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C (unit)	AC Waveforms
C, computer language	Using the Spice Circuit Simulation Program
C, symbol for capacitance	Electric fields and capacitance
C/C++	Microprocessor programming
cable, coaxial	A 50-Ohm Cable?
CAD	Introduction
CADET computer	Look-up tables
cadmium cell	Mercury Standard Cells
calculator	Hand calculator use
Calculus	Capacitors and calculus
	Inductors and calculus
	Electromagnetic induction
	AC Capacitor Circuits
	AC Inductor Circuits
	Computational circuits
	The "operational" amplifier
	Differentiator and integrator circuits
	Integrator
	Rate-of-change indicator
Calculus, derivative function	Capacitors and calculus
	Inductors and calculus
Calibration "drift"	Rheostat range limiting
capacitance	Electric fields and capacitance
	Factors affecting capacitance
	AC Capacitor Circuits
	Diode ratings
	Varactor Diode
Capacitance equation	Capacitor sizing equation
Capacitive coupling	Introduction
	Circuit effects
	Input and output coupling
capacitive reactance	AC Capacitor Circuits
capacitor	Electric fields and capacitance
	AC Capacitor Circuits
	Capacitor Charging and Discharging
capacitor, bypass	Feedback
Capacitor, decoupling	Signal coupling
Capacitor, electrolytic	Practical considerations
Capacitor, op-amp compensation	Frequency Response
Capacitor, tantalum	Practical considerations
capacitor, variable	Factors affecting capacitance
	AC Instrumentation Transducers
Capacitors, nonpolarized	Practical considerations
Capacitors, polarized	Practical considerations
Capacitors, series and parallel	Series and parallel capacitors
Capacity, battery	Battery ratings
carbon nanotube transistor	Carbon Nanotube Transistor
cardiac defibrillation	Physiological effects of electricity
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation	Emergency response
Carrier, strain gauge	Strain gauges
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access	Network protocols
carry	Half-Adder
	Full-Adder
cat-eye tube	Display tubes
Cathode	The triode
cathode ray tube	What is a meter?
	AC Voltmeters and Ammeters
	Display tubes
	Historical, nonmechanical memory technologies
Caustic	pH measurement
Cb (unit)	Static electricity
CCD	Historical, nonmechanical memory technologies
cell	Electron activity in chemical reactions
	Battery construction
Celsius	AC Waveforms
Celsius (temperature scale)	Conductance
center-tap rectifier	Rectifier circuits
	Full-wave center-tap rectifier
Centi	Metric notation
Centigrade	Conductance
	AC Waveforms
Central Processing Unit	Microprocessors
Centronics parallel bus	Short-distance busses
cgs system	Magnetic units of measurement
Characteristic curves, transistor	Active-mode operation
	Active mode operation
Characteristic impedance	Characteristic impedance
charge	Static electricity
charge, definition	Static electricity
Charge-Coupled Device	Historical, nonmechanical memory technologies
charging	Capacitor Charging and Discharging
charging of battery	Practical considerations
charging, capacitor	Electric fields and capacitance
Charging, inductor	Magnetic fields and inductance
check valve	Introduction
chemical detection cell	Chemical Detection Cell
chip	Resistors
Choke	Magnetic fields and inductance
	Inductor-capacitor "tank" circuit
Choke, filter	Rectifier/filter circuit
Cipher	Systems of numeration
circuit	Electric Circuits
	A Very Simple Circuit
Circuit breaker	Safe practices
	Fuses
Circuit, closed	Resistance
Circuit, equivalent	Practical considerations
	Thevenin's Theorem
	Thevenin-Norton equivalencies
	Delta-Y and Y-Delta Conversions
	Practical considerations
Circuit, open	Resistance
Circuit, short	Resistance
	A Very Simple Circuit
Circuits, nonlinear	Thevenin's Theorem
Circular mil	Conductor size
Clamper circuit	Clamper circuits
class A amplifier operation	Biasing techniques
class AB amplifier operation	Biasing techniques
class B amplifier operation	Biasing techniques
class B audio amplifier	Class B audio amplifier
class C amplifier operation	Biasing techniques
class D amplifier operation	Biasing techniques
class, amplifier operation	Biasing techniques
Class, transformer heat rating	Heat and Noise
clipper circuit	Clipper circuits
clock	Introduction to Shift Registers
clock signal	Edge-triggered latches: Flip-Flops
Closed circuit	Resistance
clutch	Other specialized motors
Cmil	Conductor size
CMOS	CMOS gate circuitry
CMRR	Common-Mode Gain
CNC machine tool control	Microprocessors
coaxial cable	A 50-Ohm Cable?
coherent light	Laser diodes
Cold-cathode tube	Ionization (gas-filled) tubes
collector current	Transistor Ratings
collision	Network protocols
color code	Resistor Color Codes
	Ohmmeter Usage
combinational logic	Combinational Logic
COMFET	IGBTs
Common difference	Algebra Reference
Common logarithm	pH measurement
common-base amplifier	The common-base amplifier
Common-collector amplifier	The common-collector amplifier
common-emitter amplifier	The common-emitter amplifier
	Common-Emitter Amplifier
Common-mode rejection ratio	Common-Mode Gain
common-mode voltage	Electrical isolation
	Common-Mode Gain
	Differential Amplifier
commonality, electrical	Ohmmeter Usage
communications gateway	Network protocols
Commutating diode	Inductor commutating circuits
	Commutating diode
Commutation	Inductor commutating circuits
commutation time	Diode ratings
commutation, forced	The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)
commutation, natural	The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)
Commutative property	Boolean algebraic properties
commutator motor	AC commutator motors
compactPCI bus	Short-distance busses
Comparator	The "operational" amplifier
Compensation capacitor, op-amp	Frequency Response
Compensation, thermocouple reference junction	Thermocouples
Compiler	Using the Spice Circuit Simulation Program
	Microprocessor programming
Complement, one's	Negative binary numbers
Complement, two's	Negative binary numbers
Complementary output gate	Special-output gates
Complementation, numerical	Negative binary numbers
Complex number	Introduction
	AC Phase
	Power in resistive and reactive AC circuits
Complex number arithmetic	Complex number arithmetic
complex vector addition	Complex vector addition
computer automated design	Introduction
Computer simulation	Computer simulation of electric circuits
	Voltage divider
Computer, analog	A Very Simple Computer
	Rate-of-change indicator
Condenser	Switch contact design
	Synchronous Condenser
condenser (or condensor)	Electric fields and capacitance
Conductance	Conductance
	Susceptance and Admittance
conduction	Current flow in a Semiconductor
Conduction band	Band Theory of Solids
conduction in gases	Nonlinear Conduction
Conductivity	Conductors, insulators, and electron flow
Conductivity, earth	Common sources of hazard
Conductivity-Modulated Field-Effect Transistor	IGBTs
Conductor	Conductors, insulators, and electron flow
	Introduction
Conductor ampacity	Conductor and Insulator Tables
	Conductor ampacity
Conductor, "ground"	Safe circuit design
Conductor, "hot"	Safe circuit design
	Fuses
Conductor, "neutral"	Safe circuit design
	Fuses
Conservation of Energy, Law of	Step-up and step-down transformers
Constant-current diode	Active mode operation
	JFET Current Regulator
	Constant-current diodes
Constants, mathematical	Algebra Reference
Contact bounce	Contact "bounce"
	NAND gate S-R flip-flop
	LED sequencer
Contact debouncing	Contact "bounce"
Contact, seal-in	Motor control circuits
	Programmable logic controllers
Contact, switch	Switch contact design
Contactor	Contactors
Continuity	Conductors, insulators, and electron flow
	Safe meter usage
	Ohmmeter Usage
continuity vs. commonality	Ohmmeter Usage
controlled rectifier	The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)
conventional flow	Conventional versus electron flow
	Introduction
Conversion factor	Metric prefixes and unit conversions
conversion rate	Nykquist Frequency
Conversion rate, ADC	Practical considerations of ADC circuits
Cooper pairs	Superconductivity
copyright	Copyright
core loss	Resonance in series-parallel circuits
Cosines, law of	Trigonometry Reference
Coulomb	Battery ratings
coulomb (unit)	Static electricity
	How voltage, current, and resistance relate
counter	Frequency and Phase Measurement
Counter, asynchronous	Asynchronous counters
Counter, ring	Decimal versus binary numeration
Counter, synchronous	Synchronous counters
coupling	Input and output coupling
Coupling loop, resonator	Microwave tubes
Coupling, signal	Circuit effects
covalent bond	Electron activity in chemical reactions
CPR	Emergency response
CPS (unit)	AC Waveforms
CPU	Microprocessors
Crest	Measurements of AC magnitude
Crest factor	Measurements of AC magnitude
Critical temperature, superconductors	Conductor and Insulator Tables
Crossover distortion	Tubes versus Semiconductors
crossover network	What is a Filter?
crowbar	The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)
CRT	What is a meter?
	AC Voltmeters and Ammeters
	Display tubes
Crumb	Bit groupings
crystal	Frequency and Phase Measurement
	Crystal Structure
CSMA	Network protocols
CSMA/BA	Network protocols
CSMA/CD	Network protocols
CT	Special transformers and applications
	Protective relays
CUPL	Introduction
Current	Conductors, insulators, and electron flow
	Voltage and current
	How voltage, current, and resistance relate
Current divider	Current divider circuits
	Current divider
Current divider formula	Current divider circuits
Current mirror	Current mirrors
	555 Ramp Generator
	Current Mirror
	JFET Current Regulator
current regulator	Current Mirror
Current signal	Current signal systems
Current signal, 10-50 milliamp	Current signal systems
Current signal, 4-20 milliamp	Current signal systems
Current sink	The NOT gate
	CMOS gate circuitry
Current source	Norton's Theorem
	Current signal systems
	Voltage-to-current signal conversion
	Active mode operation
	The NOT gate
	CMOS gate circuitry
Current sourcing vs. sinking	Current mirrors
current transfor	AC Voltmeters and Ammeters
current transformer	Special transformers and applications
	Protective relays
Current, alternating	Voltage and current
Current, contact "wetting"	Switch contact design
current, definition	Ammeter usage
Current, direct	Voltage and current
current, inrush	Fuses
Current, line	Three-Phase Y and Delta Configurations
Current, phase	Three-Phase Y and Delta Configurations
current, precise definition	Power in electric circuits
Current, relay drop-out	Relay construction
Current, relay pull-in	Relay construction
Current-limiting diode	Constant-current diodes
Current-regulating diode	Constant-current diodes
Curve, characteristic	Active-mode operation
	Active mode operation
cutoff frequency	Low-Pass Filters
	High-pass filters
Cutoff voltage	The transistor as a switch
Cutoff, transistor	The transistor as a switch
	Active mode operation
cycle	AC Waveforms