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Audio Electronics Notes I
Casey Anderson
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Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate 2
07/25/2012

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What is electricity?
Definition
The flow of electrons.
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What is ground hum?
Definition
A 60 cycle hum.
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______ is in one coulomb.
Definition
6.25 x 10^18 is in one coulomb.
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What is velocity?
Definition
Distance over time.

D/T
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What is one ampere (amp)?
Definition
One coulomb passing through a point in one second.
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What does voltage refer to?
Definition
The electrical force that would drive an electrical current between two points.
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What is resistance?
Definition
Property of a substance to resist current flow.
Term
What is ohm's law?
Definition
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What is current?
Definition
The flow rate of an electric charge.
Term
What are volts?
Definition
A unit of measurement for electrical potential difference.
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What are resistors used for?
Definition
Resistors are used to control current and voltage in various ways.
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What are digits 1, 2, 3, and 4 on a non-polarized resistor?
Definition
1. Number
2. Number
3. Multiplier
4. Tolerance
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Resistors can _____ and ______ heat.
Definition
Resistors can absorb and release heat.
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The higher the resistance, the _____ current flows.
Definition
The higher the resistance, the less the current flows.
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What are amps?
Definition
The rate of electron flow.
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What is an insulator?
Definition
Something which does not conduct electricity.
Term
Is a battery operated toy AC or DC?
Definition
Direct current.

Alternating current can electrocute you.
Term
What is the clock circuit?
Definition
The thing that determines how long the sound and lights go off.
Term
What is a diode?
Definition
Electrons flow in one direction.

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Term
What is a transistor?
Definition
A limiter or amplifier of electricity.
Term
Parallel resistors cause ______ resistance while resistors in series cause _____ resistance.
Definition
Parallel resistors cause __less__ resistance while resistors in series cause __more__ resistance.
Term
What did we try to do with our body with the toy?
Definition
We added our body as a parallel resistor to modify ow quickly the clock circuit will activate because our body has a low resistance which caused the pitch of the sound to go up.
Term
What does NC stand for?
Definition
No Connection.
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