Resources tagged “engineering-physics”

9 resources.

Wave Optics: Young's Double Slit Experiment

The path-difference conditions for bright and dark fringes, the fringe width formula, and worked examples finding fringe width and fringe position.

Kirchhoff's Current and Voltage Laws

Kirchhoff's Current Law and Voltage Law explained, with a fully worked two-loop circuit solved for all three branch currents.

PN Junction Diode: Forward and Reverse Bias

How a PN junction diode behaves under forward and reverse bias, the diode equation, and a worked example on the 'roughly 60mV per decade' current rule.

Diffraction: Single Slit and Diffraction Grating

Why single-slit diffraction minima and double-slit interference maxima use the exact same-looking formula for opposite reasons, plus a worked diffraction grating example.

Photoelectric Effect

Einstein's photoelectric equation, the work function and threshold frequency, and a worked example finding the maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons.

de Broglie Wavelength and Matter Waves

The de Broglie relation between a particle's momentum and its wavelength, and a worked example deriving the wavelength of an electron accelerated through a known voltage.

Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems

How to reduce any linear two-terminal network to a single source and resistor, with a worked example finding the Thevenin and Norton equivalents of the same circuit.

Transistor Biasing

Why a transistor needs a DC bias point before it can amplify, the fixed-bias circuit equations, and a fully worked example finding the operating point.

Op-Amp Fundamentals: Inverting and Non-Inverting Amplifiers

The ideal op-amp assumptions, the inverting and non-inverting amplifier gain formulas, and worked examples computing the output voltage for each configuration.