Among the topics covered, this text looks at: good lab practices; ground connections; DC circuits; resistors; time-varying signals; OP AMPS; RC circuit transients; diodes; modulation and radio reception; digital logic circuits; D flip-flops and shift registers; JK flip-flops and ripple counters.

Good Lab Practices and Other Useful Hints; Ground Connections; Measuring DC Voltages and Currents; Simple DC Circuits; Resistors and Resistive Sensors; Generating, Observing, and Hearing Time-Varying Signals; Basic Characteristics of OP AMPS and Comparators; Amplifier Design Using OP AMPS; A Sound System; RC Circuit Transients; More on Measurement Techniques; Filters, Frequency Response, and Tone Control; LC Circuits, Resonance, and Transformers; Diodes and Their Applications; Modulation and Radio Reception; MOSFET Characteristics and Applications; Principles of Amplification; Bipolar Trnasistors and Amplifiers; Digital Logic Circuits; Gates and Latches; D Flip-Flops and Shift Registers; JK Flip-Flops and Ripple Counters; Appendix A: Component Value Codes; Appendix B: Oscilloscope Probe Calibration; Appendix C: Decibels; Appendix D: Supply Bypassing; Appendix E: Data Input, Clear, and Clock Switches; Appendix F: Producing a Clock Signal by Using a Function Generator; Appendix G: Equipment and Parts List.