Electronics is the branch of science that deals with controlling electricity. It involves the movement of electrons and uses electric and electronic circuits and systems to manage power and information. Electronics is important because it allows electricity to do work for us, which we use for many applications like communication, computers, industrial processes, medical devices, and more. If you study electronics, you can learn about fundamental concepts like voltage, current, resistance, and power, as well as components, circuits, and systems to control and apply these fundamentals.

2. Electronics is
• The branch of science and technology that
deals with controlling electricity.

3. What is electricity?
• The word electricity comes from the Latin
electrum, which comes from the Greek
word ἤλεκτρον (elektron), meaning amber.
• Origin of the Greek word is unknown, but
may have come from Phoenician word
elēkrŏn, meaning ‘shining light’.
• Phoenician is similar to Hebrew and in
Hebrew, el means God.
• The original meaning of electricity may
literally be ‘power of God’.

4. Electric vs. Electronic
• Electricity = movement of charge (usually
electrons)
• Electric circuits and systems are used to
manage power.
• Electronic circuits and systems are used to
manage information.

5. Why is electronics important?
• Moving objects have kinetic energy and
can be used to do work, therefore,
electricity can be used to do work for us.
• What do we use electricity for?
• What do we use electronics for?

6. Think of electronics like a tree

7. current
voltage resistance
power

8. current
voltage resistance
power
V=IR
I=V/R
R=V/I
P=IV
Ohm’s Law
Kirchhoff's Laws
series circuits
parallel circuits
We will learn a lot about these 4 fundamentals
that control all of electronics

9. current
voltage resistance
power
components

10. current
voltage resistance
power
components
wires fuses
cables relays
connectors inductors
resistors capacitors
transducers switches
batteries
diodes
transistors
vacuume tubes
SCRs
piezoelectrioc sensors
optoelectronics
We will learn about some components that
control the 4 fundamental properties and some
tools used to work with them.

11. current
voltage resistance
power
components
circuits

12. current
voltage resistance
power
components
circuitsRectifiers
Amplifiers
Oscillators
Mixers
Timers
Op Amps
Gates
Encoders & Decoders
Counters
Flip-flops
Analog-Digital converters
Digital-Analog converters
Microprocessors
We will learn how to build simple circuits, how to
analyze and troubleshoot circuits, and how to
understand schematic diagrams of circuits.

13. current
voltage resistance
power
components
circuits
systems

14. current
voltage resistance
power
components
circuits
systems
communications computers
industrial
test & measurement
biomedical
consumer
audiovisual

15. current
voltage resistance
power
components
circuits
systems
If you continue in electronics, you can design,
build and repair electronic systems

16. Electronics is
• The branch of science and technology that deals
with controlling electricity.
• Arguably the most important contributor to the
development of our modern world.
• Of huge importance to modern communication,
energy, industry, medicine, travel, defense,
entertainment, in short, our modern way of life.
• The largest single industry in the world.
• An excellent career choice.
• Sadly, a mystery to most people.
• Lots of fun!