Computer Simulated Experiments for Electronic Devices Using Electronics Workbench Multisim

Description

Features

• NEW - Circuits modified and experiments revised-To incorporate the new Electronics Workbench Multisim 2001 circuit simulator.

  • Provides students with circuits and experiments specifically designed for the latest version of Electronics Workbench.

• NEW - Preparation section of each experiment changed to Theory section-Enables students to use the manual as a combination text and lab manual.

  • Provides students with all the technical information needed to do the calculations and to answer the questions in the Procedure section without referring to another textbook.

• Simulations of hardwired circuits and instruments-Simulates hardwired lab experiments on the computer using circuits drawn on the screen and instruments that act like actual laboratory instruments.

  • Allows students to introduce circuit component faults without damaging or destroying actual lab components, which allows more extensive troubleshooting experiments to be performed. Faulty components can be deliberately introduced in a computer-simulated circuit to make it easier to find the faulty components in an actual circuit.

• Use of Electronics Workbench -Similar to a workbench in a real laboratory environment-except that circuits are simulated on a computer and the results are obtained more quickly. Electronics Workbench includes a central workspace, a parts bin, and instruments stored on a shelf above the central workspace. A mouse is used to build the circuit in the central workspace, attach simulated test instruments, and run the simulation to display the results on the instruments chosen. The simulator automatically runs the proper simulation based on the particular instruments connected to the circuit.

  • Provides students with a more cost effective, safer and more efficient environment than a hardwired laboratory environment and provides faster feedback to the students.

• Highly interactive experiments-Involving a wide range of difficulty.

  • Encourages students' participation which leads to more effective learning and a longer retention of the theoretical concepts, and the range of difficulty continually challenges them as they acquire new knowledge and develop new skills.

• Provision for hardwired lab environments-Each experiment contains a circuit diagram and parts list that can be used in a hardwired lab environment in addition to the computer simulations.

  • Allows students to build circuits in a hardwired lab environment, and enables them to compare the computer simulated results with hardwired circuit results, which is not possible with most lab manuals.

  • Enables students to wire the circuits on the computer screen, using the components from the parts bin. By wiring the circuits in the Electronics Workbench workspace, they can create a hardwired laboratory environment.

• Accompanying CD-ROM-Contains all of the troubleshooting circuits and all of the circuits needed to perform the experiments using Electronics Workbench.

• List of Objectives.

  • Provides students with a list of objectives for each experiment.

• Theory section-Provides all of the technical information needed to do the calculations.

  • Enables students to do the calculations and answer the questions without referring to another textbook, and makes it possible for them to use the manual as a combination text and lab manual, if desired.

• Materials list and circuit diagrams - Enables students to use this manual in a hardwired laboratory environment.

  • Enables students to compare the computer simulated results with the results from an actual hardwired circuit.

• Procedure section-Requires students to record measured data, calculate expected values, and answer a series of thought-provoking questions designed to reinforce the theory behind each experiment.

  • Requires students to think about the results during each procedure step while the results are fresh in their minds, rather than after the entire experiment is completed.

• Troubleshooting problems-Conclude each experiment. In each troubleshooting problem, the parts bin has been removed to encourage students to find the fault by making a series of circuit measurements rather than by replacing components. (A Solutions Manual showing measured data, answers to the questions, and answers to the troubleshooting problems is available to instructors.)

  • Helps students develop troubleshooting skills without damaging or destroying actual components, which is not possible in a hardwired lab.

New to this Edition

• Circuits modified and experiments revised-To incorporate the new Electronics Workbench Multisim 2001 circuit simulator.

  • Provides students with circuits and experiments specifically designed for the latest version of Electronics Workbench.

• Preparation section of each experiment changed to Theory section-Enables students to use the manual as a combination text and lab manual.

  • Provides students with all the technical information needed to do the calculations and to answer the questions in the Procedure section without referring to another textbook.

Table of Contents

I. DIODES.

II. BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS.

III. FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS.

IV. OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS.

V. AMPLIFIER FREQUENCY RESPONSE.

VI. ACTIVE FILTERS.

VII. OSCILLATORS.