Stan Gibilisco Electricity Experiments You Can Do At Home

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Amp up your understanding of electricity and magnetism with DOZENS OF DO-IT-YOURSELF EXPERIMENTSElectricity 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 reducerCompass-based galvanometerPhotovoltaic illuminometerUtility bulb saverRipple filterXener-diode voltage regulatorAC spectrum monitorAmpere's law with wire loopAC electromagnetHandheld wind turbineAnd dozens more projectsELECTRICITY EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO AT HOME helps you to: Solve circuit problems in electricityBuild practical and interesting electrical and magnetic devicesGet ideas for science-fair projectsPrepare for advanced courses in electricity and electronicsLearn the basics of laboratory practice