Education 1.6 Conversion From Decimal Numeration adminJan 28, 2020 Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are multiples of binary (base 2), conversion back and...
Education 1.5 Octal and Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion adminJan 28, 2020 Although the prime intent of octal and hexadecimal numeration systems is for the “shorthand” representation of...
Education 1.4 Octal and Hexadecimal Numeration adminJan 28, 2020 Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent relatively small numbers compared to the economy of the...
Education 1.3 Decimal versus Binary Numeration adminJan 28, 2020 Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of numeration systems: hash marks, Roman numerals,...
Education 1.2 Systems of Numeration adminJan 28, 2020 The Romans devised a system that was a substantial improvement over hash marks, because it used a variety of symbols...
Education 1.1 Numbers and Symbols adminJan 28, 2020 The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take for granted. This is both a good and a bad thing in...
Education 13.12 Tubes versus Semiconductors adminJan 28, 2020 Devoting a whole chapter in a modern electronics text to the design and function of electron tubes may seem a bit...
Education 13.11 Microwave Tubes adminJan 28, 2020 For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the interelectrode capacitances and transit-time delays of...
Education 13.10 Display Tubes adminJan 28, 2020 In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes can be designed to serve as display...
Education 13.9 Ionization (gas-filled) Tubes adminJan 28, 2020 So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally “evacuated” of all gas and vapor inside their glass envelopes,...
Education 13.8 Tube Parameters adminJan 28, 2020 For bipolar junction transistors, the fundamental measure of amplification is the Beta ratio (β), defined as the ratio...
Education 13.7 Combination Tubes adminJan 28, 2020 Similar in thought to the idea of the integrated circuit, tube designers tried integrating different tube functions...
Education 13.6 The Pentode adminJan 28, 2020 Another strategy for addressing the problem of secondary electrons being attracted by the screen was the addition of a...
Education 13.5 Beam Power Tubes adminJan 28, 2020 In the beam power tube, the basic four-element structure of the tetrode was maintained, but the grid and screen wires...
Education 13.4 The Tetrode adminJan 28, 2020 As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode (with the implicit filament, or “heater”),...