Electronics : present knowledge, future trends.

Ofrece una mirada hacia donde va la ciencia en el siglo 21. Examina la relación entre la ciencia y la tecnología e investiga las repercusiones de la ciencia en la sociedad. Trata de: circuitos y señales, microprocesadores, el diseño de chips, circuitos impresos, sonido electrónico, envío de señales y el futuro de la electrónica. Adecuado para los niveles de la etapa clave tres (KS3), etapa clave cuatro (KS4) y GCSE. Tiene glosario.

OCR Electronics for AS.

Libro de electrónica según la especificación del 2008 aprobado por el OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) para el nivel AS (enseñanza secundaria de segundo ciclo, bachillerato). Pretende enseñar cómo complejos sistemas electrónicos, como ordenadores, teléfonos, etc., se pueden crear a partir de un número limitado de sistemas básicos que están disponibles como circuitos discretos integrados. Al mismo tiempo proporciona una base teórica con importantes técnicas básicas como diagramas de bloque, álgebra de Boole y realimentación negativa, necesarias para la creación de los sistemas electrónicos.

OCR Electronics for A2.

Libro para estudiantes de enseñanza secundaria (nivel A2) en el área de la electrónica aprobado por el OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations). Se basa en la comprensión de los conceptos de pequeños subsistemas, técnicas y dispositivos (nivel AS) para mostrar cómo se pueden combinar para crear grandes sistemas como memorias, microcontroladores, fuentes de alimentación, receptores de radio e Internet, y cómo se aplican en el mundo real de los equipos de comunicación, dispositivos de control, almacenamiento de datos y transmisión de información. Dispone de una página Web con material de apoyo .

Integrating control and electronics

Previously the author described how control engineering can be introduced using little mathematics in a first year course, the aim being to make the subject accessible across different degrees. One reaction to this was that it was a good idea, but there was not space to include it in the curriculum where, typically control engineering is not introduced until the second year. This paper describes how the author has used a review of the first year teaching to develop a module in which feedback, control and electronics are integrated coherently. This is beneficial as concepts in control and electronics mutually reinforce each other. This has been achieved during a reduction in the available time for teaching the material. This paper describes the strategy used to successfully develop the module, the integrated module and positive student reaction.

Making electronics more accessible to people with learning disabilities

We extended 'littleBits' electronic components by attaching them to a larger base that was designed to help make them easier to pick up and handle, and easier to assemble into circuits for people with learning disabilities. A pilot study with a group of students with learning disabilities was very positive. There were fewer difficulties in assembling the components into circuits, and problems such as attempting to connect them the wrong way round or the wrong way up were eliminated completely.

Facts, scope, style: a guide to writing papers for IEEE transactions on consumer electronics

In a previous article, I wrote a brief piece on how to enhance papers that have been published at one of the IEEE Consumer Electronics (CE) Society conferences to create papers that can be considered for publishing in IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics (T-CE) [1]. Basically, it included some hints and tips to enhance a conference paper into what is required for a full archival journal paper and not fall foul of self-plagiarism. This article focuses on writing original papers specifically for T-CE. After three years as the journal’s editor-in-chief (EiC), a previous eight years on the editorial board, and having reviewed some 4,000 T-CE papers, I decided to write this article to archive and detail for prospective authors what I have learned over this time. Of course, there are numerous articles on writing good papers—some are really useful [2], but they do not address the specific issues of writing for a journal whose topic (scope) is not widely understood or, indeed, is often misunderstood.

littleBits go LARGE: making electronics more accessible to people with learning disabilities

The “littleBits go LARGE" project extends littleBits electronic modules, an existing product that is aimed at simplifying electronics for a wide range of audiences. In this project we augment the littleBits modules to make them more accessible to people with learning disabilities. We will demonstrate how we have made the modules easier to handle and manipulate physically, and how we are augmenting the design of the modules to make their functions more obvious and understandable.