1st Edition

The Resource Handbook of Electronics

By Jerry C. Whitaker Copyright 2000

    Building upon the extensive resources of Whitaker's The Electronics Handbook, The Resource Handbook of Electronics offers the most complete collection of reference and tabular data available. It provides the data that engineers and technologists need in a clear, concise format that does away with detailed explanations and presents just the facts-the essential tables, charts, formulas, definitions, and equations with just enough detail to accomplish the task at hand.
    This one-stop reference covers a broad range of technologies, emphasizes practical applications, and provides references to more detailed information on important subjects. Its many topics include:

    FUNDAMENTAL ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
    Introduction
    Electrical Fundamentals
    Tabular Data
    INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND CONSTANTS
    Introduction
    The History of Modern Standards
    Tabular Data
    ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
    Introduction
    Operating Frequency Bands
    Radio Wave Propagation
    Tabular Data
    FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT AND ALLOCATIONS
    Introduction
    The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
    National Table of Frequency Allocations
    LIGHT, VISION, AND PHOTOMETRY
    Introduction
    Sources of Illumination
    Tabular Data
    CIRCUIT FUNDAMENTALS
    Introduction
    Circuit Analysis
    Passive/Active Circuit Components
    RESISTORS AND RESISTIVE MATERIALS
    Introduction
    Resistor Types
    Tabular Data
    CAPACITANCE AND CAPACITORS
    Introduction
    Practical Capacitors
    INDUCTORS AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    Introduction
    Inductors and Transformers
    Tabular Data
    FILTER DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
    Introduction
    Filter Type
    Filter Design Implementation
    THERMAL PROPERTIES
    Introduction
    Heat Transfer Mechanisms
    Application of Cooling Principles
    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    Introduction
    Bipolar Transistors
    Field-Effect Transistors
    Integrated Circuits
    Tabular Data
    ANALOG CIRCUITS
    Introduction
    Single-Stage Transistor FET Amplifier
    Operational Amplifiers
    LOGIC CONCEPTS AND DEVICES
    Introduction
    Combinational Logic
    Errors in Digital Systems
    AMPLITUDE MODULATION
    Introduction
    Modifying FM Waves
    PULSE MODULATION
    Introduction
    Digital Modulation Systems
    Digital Coding Systems
    NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
    Introduction
    Transmission System Options
    OPTICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
    Introduction
    Types of Fibers
    Types of Cable
    Specifying Fiber-Optic Cable
    Fiber Optic Connectors
    SYSTEM RELIABILITY
    Introduction
    Quality Assurance
    ISO 9000 Series
    References
    GLOSSARY OF TERMS
    ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
    CONVERSION FACTORS
    Each chapter also contains a bibliography and/or a references section.

    Biography

    Whitaker, Jerry C.