The Manga Guide to Electricity
The Manga Guide to Electricity teaches electricity in an innovative and refreshing way by combining authentic Japanese-style manga cartoons with practical educational content. The book's story revolves around Rereko, a girl struggling to pass her exams in Electopia, the Land of Electricity. Gra...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco :
No Starch Press
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | The manga guide series
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627270806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Prologue:From Electopia,the Land of Electricity; 1: What Is Electricity?; Electricity and Everyday Life; Electrical Units; Electricity in the Home; How Electricity Works; The True Nature of Electricity; Current and Electrical Discharge; Atomic Structure and Conductivity; Static Electricity; The Triboelectric Series; Uses of Static Electricity; Tags on Consumer Electric Products; Voltage and Potential; Atoms and Electrons; Static Electricity; Electrostatic Force; The Triboelectric Series; Movement of Charge and Direction of Current; 2: What Are Electric Circuits?
- Electric Circuits in Everyday DevicesA Flashlight's Circuit; Parts of an Electric Circuit; Ohm's Law and Methods of Connecting Electrical Components; Electric Circuits and Ohm's Law; Series and Parallel Connections; Electric Circuits and Current; Graphical Symbols; Direct Current Circuit and Alternating Current Circuit; Ohm's Law; Resistivity and Conductivity; Effective Resistance; 3: How Does Electricity Work?; Why Does Electricity Produce Heat?; Electricity and Joule Heat; How Is Heat Generated by Current?; Thermal Emission and Luminescence; Current and Magnetic Fields
- Fleming's Left-Hand Rule (For DC Motors)Fleming's Right-Hand Rule (For Generators); Joule Heat; Thermal Vibration; Electromagnetic Waves; Electricity and Magnetism; Fleming's Left-Hand Rule and Motors; Fleming's Right-Hand Rule and Electric Generators; Electricity and Coils; Coils and Electromagnetic Induction; Coils and Inductance; Coils and Alternating Current; Coils and Transformers; Capacitors; Capacitors and Alternating Current; 4: How Do You Create Electricity?; Generators; How Does a Power Generator Create Electricity?; Batteries and Other Sources of Electricity; Chemical Cells
- What Happens in a Dry Cell Battery?Water and Fuel Cells; Anodes and Cathodes; Creating Your Own Coin Battery; Thermopiles; Electricity Created by a Power Plant; Thermal Power Generation; Nuclear Power Generation; Hydroelectric Power Generation; Wind Power Generation; 5: How Can You Conveniently Use Electricity?; What Are Semiconductors?; Diodes and Transistors; Diodes That Emit Light; Transistors; Diodes; Transistors; Field-Effect Transistor; Converters and Inverters; Sensors; Temperature Sensors; Optical Sensors; Epilogue; Index; Updates
