A Geek Girls Guide to Electronics and the Internet of Things 1st Edition by Audrey OShea ISBN 1119683696 9781119683698

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ISBN 10: 1119683696

ISBN 13: 9781119683698

Author: Audrey O’Shea

A Geek Girl’s Guide to Electronics and the Internet of Things 1st Edition: 

A straightforward demystification of electronics and the Internet of Things

A Geek Girl’s Guide to Electronics and the Internet of Things breaks down and simplifies electronics and the Internet of Things for the layperson. Written by a leading technical school instructor with a talent for bringing complex topics to everyday people, this book provides concrete examples and practical advice for anyone interested in building, repairing, or studying electronics and functional Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

A Geek Girl’s Guide to Electronics and the Internet of Things explores a wide range of topics including, among others:

• Ohm’s and Watt’s Law
• Series and Parallel Circuits
• Diodes, transistors, capacitors and relays
• Motors and Pulse with Modulation
• Using light to control electricity
• Photovoltaic Cells and Transducers
• Enhancing circuits with Arduino
• Connecting circuits to networks

The distinguished author’s website includes videos to help you build and enhance projects, along with deeper information to enrich your learning. Additionally, the book goes beyond theory and teaches readers how circuit components become IoT devices and provide the data that drive our modern world. The combination of hands-on activities and solid pedagogy ensures long-lasting retention of the material for everyone.

 

A Geek Girl’s Guide to Electronics and the Internet of Things 1st Edition Table of contents:

Part I: IoT and Electricity Basics

CHAPTER 1: IoT and Electronics

1. IoT in a Nutshell
2. Parts of an IoT System
3. Challenges in Implementing IoT
4. IoT into the Future

CHAPTER 2: Electricity: Its Good and Bad Behavior

1. Try This: Creating Some Static
2. Electricity at an Atomic Level
3. Conductors and Insulators
4. Characteristics of Electricity
5. Induction and Conduction
6. Try This: Creating a Simple Breadboard Circuit
7. The Basic Circuit
8. Circuit Protection Devices

CHAPTER 3: Symbols and Diagrams

1. Types of Diagrams
2. Schematic Symbols
3. So Many Switches!
4. Drawing Your Circuit
5. Try This: Adding a Switch and Creating a Schematic

CHAPTER 4: Introduction to the Arduino Uno

1. What Is Arduino?
2. The Arduino Board
3. Analog vs. Digital
4. The Arduino IDE
5. Try This: Creating a Simple Arduino-Controlled Circuit
6. Try This: Changing Pins
7. Try This: Creating Arduino Running Lights
8. Try This: Adding a Switch to Your Circuit
9. Try This: Using the Serial Monitor

CHAPTER 5: Dim the Lights

1. Using a Multimeter
2. Try This: Repurposing a Power Supply
3. Measuring Voltage, Current, and Resistance
4. Try This: Dimming the Lights
5. Try This: Measuring Circuit Values
6. Using Arduino to Measure Electricity
7. Try This: Using an Arduino Voltmeter
8. Try This: Using an Arduino Ohmmeter
9. Try This: Using an Arduino Ammeter
10. Try This: Using an Arduino Continuity Tester
11. Try This: Building a Dimmable Arduino Camp Light
12. Soldering, Perfboards, and Shrink Tubing

CHAPTER 6: Feel the Power

1. Watt’s Law and the Power Wheel
2. Watts and Horsepower
3. Battery Power
4. The Other Resistor Value
5. Wattmeters
6. Try This: Using an Arduino Wattmeter

CHAPTER 7: Series and Parallel Circuits

1. Series, Parallel, and Complex Circuits
2. Try This: Testing Series and Parallel Configurations
3. Calculating Values in Series and in Parallel
4. Sources in Series and Parallel
5. Try This: Calculating Circuit Values

Part II: Using Common Components

CHAPTER 8: Diodes: The One-Way Street Sign

1. Try This: Creating a Simple Polarity Tester
2. Determining Anode and Cathode
3. Types of Diodes
4. Try This: Using a Seven-Segment LED

CHAPTER 9: Transistors

1. Try This: Using a Transistor as an Amplifier
2. The Purpose of Transistors
3. Types of Transistors
4. Try This: Using a Transistor as a Switch

CHAPTER 10: Capacitors

1. A Quick Look at Capacitors
2. Try This: Creating a Time Delay Circuit
3. Capacitor Uses
4. Try This: Creating an Astable Multivibrator
5. Try This: Using Capacitors in Series and Parallel

CHAPTER 11: The Magic of Magnetism

1. The Electricity/Magnetism Relationship
2. Try This: Building an Electromagnet
3. Magnetism in Circuits
4. Relays
5. Try This: Building a Relay Oscillator
6. Try This: Setting Up an Emergency Lighting System

CHAPTER 12: Electricity’s Changing Forms

1. Try This: Creating a Water Alarm
2. Common Transducers
3. Try This: Creating a Night-Light Circuit
4. Try This: Creating an Arduino Laser Security System

CHAPTER 13: Integrated Circuits and Digital Logic

1. Integrated Circuits
2. Try This: Creating an Astable Multivibrator
3. Operational Amplifiers
4. Digital Logic
5. Try This: Exploring AND and OR Gates
6. Logic Probes and Oscilloscopes

Part III: More Please

CHAPTER 14: Pulse Width Modulation

1. Pulse Width Modulation Explained
2. Try This: Using a PWM LED Dimmer
3. Try This: Using a PWM Motor Control
4. Try This: Trying PWM and an Arduino

CHAPTER 15: Sources of Electricity

1. Chemical Reactions
2. Try This: Making a Thermocouple
3. Light
4. Try This: Displaying PV Output on an Arduino
5. Friction
6. Magnetism
7. Pressure
8. Wrapping It Up

CHAPTER 16: Transformers and Power Distribution

1. What Is a Transformer?
2. Try This: Verifying Transformer Output
3. Alternating Current Values
4. Power Distribution Using Transformers

CHAPTER 17: Inverters and Rectifiers

1. Inverters vs. Rectifiers and Their Uses
2. Construction of Inverters
3. Try This: Filtering a Circuit
4. Construction of Rectifiers
5. Single-Phase vs. Three-Phase Power
6. Try This: Building a Small Variable Power Supply

CHAPTER 18: Radio Waves and Tuned Circuits

1. Radio Waves
2. Try This: Building a Radio Receiver
3. Making Waves
4. Try This: Building an Arduino FM Radio
5. Tuned Circuits

Part IV: Putting the I in IoT

CHAPTER 19: Connecting Your Circuits to the Cloud

1. The Arduino IoT Cloud
2. Try This: Setting Up Your Device
3. Try This: Using Things, Properties, and Widgets

CHAPTER 20: Just for Fun

1. Electronic Fabrics and Wearables
2. Try This: Lighting Up a Teddy Bear
3. Paper Circuits
4. Try This: Creating a Conductive Paint Circuit
5. Try This: Creating a Copper Tape Circuit
6. Try This: Building Squishy Circuits

CHAPTER 21: What’s Next?

1. The World Is Your Oyster

 

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