Gibilisco S. Electricity Experiments You Can Do At Home

The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2010, 339 pages, ISBN: 0071621644, 0071621636Electricity Experiments You Can Do At Home is a hands-on guide that helps you master the principles of electrical currents and magnetism. Each of the book's three sections-direct current, alternating current, and magnetism-begins with step-by-step instructions for setting up your lab for the experiments that follow. Using inexpensive, easy-to-find parts, the experiments progress from basic to more complex and will spark ideas and encourage inventiveness. Expect unexpected results when you experiment with:Diode-based voltage reducer
Compass-based galvanometer
Photovoltaic illuminometer
Utility bulb saver
Ripple filter
Xener-diode voltage regulator
AC spectrum monitor
Ampere's law with wire loop
AC electromagnet
Handheld wind turbine
And dozens more projectsELECTRICITY EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME helps you to:
Solve circuit problems in electricity
Build practical and interesting electrical and magnetic devices
Get ideas for science-fair projects
Prepare for advanced courses in electricity and electronics
Learn the basics of laboratory practiceDirect Current
Your Direct-Current Lab
Voltage Sources in Series
Current Sources in Series
A Simple Wet Cell
How Electric Are You?
Your Body Resistance
Resistances of Liquids
Ohm’s Law
Resistors in Series
Resistors in Parallel
Resistors in Series-Parallel
Kirchhoff’s Current Law
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
A Resistive Voltage Divider
A Diode-Based Voltage Reducer
Power as Volt-Amperes
Resistance as Volts per Ampere
Identical Lamps in Series
Dissimilar Lamps in Series
Identical Lamps in Parallel
Dissimilar Lamps in Parallel
A Compass-Based Galvanometer
Solar Module in Dim Light
Solar Module in Direct Sunlight
A Photovoltaic IlluminometerAlternating Current
Your Alternating-Current Lab
Identical Utility Bulbs in Series
Dissimilar Utility Bulbs in Series
A Simple Utility Bulb Saver
Galvanometer with AC
Galvanometer with Rectified AC
Ohm’s Law with Rectified AC
A Simple Ripple Filter
Rectifier and Battery
Rectifier/Filter and Battery
Rectifier and Battery under Load
Rectifier/Filter and Battery under Load
A Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier
A Filtered Full-Wave Power Supply
How Bleeders Work
A Zener-Diode Voltage Regulator
A Zener-Diode Voltage Reducer
An AC Spectrum MonitorMagnetism
Your Magnetism Lab
Test Metals for Ferromagnetism
Compass Deflection versus Distance
Magnetic Forces through Barriers
Magnetic Declination
Magnetize a Copper Wire
Ampere’s Law with Straight Wire
Ampere’s Law with Wire Loop
Build a DC Electromagnet
DC Electromagnet near Permanent Magnet
DC Electromagnets near Each Other
Build an AC Electromagnet
AC Electromagnet near Permanent Magnet
AC Electromagnet near DC Electromagnet
AC Electromagnets near Each Other
A Handheld Wind Turbine