"All About Circuits" (Videos, worksheet theory etc)

[Yorkie]

Some useful links well worth exploring and wide ranging:

E-Book: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/
Forum: http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/
Worksheets: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/worksheets/
Video Lectures: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/videos/

Hope that's useful to someone!

[pwdrive]

The all about circuits is a good handy site.

Lawrence

[Radio Fixer]

The videos didn't run for me !

Gary

[Yorkie]

The videos didn't run for me !

Gary

Oh dear - me neither! That's a shame. (They load but hang).

Thankfully, the tutorials and worksheets are fine, and seem to be well produced and nicely presented.

In pedant mode and rambling right off topic, I notice that there's an element of 'PC' (as in 'political correctness') about the terms used in the tutorials as in: 'Suppose a technician is checking the operation of the following electronic circuit. She decides to measure the voltage on either side of resistor R1 with reference to ground, and obtains these readings':

Fact is, that though there will of course be female technicians, engineers, lorry drivers, motor mechanics etc, these are predominately male occupations, so on the balance of probabilities, the technician in the above example will be a 'he' - not a 'she'. In the UK, in outfits who consider this important, the normal terms used these days are 'gender neutral' and use the plural rather than singular - not 'he/she', him/her, but 'they', not 'his/hers' but 'their'.

For those who care about these things, to use 'he' or 'she' shows bias in one direction or another. Or so I was lectured in countless 'diversity and equality' sessions both during my career and in various community roles. I think the giddy limit was when I chaired an NHS Trust and was told in no uncertain terms that I must not use the term 'brainstorming' as it has mental health connotations and risks causing offence. When I asked what term I was to use, the answer was 'thought showering'. At that point my eyes glazed over.

All About Circuits is a popular site, gets 3 million page views per month and scores of posts each day on the forum.

I've been a member of the AAC forum since 2011 but have never posted and only pop in occasionally - I don't even qualify as a 'lurker!

[Joe]

The first video at least runs fine under Chrome.

As for the PC thing, that could simply be down to the sex of whoever wrote that bit. If I were writing about typically female pursuits like sewing or cooking I'd probably put "He" without thinking.

Don't get me started on Staff becoming Colleagues.

- Joe

[pwdrive]

The word she contains both she and he, lateral thinking.

Lawrence.

[AlanBeckett]

It tickles me that everyone is referred to as 'Colleagues' these days. Apparently the idea that there should be Management and Workers is beyond the pale.
I often wonder who makes the decisions. Mind you, the way some Companies are run it look as though it's nobody.

Alan

[Yorkie]

Don't get me started on Staff becoming Colleagues.

- Joe

They're not - they're 'co-workers' or 'team members' or at John Lewis 'partners'

[Yorkie]

The word she contains both she and he, lateral thinking.

Lawrence.

Yes, I've sometimes seen it expressed as '(s)he' Lawrence.

[pwdrive]

At some point on that website she is referred to as a technician and he is referred to as a mechanic.....Blimey

Lawrence.