A Capacitor is a two-terminal electrical component and just like a resistor, its one of the fundamental passive components we often use when building electrical/electronic circuits. It is very hard to find a circuit without a capacitor on it. Capacitors are special components because of their capability to store energy just like a fully charged…
What is a Resistor? Resistors are electronic components with a specific never changing electrical resistance which limits the flow of electrons through a circuit. They are a critical piece in almost every circuit and they play a major role in our Ohm’s Law Equation that we covered in our previous chapter. Resistors are known to…
For us to better understand and explore the world of electricity and electronics, we need to understand the basics of voltage, current and resistance. Now these are the three main building blocks that we require to manipulate and fully utilize electricity, and because we cannot see/touch them, they can be somewhat difficult to comprehend. In…
AC stands for “Alternating Current” which describes voltage or current that changes polarity or direction respectively over time whereas DC stands for “Direct Current” that maintains constant polarity or direction respectively over time. AC is the form in which electric power is delivered to households and businesses and it’s what consumers typically use when they…
What is a Circuit? One of the first thing one will encounter when learning electronics is the concept of a circuit. In this tutorial, we are going to discuss the basics of an electric circuit in further details. Consider the circuit below: The circular path which is always required to get electricity to flow and…
Electricity is a natural phenomenon that occurs throughout nature and it takes different forms but for purposes of this tutorial, we’ll only concentrate on current electricity i.e. what powers our gadgets. The goal here is to understand how electricity flows from a power source through wires, spinning motors and powering our gadgets. We see its…
In this tutorial, we provide the very basic fundamentals and also give you a thorough understanding of the principles and operation of electronic components and devices. This means, as a beginner, you don’t need prior knowledge about electronics to follow along. In the first chapter, we will cover the basics of electricity and a few…
Mechatronics Engineering or simply Mechatronics is a branch of engineering that combines/integrates multiple engineering disciplines such as Mechanical Engineering systems, Electrical/Electronic Engineering systems, Computer Engineering systems and Control/Automation Systems as depicted in the structure below. Image Source: https://eng.rpi.edu/ The term “Mechatronics” was first coined by a Japanese Engineer Tetsuro Mori in 1969 and it…
There are very many programming languages out there but the most popular, powerful and sought for by technology companies are discussed below in the Top-10 list; JavaScript; JavaScript often abbreviated as ‘JS’ is a high-level, multi-paradigm programming language that was developed in 1995 by an American software technologist Brendan Eich and other contributors. JavaScript is…