal such as someone call or texting the phone ?