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p, symbol for instantaneous power	AC Resistor Circuits
	AC Resistor Circuits
P, symbol for power	Power in electric circuits
	DC circuit equations and laws
package	Package TO-18
	Package TO-3
	Package TO-39
	Package TO-5
	Package TO-66
	Package TO-72
	Package TO-254AA
pair, differential	Differential Amplifier
	Simple Op-Amp
PALASM	Introduction
Paper tape storage	Memory with moving parts: "Drives"
Parallel	Parallel batteries
	Rheostat range limiting
Parallel analysis	Parallel R, L, and C
Parallel batteries	Parallel batteries
Parallel circuit rules	Simple parallel circuits
	What is a series-parallel circuit?
	Series R, L, and C
Parallel circuits	Series and parallel component equivalent values
Parallel data	Introduction
	Shift Register, Parallel-in, Serial-out
parallel LC resonance	Simple parallel (tank circuit) resonance
Parallel, definition of	What are "series" and "parallel" circuits?
parallel-in/parallel-out shift register	Parallel-In, Parallel-Out, Universal Shift Register
	PIPO Universal Devices
Paramagnetism	Permanent magnets
particle	Static electricity
	Electron activity in chemical reactions
Pascal	Microprocessor programming
PASCAL, computer language	Using the Spice Circuit Simulation Program
Passive averager	Averager and summer circuits
passive device	Active Versus Passive Devices
Pauli exclusion principle	Pauli exclusion principle
PC/AT bus	Short-distance busses
pcb	Resistors
	Building simple resistor circuits
	Low-Pass Filters
	Meter check of a diode
PCI	Short-distance busses
PCMCIA	Short-distance busses
pCO2	pH measurement
Peak	Measurements of AC magnitude
peaking transformer	Core saturation
Peltier effect	Thermocouples
Pendulum	An electric pendulum
Pentagrid tube	Combination tubes
Pentode tube	Depletion-type IGFETs
period	AC Waveforms
Periodic table	Periodic Table of the Elements
Permanent magnet	Permanent magnets
permanent magnet meter	What is a meter?
permanent magnet moving coil	AC Voltmeters and Ammeters
permeability	Factors affecting inductance
	Magnetic units of measurement
	Variable inductor
Permissive switch	Permissive and interlock circuits
permittivity	Electric fields and capacitance
	Factors affecting capacitance
Permittivity, relative	Characteristic impedance
Perpetual motion machine	Superconductivity
Peta	Metric notation
pH	pH measurement
Phase	AC Phase
Phase rotation	Phase rotation
Phase sequence	Phase rotation
phase shift	AC Capacitor Circuits
	AC Inductor Circuits
	Vectors and AC waveforms
	AC Phase
	Phase shift
	Input to Output Phase Shift
Phase, transformer	Phasing
phase-continuous FSK	Electrical signal types
Photodiode	Photodiodes
photoelectric effect	Solar Cell
Photon	Optical data communication
physics, quantum	Introduction
physiological effects of electricity	Physiological effects of electricity
piano	AC Waveforms
Pico	Metric notation
piezoelectricity	Frequency and Phase Measurement
Pinch-off voltage	The transistor as a switch
PIPO shift register	Parallel-In, Parallel-Out, Universal Shift Register
pitch (musical)	AC Waveforms
PIV rating	Diode Characteristic
Place value	Systems of numeration
Place value, numeration system	Systems of numeration
Plasma	Ionization (gas-filled) tubes
	Gas discharge tubes
Platter, hard disk	Memory with moving parts: "Drives"
Playte	Bit groupings
PLC	Programmable logic controllers
PMMC	What is a meter?
	AC Voltmeters and Ammeters
pn junction	pn-Junction as Temperature Sensor
PNPN diode	The Shockley Diode
pO2	pH measurement
Point, binary	Decimal versus binary numeration
Point, decimal	Decimal versus binary numeration
Point-to-point topology	Network topology
Points, electrically common	Circuit wiring
	Shock current path
Polar notation	Polar and rectangular notation
Polarity	Voltage and current
	Voltmeter usage
	A Very Simple Circuit
Polarity, AC	Single-phase power systems
	More on AC "polarity"
	Some examples with AC circuits
Polarity, voltage	Polarity of voltage drops
polarized	Conventional versus electron flow
	Practical considerations
Pole, alternator	Three-phase power systems
Poles, switch	Contact "normal" state and make/break sequence
Polyphase	Three-phase power systems
polyphase bridge rectifier	Rectifier circuits
polyphase induction motor	Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors
	Construction
	Theory of operation
	Motor Starting and Speed Control
	Linear induction motor
POS	Larger 4-variable Karnaugh maps
POS expression	Converting truth tables into Boolean expressions
positive charge	Static electricity
positive feedback	Positive feedback
	Hysteresis
	Feedback
	Logic signal voltage levels
Positive sequence	Harmonic phase sequences
potato battery	Potato battery
Potential energy	Voltage and current
potential transformer	Special transformers and applications
	AC Voltmeters and Ammeters
	Protective relays
potentiometer	Resistors
	AC Instrumentation Transducers
	Potentiometer as a Voltage Divider
	Potentiometer
potentiometer as rheostat	Potentiometer as a Rheostat
Potentiometric voltmeter	Potentiometric voltmeter
powdered iron core	Energy losses
power	True, Reactive, and Apparent Power
power calculations	Calculating Electric Power
power capacity	Power capacity
power dissipation	Transistor Ratings
	Power Dissipation
Power factor	AC Circuit Equations
	Power in resistive and reactive AC circuits
	Synchronous Condenser
Power factor meter	Practical power factor correction
power gain	Decibels
power level	Absolute dB Scales
Power quality	Power quality measurement
Power quality meter	Power quality measurement
Power supply	Introduction
Power triangle	True, Reactive, and Apparent Power
Power, definition	Power Dissipation
power, electric	Power in electric circuits
Power, general definition	Why L/R and not LR?
Power, in series and parallel circuits	Power calculations
power, negative	AC Inductor Circuits
power, precise definition	Power in electric circuits
precision potentiometer	Precision potentiometer
precision voltage follower	Precision voltage follower
prefix	Ohmmeter Usage
Prefix, metric	Metric prefixes and unit conversions
pressure switch	Switch types
primary cell	Electron activity in chemical reactions
primary coil	Mutual inductance and basic operation
primary transformer coil	What is alternating current (AC)?
Principal mode	Waveguides
principal quantum number	Principal Quantum Number
printed circuit board	Resistors
	Building simple resistor circuits
	Low-Pass Filters
	Meter check of a diode
Process variable	Single-ended and differential amplifiers
Processor, computer	Microprocessors
product term	Making a Venn diagram look like a Karnaugh map
Product-Of-Sums	Larger 4-variable Karnaugh maps
Product-Of-Sums expression	Converting truth tables into Boolean expressions
Profibus	Extended-distance networks
Program, self-modifying	Microprocessors
Programmable Logic Controller	Programmable logic controllers
programmable op-amp	Simple Op-Amp
programming language	Microprocessor programming
Programming, SPICE	Using the Spice Circuit Simulation Program
PROM	Read-only memory
propagation delay	Edge-triggered latches: Flip-Flops
propagation delay, shift register	Shift Register, Serial-in/Serial-out
Properties, arithmetic	Algebra Reference
Properties, exponents	Algebra Reference
Properties, radicals	Algebra Reference
Property, associative	Boolean algebraic properties
Property, commutative	Boolean algebraic properties
Property, distributive	Boolean algebraic properties
Protective relay	Protective relays
protocol	Network protocols
proton	Static electricity
	Scientific notation
	Electron activity in chemical reactions
	Quantum physics
	Pauli exclusion principle
	Quantum Mechanics
Proton, mass of	Scientific notation
proximity switch	Switch types
pseudo-noise	Introduction to Shift Registers
PT	Special transformers and applications
	AC Voltmeters and Ammeters
	Protective relays
Pull-in current	Relay construction
Pulldown resistor	LED sequencer
Pullup resistor	CMOS gate circuitry
Pulse stretching	Optical data communication
Pulse-width modulation	The "operational" amplifier
	PWM power controller
pulsed-light sensor	Pulsed-Light Sensor
push-pull amplifier	Biasing techniques
pushbutton switch	Switch types
PUT	The Unijunction Transistor
PWM	The "operational" amplifier
PWM power control	PWM power controller
PWM power controller	PWM power controller
Pythagorean Theorem	Trigonometry Reference