The Basics of Electronics in 14 steps.

Learning about basic electronics and creating your own projects is a lot easier than you may think. In this tutorial, we’re going to give you a brief overview of common electronic components and explain what their functions are. You will then learn about schematic diagrams and how they are used to design and build circuits. And finally, you will put this information to use by creating your first basic circuit.

All circuits need to have three basic elements. These elements are a voltage source, conductive path and a load.

The voltage source, such as a battery, is needed in order to cause the current to flow through the circuit. In addition, there needs to be a conductive path that provides a route for the electricity to flow. Finally, a proper circuit needs a load that consumes the power.

Video Chapters

00:00 – Start
00:40 – Intro
00:58 – Electricity
02:10 – Circuits
02:37 – Series and Parallel
03:07 – Resistors
04:34 – Capacitors
05:25 – Diodes
06:04 – Transistors
07:09 – Integrated Circuits
08:25 – Potentiometers
09:04 – LED’s
10:20 – Switches
10:43 – Batteries
11:11 – Breadboards
12:03 – Your First Circuit