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A Kitchen Course in Electricity and Magnetism electronic resource by David Nightingale, Christopher Spencer.

By: Nightingale, David [author.]Contributor(s): Spencer, Christopher [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: XII, 179 p. 164 illus., 127 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319053059Subject(s): physics | Optics | Electrodynamics | Magnetism | Magnetic materials | Electronic circuits | Popular works | electronics | Microelectronics | Physics | Electronic Circuits and Devices | Popular Science, general | Optics and Electrodynamics | Magnetism, Magnetic Materials | Electronics and Microelectronics, InstrumentationDDC classification: 621.3815 LOC classification: TK7867-7867.5Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Part 1 Home Electrostatics -- Background -- Kitchen experiments with static electricity -- Part 2 Current & Voltage -- Water analogy -- Galvani’s frogs’ legs -- Part 3 Magnetism -- Lodestones -- Further view of magnetism -- Part 4 Transistors -- Re-visit the diode -- The pn junction -- Experiment – diode graph.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book will show you how to build a battery, detect static electricity, and construct a basic current meter, all using common items from your kitchen. Along the way, you'll learn about the meaning of "voltage" and "current," what makes an LED work, and the difference between AC and DC. The last chapter uses transistors -- the basic building blocks of every computer -- for lots of interesting experiments. With plenty of colorful illustrations, historical stories, and an easy, accessible style, A Kitchen Course in Electricity and Magnetism will be a great start for budding and amateur scientists who want to learn more about how the world works.
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Part 1 Home Electrostatics -- Background -- Kitchen experiments with static electricity -- Part 2 Current & Voltage -- Water analogy -- Galvani’s frogs’ legs -- Part 3 Magnetism -- Lodestones -- Further view of magnetism -- Part 4 Transistors -- Re-visit the diode -- The pn junction -- Experiment – diode graph.

This book will show you how to build a battery, detect static electricity, and construct a basic current meter, all using common items from your kitchen. Along the way, you'll learn about the meaning of "voltage" and "current," what makes an LED work, and the difference between AC and DC. The last chapter uses transistors -- the basic building blocks of every computer -- for lots of interesting experiments. With plenty of colorful illustrations, historical stories, and an easy, accessible style, A Kitchen Course in Electricity and Magnetism will be a great start for budding and amateur scientists who want to learn more about how the world works.

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