| R, symbol for resistance | DC circuit equations and laws |
| | Series resistor-capacitor circuits |
| | Series resistor-inductor circuits |
| | Ohm's Law |
| Race condition | The S-R latch |
| | Edge-triggered latches: Flip-Flops |
| | NOR gate S-R latch |
| Radian | Trigonometry Reference |
| | AC Capacitor Circuits |
| radian, angular measurement | AC Inductor Circuits |
| radio | More on the "skin effect" |
| | Principles of radio |
| radio frequency | A 50-Ohm Cable? |
| | More on the "skin effect" |
| Radio wave | Principles of radio |
| radioactivity | Static electricity |
| Rail voltage | Negative feedback |
| | Precision voltage follower |
| RAM | Digital memory terms and concepts |
| random access memory | Digital memory terms and concepts |
| rate of voltage rise | The Shockley Diode |
| | The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR) |
| Rate-of-change indicator | Rate-of-change indicator |
| Ratio arm, Wheatstone bridge | Bridge circuits |
| Ratio, transformer | Step-up and step-down transformers |
| Re | Polar and rectangular notation |
| Re-drawing schematic diagrams | Re-drawing complex schematics |
| Reactance | AC Circuit Equations |
| | Review of R, X, and Z |
| | Susceptance and Admittance |
| | AC Capacitor Circuits |
| | AC Inductor Circuits |
| Reactance, inductive | Magnetic fields and inductance |
| reactive power | True, Reactive, and Apparent Power |
| Reactor | Magnetic fields and inductance |
| Read, destructive | Historical, nonmechanical memory technologies |
| read-only memory | Digital memory terms and concepts |
| read-write memory | Digital memory terms and concepts |
| reading memory | Digital memory terms and concepts |
| Rectangular notation | Polar and rectangular notation |
| rectangular s | Shift Register, Parallel-in, Serial-out |
| Rectification, full-wave | Other waveshapes |
| | Full-wave center-tap rectifier |
| Rectification, half-wave | Other waveshapes |
| | Half-wave rectifier |
| rectifier | Rectifier circuits |
| Rectifier, silicon-controlled | Other waveshapes |
| Rectifier/filter | Rectifier/filter circuit |
| rectifyi | Ohmmeter Usage |
| recycle timer | Time-delay relays |
| reed frequency meter | Frequency and Phase Measurement |
| Reference junction compensation | Thermocouples |
| Reference junction, thermocouple | Bias Current |
| Reflected wave | Finite-length transmission lines |
| Reflectometer, time-domain | Finite-length transmission lines |
| Reflex klystron | Microwave tubes |
| regenerative feedback | Hysteresis |
| | Feedback |
| Register, successive approximation | Successive approximation ADC |
| regulator, current | Current Mirror |
| Regulator, voltage | The common-collector amplifier |
| Relative permittivity | Characteristic impedance |
| Relaxation oscillator | Gas discharge tubes |
| Relay | Electromagnetism |
| | Relay construction |
| Relay, protective | Protective relays |
| release history | Download and Release History |
| reluctance | Magnetic units of measurement |
| | Mutual inductance and basic operation |
| reluctance motor | Reluctance motor |
| reluctance, magnetic | Build a transformer |
| repulsion motor | AC commutator motors |
| Reset state | NOR gate S-R latch |
| Reset, latch | The S-R latch |
| Resistance | Resistance |
| | Review of R, X, and Z |
| | Susceptance and Admittance |
| | More on the "skin effect" |
| | How voltage, current, and resistance relate |
| resistance, definition | Ohmmeter Usage |
| Resistance, effective | Inductor quirks |
| Resistance, internal to battery | Battery construction |
| Resistance, specific | Conductor and Insulator Tables |
| | Specific resistance |
| Resistance, temperature coefficient of | Conductor and Insulator Tables |
| | Temperature coefficient of resistance |
| resistor | Resistors |
| resistor color codes | Resistor Color Codes |
| Resistor, "swampin | Thermocouples |
| resistor, custom value | Creating custom calibration resistances |
| resistor, fixed | Resistors |
| resistor, load | Resistors |
| Resistor, multiplier | Voltmeter design |
| resistor, potentiometer | Resistors |
| Resistor, pulldown | LED sequencer |
| Resistor, pullup | CMOS gate circuitry |
| Resistor, shunt | Ammeter design |
| | Voltage Follower |
| resistor, variable | Resistors |
| resistor, wire-wound | Creating custom calibration resistances |
| resolution | Resolution of ADC circuits |
| Resolution, ADC | Practical considerations of ADC circuits |
| Resonance | AC Circuit Equations |
| | Standing waves and resonance |
| | An electric pendulum |
| | Simple parallel (tank circuit) resonance |
| | Simple series resonance |
| | Resonance in series-parallel circuits |
| | Inductor-capacitor "tank" circuit |
| resonance, mechanical | Frequency and Phase Measurement |
| Resonance, transformer and inductor | Stray capacitance and inductance |
| resonant filter | Resonant filters |
| Resonant frequency | Inductor-capacitor "tank" circuit |
| resonant frequency meter | Frequency and Phase Measurement |
| resonant tunneling diode | RTD - Resonant Tunneling Diode |
| Resonate | An electric pendulum |
| Restorer circuit | Clamper circuits |
| Resultant vector | Some examples with AC circuits |
| Retentivity | Permanent magnets |
| reverse bias | Introduction |
| reverse recovery time | Diode ratings |
| reverse voltage | Transistor Ratings |
| reverse voltage rating | Diode Characteristic |
| RF | A 50-Ohm Cable? |
| | More on the "skin effect" |
| RF attenuators | RF Attenuators |
| Rheostat | Active-mode operation |
| | Active mode operation |
| | Potentiometer as a Rheostat |
| Rheostat arm, Wheatstone bridge | Bridge circuits |
| Rheostat range limiting | Rheostat range limiting |
| ring counter | Introduction to Shift Registers |
| | Decimal versus binary numeration |
| ring counters | Ring Counters |
| | Johnson Counters |
| Ring topology | Network topology |
| Ripple effect | Asynchronous counters |
| ripple voltage | Rectifier circuits |
| | Half-wave rectifier |
| | Rectifier/filter circuit |
| rmks system | Magnetic units of measurement |
| RMS | Measurements of AC magnitude |
| | AC Voltmeters and Ammeters |
| ROM | Digital memory terms and concepts |
| root-mean-square | Measurements of AC magnitude |
| | AC Voltmeters and Ammeters |
| Rotary shaft encoder | Synchronous counters |
| Rotating magnetic field | Polyphase motor design |
| rpm | Power in electric circuits |
| RS-232C | Extended-distance networks |
| RS-422A | Extended-distance networks |
| RS-485 | Extended-distance networks |
| RTD | RTD - Resonant Tunneling Diode |
| Rule, left-hand | Electromagnetism |
| Rule, slide | Arithmetic with scientific notation |
| Rules for antiderivative | Calculus Reference |
| Rules, parallel circuits | Simple parallel circuits |
| | What is a series-parallel circuit? |
| | Series R, L, and C |
| Rules, series circuits | Simple series circuits |
| | What is a series-parallel circuit? |
| | Series R, L, and C |
| runaway, thermal | Feedback |
| Rutherford's atomic model | Rutherford's Atomic Model |
| RVDT | AC Instrumentation Transducers |