dissidents Engineering Books

Engineering and Programming Texts & Videos

The following are freely redistributable titles appropriate for college coursework. They are each offered under a Creative Commons license. A description of the collection can be found here. PDF is the .pdf format, ODT is the .odt format (Open Document Text), HTML is an online version (thanks to LibreTexts), and PRINT links to Amazon for a printed copy at a modest price. Kindle versions are also available. The very small amount of money made on the sale of print textbooks goes to offset the costs of maintaining this website and related production tools. If you experience any problems, please check out the mirror sites. For more info, please contact the author. Current version numbers are in parentheses.

A side note regarding hardcopy PRINT versions: Remember that under the terms of the license, you are free to take the PDF to your favorite print shop and have them make and bind a copy for you. In fact, I recommend this approach. Some readers have purchased hard copies from Amazon solely as a means of supporting my work. While I am grateful for that, it is not the most efficient means to do so. Amazon takes the vast majority of the purchase price, not me. Instead, I recommend that you "buy me a coffee" using the digital tip jar at the link below. The Amazon links are best used by those who do not have a local, reliable print shop, or who have a preference for that outlet.

DC Electrical Circuit Analysis: A Practical Approach (1.0.14): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
AC Electrical Circuit Analysis: A Practical Approach (1.1.13): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Semiconductor Devices: Theory & Application/2E (2.0.9): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Operational Amplifiers & Linear Integrated Circuits/3E (3.2.11): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Filter Plot Addendum for Op Amps & LIC (1.0.0): PDF
Embedded Controllers Using C and Arduino/2E (2.1.11): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Notes on Science, Waves, and Sound (Science of Sound) (2.1.7): PDF ODT

Laboratory Manual for DC Electrical Circuit Analysis (1.4.4): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Laboratory Manual for AC Electrical Circuit Analysis (2.3.7): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Laboratory Manual for Semiconductor Devices: Theory & Application (1.4.12): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Laboratory Manual for Operational Amplifiers & Linear Integrated Circuits/3E (3.1.6): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Laboratory Manual for Embedded Controllers Using C and Arduino/2E (2.3.6): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Laboratory Manual for Computer Programming with Python, Multisim & TINA/4E (4.0.2): PDF ODT HTML PRINT
Laboratory Manual for Science of Sound (1.1.6): PDF ODT HTML PRINT

The workbooks below are condensed versions of the DC and AC Circuit Analysis texts with roughly the same problem sets.
Workbook: DC Electrical Circuits (1.2.11): PDF ODT PRINT
Workbook: AC Electrical Circuits (1.2.14): PDF ODT   PRINT

All of the print versions can be found on my author's page, here: www.amazon.com/author/jimfiore

I have created a YouTube channel to support these texts: Electronics with Professor Fiore
You can also download the videos directly as MP4 files at the links below.

If you like my books and videos, you might consider a modest donation to help defray the costs of web sites, gear, etc. Thank you!

    Other Goodies

My colleague Bill Hunt wrote a nice OER lab manual for introductory digital electonics, Digital Electronics Laboratory Manual: PDF DOCX

Here are some open and/or free items that I can recommend. I have used these for my coursework and to create the books and videos listed above.

You don't have to use MS Office! Here are two good office suites that include a word processor, spreadsheet, graphics, etc., and best of all, they're free, open and multi-platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS) : https://www.openoffice.org/ and https://www.libreoffice.org/. I use Open Office for most of my work and it's the primary tool I used to create my OER texts.

SciDAVis Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization is an excellent, easy to use, free, multi-platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS) data plotting and visualization application.
XnView is a graphics file viewer and editor. Free for non-commerical use, it is great for manipulating image files.
TINA-TI DesignSoft's free circuit simulator, runs under Windows.
Dia Diagram Editor A nice tool to create diagrams, simple graphs and the like.
OBS Open Broadcaster Software is great for a variety of video needs including creating instructional videos that use your computer desktop.
fre:ac A free audio converter. A useful companion for my free Sample Wrench audio editor/analyzer.

    A Note From the Author

Hi. My name is Jim. I've been a college professor for 40+ years teaching in the areas of electrical engineering technology, computer programming and the science of sound. Along the way I've won a few awards for my efforts (State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship, and others). I'm also a musician and an endurance athlete. I established dissidents in the late 1980s as a way to offer various software items that I created, figuring that other people might find them useful as well. Some of these have been commercial and some have been freeware. I also write a lot, including published college text books and lab manuals. Recently, the open educational resource movement has gained momentum (no doubt at least partly propelled by the rising costs of college tuition and texts). As I am no supporter of the growing "corporate-ness" in our society, nor a believer in the dogma that unfettered free market capitalism is the answer to all problems, I decided to do the dissident thing and offer all the titles here free. This includes all of the above technical titles which, if offered by a traditional college textbook publisher, would be fetching in the neighborhood of $100 for a lab manual and over $200 for a text these days. It is my hope that others will do likewise, all of us offering something of value to the community, improving the situation for everyone. An appropriate quote comes to mind:

"We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on."

    - Richard Feynman

Electronics with Professor Fiore MP4s for Download

DC Electrical Cicuit Analysis DC Circuit Analysis Introduction Scientific Notation Electrical Fundamentals Part 1 Electrical Fundamentals Part 2 DC Sources Resistance and Conductance Resistor Color Code Using an Electronic Protoboard Ohm's Law DC Series Circuits Part 1 DC Series Circuits Part 2 What's the Deal with Electrical Ground? Voltage Divider Rule DC Series Simulations & Approximations DC Series Lab Approximations Resistive Sensors DMM Accuracy DMM Loading Parallel Resistors DC Parallel Circuits Part 1 DC Parallel Circuits Part 2 DC Current Divider Rule DC Parallel Simulations & Approximations DC Series-Parallel Circuits Part 1 DC Series-Parallel Circuits Part 2 DC Series-Parallel Simulations & Approximations R-2R Ladder Network DC Potentiometers and Rheostats DC Audio Taper Pots DC Custom Taper Pots DC Source Conversions Part 1 DC Source Conversions Part 2 DC Thevenin's Theorem DC Maximum Power Transfer DC Superposition Superposition with DC Current Sources Superposition Fails! DC Millman's Theorem DC Delta Wye Conversions Simultaneous Equations DC Nodal Analysis DC Mesh Analysis Network Fun #1 Network Fun #2 Network Fun #3 Identifying & Solving Nonplanar Circuits DC Dependent Sources DC Dependent Sources, TINA Sim DC Reciprocity Theorem Capacitors DC RC Circuits Part 1 DC RC Circuits Part 2 Inductors DC RL Circuits Part 1 DC RL Circuits Part 2 Basic RLC Transient Response	AC Electrical Cicuit Analysis AC Circuit Analysis Introduction AC Fundamentals Complex Numbers Reactance Impedance AC RLC V-I Plots, Part 1 AC RLC V-I Plots, Part 2 AC RLC V-I Plots, Part 3 AC Series RLC Circuits Simulation Start-up Transients AC Series RLC Simulation AC Series RLC with Current Source Simulation AC Parallel RLC Circuits AC Parallel RLC Simulations AC Series Parallel RLC Circuits AC Seriers Parallel RLC Simulation Intro to Passive Loudspeaker Crossovers The Wien Bridge AC Source Conversions AC Thevenin's Theorem AC Thevenin Example AC Superposition AC Maximum Power Transfer AC Maximum Power with Thevenin AC Wye Delta Conversions Simultaneous Equations AC Nodal Analysis AC Nodal Example Part 1 AC Nodal Example Part 2 AC Mesh Analysis AC Mesh Example Part 1 AC Mesh Example Part 2 AC Dependent Sources Part 1 AC Dependent Sources Part 2 AC Power AC Power Example 1 AC Power Example 2 Series Resonance Series Resonance Example Parallel Resonance Parallel Resonace Example Transient Response of RLC Networks Loudspeaker Impedance Model Loudspeaker Impedance Correction Three-Phase Power Part 1 Three-Phase Power Part 2 Three-Phase Sims Part 1 Three-Phase Sims Part 2 Decibels Part 1 Decibels Part 2 Bode Plots Simple Filters Types of Capacitors Types of Resistors Types of Inductors Skin Effect and Litz Wire
Semiconductor Devices Introduction to Semiconductors Fundamentals of Semiconductors PN Junctions Intro To Diodes Other Diodes LED Plots by Color Rectifier Circuits Rectifier Simulations Diode Clippers Diode Clampers Voltage Doubler and Multiplier Tiny Generator & Light Super Simple Sine Shaper Ring Modulator Intro To Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) BJT Curves Common Emitter Configuration LED Drivers LED Driver Simulations Emitter Bias Voltage Divider Bias BJT Bias Simulations PNP Biasing Feedback Biasing Bias Stability Sims Snubber Diode BJT AC Model Common Emitter Amplifier Swamped CE Amplifier CE Amplifier Distortion Simulation Decoupled Voltage Divider CE Amp Multistage Amplifiers Emitter Follower Darlington Pair A Simple Phase Splitter Common Base Amplifier Miller's Theorem: Collector Feedback Miller Frequency Tailoring High Z Pickup Amplifier High Z Pickup Cable Effects Class A Operation Class A Example Class A Power Relations Class A with Reactive Load Unexpected Amplifier Result Class B Operation Class B Example Class B Power Relations Class B with Reactive Load Class B Bias Stability Class B Distortion Sims Class B Enhancements Class G Amplifiers Measuring Amplifier Output Impedance Amplifier Damping Factor THD Total Harmonic Distortion Can You See THD? IMD Intermodulation Distortion Heatsinks Active Current Limiter Current Hogging in Class B Amplifiers Bridged Amplifier Loudspeaker Impedance Model Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFET) JFET Parameter Measurements JFET Bias JFET Common Source Amp JFET Common Drain Follower JFET Common Gate Amplifier JFET Voltage Controlled Amplifier JFET Voltage Controlled Resistor JFET Analog Switch MOSFETs MOSFET Examples Intro to PWM LEDs, PWM, and Visual Integration Class D Operation Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) BJT CE Amplifier Lead Network Analysis BJT CC Lead Network Analysis BJT CB Lead Network Analysis JFET CS Amplifier Lead Network Analysis JFET CD Lead Network Analysis JFET CG Lead Network Analysis BJT CE Amplifier Lag Network Analysis BJT CB Amplifier Lag Network Analysis JFET CS Amplifier Lag Network Analysis JFET CG Amplifier Lag Network Analysis JFET CD Follower Lag Network Analysis Transistor Performance Sensitivity JFET Cascode Amplifier	Operational Amplifiers Introduction to Operational Amplifiers Decibels Part 1 Decibels Part 2 Bode Plots Differential Amplifiers Part 1 Differential Amplifiers Part 2 Improving CMRR JFET Diff Amp Current Mirror Active Loads Diff Amp Phase Splitter Op Amp Internals Op Amp First Stage Simplified Comparator Simulations Comparators With Hysteresis LM111 Comparator Window Comparator LED Bar Graph Display Negative Feedback Noninverting Amplifier Noninverting Amplifier Simulations Single Supply Noninverting Amplifier Discrete Negative Feedback, Part 1 Discrete Negative Feedback, Part 2 Inverting Amplifier Inverting Amplifier Simulations Single Supply Inverting Amplifier Importance of the DC Return Current to Voltage Transducer Voltage to Current Transducer Current Amplifier Summing Amplifier Simple Digital Gain Control Op Amp Differential Amplifier Current Differencing Amp, LM3900 Inverter-Noninverter Op Amp Phase Splitter Current Boosting Gain-Bandwidth Product (GBW) Slew Rate GBW and Slew Rate Simulations Measuring Slew Rate Multistage Slew Rate f2 and Rise Time f1 and Sag Time Simple Frequency Tailoring Inverting Voltage Amplifier f2 Inverting Summing Amplifier f2 Noninverting Summing Amplifier Voltage to Current Transducer f2 Current Amplifier f2 DC Offset Simulating DC Offset Op Amp Drift Op Amp Noise Direct Box Models & Accuracy Instrumentation Amplifier Operational Transconductance Amplifier Audio Compressor Precision Rectifiers Precision Limiter/Clipper Precision Clamper Function Synthesis Function Synthesis Redux Log & Antilog Amplifiers Guitar Fuzz! S'More Guitar Fuzz! Linear Regulators Intro to PWM Switching Regulators Oscillators Introduction Wien Bridge Oscillator Phase Shift Oscillator Triangle Square Generator Simple Square Shark Generator Triangle Saw Generator Tremolo Op Amp Integrator Op Amp Differentiator Integrators and Differentiators Simulations Intro to Active Filters Sallen & Key Filters, Part 1 Sallen & Key Filters, Part 2 Sallen & Key Filters, Part 3 Multiple Feedback Filter State Variable Filter State Variable Filter Simulation Bass and Treble EQ Bass EQ Mod Resonant EQ All-Pass Filter Musical Instrument Phase Shifter Pinking Filter Simple Gyrator Gyrator Addendum Multiband EQ Parametric EQ Voltage Controlled Filter VCF with Q Control VCF with Q Control Redux Biquad Filter Wah-Wah Pedal Morphing Filter Active Crossovers Derived Filter for Active Crossovers Linkwitz-Riley Active Crossovers Pocket Rockit, Part 1 Pocket Rockit, Part 2 Pocket Rockit, Part 3 Pocket Rockit, Part 4 Intro to Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) Impulse Response, Part 1 Impulse Response, Part 2 Impulse Response, Part 3
Embedded Programming (Microcontrollers, Arduino & C Language) Introduction to Embedded Programming Hello World C Variables Part 1 C Variables Part 2 C Integer Operations C User Input Spot The Errors Conditionals in C Loops in C Pointers in C Hello Arduino Uno Test GPIO Hardware Data Direction Registers PORTs and digitalWrite Simple Digital Gain Control PINs and digitalRead 7 Segment Display Mux Resistive Sensors ADC and analogRead LED Bar Graph Revisited (Arduino Style) PWM and analogWrite LEDs, PWM, and Visual Integration Timer-Counters Interrupts Part 1 Interrupts Part 2 Lookup Tables Round Robin Switch Auto Increment Switch On User Interfaces Aribitrary Waveform Generator Output	Python Programming Introduction to Python Python Basics User Input in Python Python Conditionals Part 1 Python Conditionals Part 2 Python Looping Part 1 Python Looping Part 2 Random Numbers in Python User Functions Sequences Part 1 Sequences Part 2 Python Files
Circuit Simulators (TINA & Multisim) TINA-TI: Intro and DC Simulations TINA-TI: Basic AC Simulations TINA-TI: Ohmmeter TINA-TI: Transient Analysis TINA-TI: Frequency Response Simulation TINA-TI: Putting It All Together, BJT Amplifier TINA-TI: Importing Devices TINA-TI: Distortion Measurement TINA-TI: Using the Post-Processor TINA-TI: Lissajous Patterns TINA-TI: Arbitrary Sources TINA-TI: Wav File Export TINA-TI: Parameter Stepping TINA-TI: Temperature Analysis Multisim: Intro and DC Simulations Multisim: Basic AC Simulations Multisim: Transient Analysis Multisim: Frequency Response Simulation Multisim: Putting It All Together, BJT Amplifier	Sample Wrench Audio Editor/Analyzer Introduction to Sample Wrench Basic Editing Markers and Level Control Equalization Echo, Reverb, Etc Time and Pitch Shifting Click and Pop Removal, and More Macros Impulse Modeling Spectral Analysis
Elsewhere (Fun and Oddities) A Week In Wyoming Balanced-Unbalanced Interface Box Loudspeaker Cables Hi-Fi Power Cables What's With These Audio Cables? How to Make Your Own Tala Wands AI CircuitDesign 2024 Solar Eclipse at Jackson Hill, Time Lapse Building a Heat Pump Hut Scaling Fun: Earth, Moon, Sun and Mars The Metric System for USAians How to Pronounce Kilometer Time Lapse Clouds Once Upon a Time... Electronic Drums, Part 1 Electronic Drums, Part 2 Fun with Time-Lapse Putty Compulsively Curious, Episode One: "What's with this toothpaste box?" Writing a Textbook, Part 1 Writing a Textbook, Part 2 Self Publishing, KDP, and Pricing Gerrymandering Simplified	Science of Sound Introduction to Science of Sound The Metric System for USAians Waves Speed of Sound Human Hearing The Decibel Loudness Equal Loudness Curves Simple Harmonic Motion Tuned Pipes & Tensioned Strings Guitar Pickups & Faraday's Law Guitar Pickups & Faraday's Law, Expanded Edition, Part One Guitar Pickups & Faraday's Law, Expanded Edition, Part Two Guitar Physics Loudspeakers Introduction Loudspeaker Enclosures Loudspeaker Impedance Model Intro to Passive Loudspeaker Crossovers Microphones Room Acoustics, Part 1 Room Acoustics, Part 2 Room Acoustics, Part 3 Room Acoustics, Part 4 Hi-Fi Power Cables What's With These Audio Cables? Loudspeaker Cables Impulse Response, Part 1 Impulse Response, Part 2 Impulse Response, Part 3