1. Component Kits Checkout policy Storage Organization of kit components
Key assignments
Organization of kit components
Return policy
What happens if I “fry” something?
Getting parts that are not in your kits
Lab safety

2. Resistor Color Code Color code used to deduce resistance values:
R = (first-color number) (second-color number)
 10third-color number
The first digit of the resistance is given by the color band closest to the end of the resistor
The fourth color band gives the tolerance
Silver = 10%
Gold = 5%
No fourth colored band: tolerance = 20%
Fifth band indicates reliability rating (optional)
(Introductory Electronics, Simpson, 2nd Ed.)

3. Circuit Breadboards Va bus Vb bus Vc bus ground bus
All rows electrically connected

4. Tool Box

5. Multimeters Meter innards How to make/use an ammeter
Provide “shunt” (parallel) resistance to the “meter movement” (guts of the meter)
Place ammeter in series with circuit
How to make/use a voltmeter
Provide series resistance to the meter movement
Place voltmeter in parallel with circuit
(from Student Manual for The Art of Electronics, Hayes and Horowitz, 2nd Ed.)

6. Digital Oscilloscope

7. Function Generator

8. DC Power Supply