Base contents of Modern Electronics Manual
The topics below are included in the Base Manual.

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Table 1 Sections 1 - 3

1: CONTENTS
1/1 : CONTENTS OF THE BASE MANUAL
1/2 Cross-referenced index to the contents of the Base Manual
1/3 General introduction
2 : SAFETY
2/2 : SAFETY
2/2.1 Electrical Safety
2/2.2 First aid
3 : BASIC PRINCIPLES
3/3 : ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
3/3.1 Introduction to basic components
3/3.2 Resistors and potentiometers
3/3.3 Sensor resistors
3/3.4 Capacitors
3/3.5 Diodes
3/3.6 The transistor family
3/3.7 Photodiodes and phototransistors
3/3.8 Light emitting diodes (LEDS)
3/3.9 Thyristors, triacs and diacs
3/3.10 Integrated circuits
3/3.11 Coils and inductors
3/3.12 Transformers
3/3.13 Relays
3/3.14 Liquid crystal displays (LCDS)
3/3.15 Hall effect devices
3/3.16 Crystals, crystal modules, resonators
3/4 : CIRCUITS USING PASSIVE COMPONENTS
3/4.1 Electricity and electrons
3/4.2 Basic electrical definitions
3/4.3 Simple electric circuits using resistors
3/4.4 The Wheatstone bridge
3/4.5 Circuit laws and theorems
3/4.7 Capacitor basics
3/4.8 Inductor basics
3/4.9 Introduction to signals in electronics
3/4.10 Mutual inductance and the transformer
3/6 : POWER SUPPLIES
3/6.1 The unregulated power supply
3/8 : THE AMATEUR ELECTRONICS WORKSHOP
3/8.1 Principles of metrology
3/8.2 Measuring instruments for the electronics workshop
3/8.5 Electrostatic discharge and static sensitive devices
3/11 : THE USES OF SEMICONDUCTORS
3/11.1 Elementary atomic theory
3/11.3 Designing with bipolar transistors
3/11.4 Field effect transistors
3/14 : DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
3/14.1 Introduction to digital electronics
3/14.2 The binary system
3/14.3 Logic gates
3/14.4 Introduction to combination logic - adders
3/14.5 Comparators, multiplexers and encoders
3/14.6 Introduction to sequential logic - latches and flip-flops
3/15 : OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
3/15.1 Introduction to op-amps
3/18 : INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
3/18.1 Basic physics applied to electronics
3/18.2 Practical sessions on electronics
3/40 : SEMICONDUCTORS
3/40.1 Introduction
3/40.2 What is a semiconductor?
3/40.3 Semiconductors in use: the pn junction
3/40.4 Unijunction and bipolar transistors
3/40.5 Some semiconductor variations
3/40.6 Making microcircuits
3/50 : DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS
3/50.1 Digital logic instruments
3/50.2 Digital signal generators
3/50.3 Counter-timers

Table 2 Sections 4 - 14

4 : SELECTED CIRCUITS TO BUILD
4/2 : CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
4/2.1 Hand tools for electronic kit buiilding
4/2.2 Electrical soldering techniques
4/2.4 Working with metal and plastics
4/2.5 PCB layout techniques
4/2.7 Making printed circuit boards (PCBS)
4/2.10 Surface mount devices
4/2.11 Computer aided PCB design
4/4 : RADIO RECEPTION
4/4.6 Miniature AM radio
4/4.7 HF communications receiver
4/7 : CONSTRUCTING MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
4/7.10 Audible continuity tester
4/7.15 Visual continuity tester
4/7.20 UV exposure unit for making PCBs
4/7.35 Component analyser
4/11 : SECURITY, AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS
4/11.4 A mini-alarm monitor
4/11.8 IBM compatible PC digital interface
4/12 : LOUDSPEAKERS AND AUDIO CIRCUITS
4/12.10 Vocals eliminator
4/12.12 Low noise 10W power amplifier
4/13 : POWER SUPPLY UNITS
4/13.3 Dual variable 20V power supply
4/15 : ELECTRONIC MUSIC
4/15.4 The Theremin
4/21 : MEDICAL ELECTRONICS
4/21.1 Simple TENS Unit
6 : TABLES OF DATA
6/2 : SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
6/2.1 Semiconductor diode data
6/2.2 Semiconductor diode outlines and pinouts
6/3 : BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS
6/3.1 Bipolar transistor data
6/3.2 Bipolar transistor outlines and pinouts
6/4 : FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS
6/4.1 Field effect transistor data
6/4.2 Field effect transistor outlines and pinouts
6/5 : THYRISTORS
6/5.1 Thyristor data
6/5.2 Thyristor outlines and pinouts
6/6 : TRIACS
6/6.1 Triac data
6/6.2 Triac outlines and pinouts
6/7 : OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
6/7.1 Operational amplifer data
6/8 : TTL LOGIC GATES
6/8.1 TTL logic gates sorted by device code
6/9 : CMOS 4000 SERIES LOGIC GATES
6/9.1 List of CMOS 4000 logic gates sorted by device code
6/9.2 List of CMOS 4000 HC and HCT logic gates sorted by device code
8 : GLOSSARY
8/1 Specialist glossary with abbreviations
14 : SUPPLIERS
14/4 : LIST OF SUPPLIERS
14/4.3 Web links to manufacturers' and suppliers' web sites
SECTIONS 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 15 are reserved for Supplementary use