Electronics is the branch of physics and engineering concerned with the design and study of electronic circuits which use active electrical components to control or modify electric signals.
Core Concepts
- Electric Charge: The fundamental property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.
- Electric Current: The flow of electric charge.
- Voltage: The electric potential difference between two points.
- Resistance: The opposition to the flow of electric current.
- Ohm's Law: Relates voltage, current, and resistance (V = IR).
- Circuits: Closed paths through which electric current can flow.
- Electronic Components: Devices used in electronic circuits (resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, diodes, etc.).
Key Areas
- Circuit Analysis: Analyzing the behavior of electronic circuits.
- Electronic Devices: Understanding the operation of various electronic components.
- Signals and Systems: Processing and transmitting information using electrical signals.
- Digital Electronics: Dealing with discrete values (0 and 1) of electrical signals.
- Analog Electronics: Dealing with continuous signals
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