GCSE Electronics Summary

1. Basic Electricity
Electricity & Electronics
Elements
Atoms
Conduction in Solids
Battery
Conventional Current
Voltage
Alternating Current
Switches
Ohms Law
Resistance
Ohms Law Equation
Test Instruments
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Multimeter
Ohmeter
Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
Waveforms
Amplitude
Frequency
Root Mean Square
Electrical Safety
Wiring a Mains Plug
Fuses
Servicing Equipment
First Aid
2. Passive Components
Networks of Resistors
Resistors in Series
Resistors in Parallel
Combines Series/Parallel Circuit
Factors affecting Resistance
Variable Resistors
Electrical Power
Power Rating Examples
Resistor Colour Code

Capacitors, Inductors, Relays & Time Delay Circuits

Capacitors
Inductors
Capacitor Equation
Inductor Equation
Relays
Relays and Transistors
Time Delay Circuits
3. Active Components
Semi-Conductors
Diodes
Zener Diodes
Light Emitting Diodes
Light Dependent Resistors
Thermistors
Transistors
Thyristors
Transducers & Systems
Transducers (Input and Output)
LDR
LDR experiments
4. Analog Circuits
Amplifiers
Analog and Digital Electronics
Transistor Amplifiers
Biasing
Coupling Capacitors
Voltage Gain
Signal Distortion
Amplifying Current
Operational Amplifiers
The 741 Op-Amp I.C.
The Comparator
Temperature Operated Switch
Light Operated Switch
Stabilised Power Supply
Non-Inverting Amplifier
Bandwidth, Gain & Negative Feedback

Filters & Radio Circuits

Filters
Tuned Circuit
A.C Circuits
Resonance
Modulation
Demodulation
Superheterodyne Receiver
Frequency Modulation
Frequency Bands
Radio Transmitter
Mains Operated Power Supplies
Power Supply Unit
Transformer
Rectifier
Diode Bridge
Stabilising Power Supplies
5. Digital Circuits
Digital Electronics
Logic Gates
Truth Tables
Combining Logic Gates
Logic Gates in Control Systems
Binary Arithmetic
Logic Technologies
The Schmitt Trigger
Multivibrators
Astable
Clock Signals
Monostable
Bistable
Making a Bistable Toggle
A Binary Counter
Frequency Dividers
Microprocessor Systems
Block Diagram
Simple Machine Code Program
Analogue and Digital Data
Analogue and Digital Inputs

6. Practical Electronics
Construction Work
Building and Electrical Circuit
Relay
Breadboard
Wire Strippers
Solder Wire
Soldering Iron
Stripboard Cutter
Circuit Symbol Library