Electrical engineering
Course Content
Introduction to electrical engineering
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Getting started
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Electric current
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Current direction
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Voltage
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Conventional current direction
Circuit analysis
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Circuit elements
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Ideal circuit elements
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Ideal sources
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Circuit terminology
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Sign convention for passive components
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Resistor circuits
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Series resistors
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Parallel resistors (part 1)
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Parallel resistors (part 2)
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Parallel resistors (part 3)
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Simplifying resistor networks
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Voltage divider
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Analyzing a resistor circuit with two batteries
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DC circuit analysis
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Kirchhoff’s current law
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Kirchhoff’s voltage law
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Labeling voltages
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Application of the fundamental laws (setup)
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Application of the fundamental laws (solve)
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Node voltage method (steps 1 to 4)
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Node voltage method (step 5)
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Mesh current method (steps 1 to 3)
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Mesh current method (step 4)
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Natural and forced response
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Capacitor i-v equations
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A capacitor integrates current
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Inductor equations
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Inductor kickback (1 of 2)
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Inductor kickback (2 of 2)
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RC natural response – intuition
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RC natural response – derivation
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RC natural response – example
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RC step response – intuition
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RC step response setup (1 of 3)
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RC step response solve (2 of 3)
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RC step response example (3 of 3)
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Sketching exponentials
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Sketching exponentials – examples
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LC natural response intuition 1
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LC natural response intuition 2
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LC natural response derivation 1
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LC natural response derivation 2
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LC natural response derivation 3
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LC natural response derivation 4
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LC natural response example
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AC circuit analysis
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AC analysis intro 1
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AC analysis intro 2
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Trigonometry review
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Sine and cosine come from circles
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Sine of time
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Sine and cosine from rotating vector
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Lead Lag
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Complex numbers
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Multiplying by j is rotation
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Complex rotation
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Euler’s formula
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Complex exponential magnitude
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Complex exponentials spin
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Euler’s sine wave
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Euler’s cosine wave
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Negative frequency
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AC analysis superposition
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Impedance
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Impedance vs frequency
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ELI the ICE man
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Impedance of simple networks
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KVL in the frequency domain
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Operational amplifier
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What is an operational amplifier?
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Non-inverting op-amp
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Feedback
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Inverting op-amp
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Virtual ground
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Virtual ground – examples
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Summing op-amp
Amplifiers
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Diode
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Diode
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Diode graphical solution
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Electric force and electric field
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Coulomb’s Law
Semiconductor devices
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Fields, potential, and voltage
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Proof: Field from infinite plate (part 1)
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Proof: Field from infinite plate (part 2)
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Electric potential energy
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Fourier series
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Fourier Series introduction
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Integral of sin(mt) and cos(mt)
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Integral of sine times cosine
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Integral of product of sines
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Integral of product of cosines
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First term in a Fourier series
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Fourier coefficients for cosine terms
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Fourier coefficients for sine terms
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Finding Fourier coefficients for square wave
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Visualizing the Fourier expansion of a square wave
Electrostatics
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All about Spout
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3rd graders build robots at Santa Rita Elementary School
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SPDT switch
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Spout’s sliding SPDT switch
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Spout lights
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Spout motor
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Spout battery configuration and polarization
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Spout’s reversing circuit and final assembly
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Spout Bot with Solder
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Parts for Spout
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Spout tools
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Soldering Safety
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Spout switches
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Spout motor mount
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Spout motor wiring
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Spout wiring for LED eyes
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Spout antennae and tail
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Spout Bot without Solder
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Tools and parts to build a Spout
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Connect the SPDT switches
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Attach the LED eyes
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Wire the SPDT switches
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Create the motor mounts
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Secure and wire the motors
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Install on/off switches
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Connect the LEDs to an on/off switch
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Attach Spout’s antennae
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Add Spout’s tail
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Give Spout some grippy feet
Signals and systems
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Spider parts and tools
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Spider’s click n’ stick
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Battery and motor mounts for Spider
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Click n’ stick base & batteries
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Spider’s motor controller
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Spider’s power switch
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Spider’s bezel
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Spider’s wheels
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Spider’s Arduino Nano
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Motor controller connections
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Spider’s LED eyes
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Spider’s stabilizer bar
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Spider’s romance
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Ben Eater’s Spider
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Spider Bot
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6th graders learn to build a Spider robot
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Fun with Spider Bot
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5 volt power distribution board
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Digital recorder/player connections
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Power connector for the Arduino
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Prototype board
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Motor controller connection to Arduino
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Camera connection to the Arduino
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Bumper switches
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LED eyes
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IR sensor
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Chassis modifications
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Camera wiring update
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Bit-zee Bot
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Bit-zeeeeeeeeeee
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Bit-zeeeeeeeeeee (long version)
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Introduction
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Planning and propulsion
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Parts
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Chassis/frame
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Wheel mounts and fenders
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Component mounting holes
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Batteries/power
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Battery wires
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Power wires and on/off switch
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Motors/propulsion
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Motor controller functions
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Motor controller
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Motor controller connections
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Arduino connections
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Digital camera connections
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Digital camera connections II
Home-made robots
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Introduction
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Anything is possible!
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DLab: Inspired by sumo robots
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Introduction to programming using lego NXT
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Light guitar
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Demo: light guitar
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Data wires
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Math block
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Coin detector
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Demo: coin detector
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Construction
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Rotation sensor
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Switch statements & logic
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Design review (calibration)
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Polling sensors (Opens a modal)
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Ant bot
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Demo: ant bot
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Robot construction
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Move block
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Switch block (nested)
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Programming basics
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Move block
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Loop block
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Switch block
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Switch block (nested)
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Switch statements & logic
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Math block (Opens a modal)
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Variable block (counter)
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Data wires
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Polling sensors (Opens a modal)
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Household items
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What is inside an alarm clock radio?
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What is inside a coffee maker?
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What is inside a tap light?
Lego robotics
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Hair dryer
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What is inside a hair dryer? (1 of 2)
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n What is inside a hair dryer? (2 of 2)
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Compare the hair dryer motor to the one you can build
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DVD player
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What is inside a DVD player? (1 of 5)
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What is inside a DVD player? (2 of 5)
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What is inside a DVD player? (3 of 5)
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What is inside a DVD player? (4 of 5)
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What is inside a DVD player? (5 of 5)
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What is inside a universal remote control?
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Digital camera
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What is inside a digital camera? (1 of 2)
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What is inside a digital camera? (2 of 2)
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