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An electronic component is any basic discrete device or physical entity in an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields. Electronic components are mostly industrial products, available in a singular form and are not to be confused with electrical elements, which are conceptual abstractions representing idealized electronic components and elements.
Electronic components have a number of electrical terminals or leads. These leads connect to other electrical components, often over wire, to create an electronic circuit with a particular function (for example an amplifier, radio receiver, or oscillator). Basic electronic components may be packaged discretely, as arrays or networks of like components, or integrated inside of packages such as semiconductor integrated circuits, hybrid integrated circuits, or thick film devices. The following list of electronic components focuses on the discrete version of these components, treating such packages as components in their own right.

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    Force vector - Value and uncertainty for components

    Homework Statement A force in polar coordinates is given by F1 = 50±2 N at the angle 30±2 degrees. Find the value and uncertainty for Fx and Fy Since force is a vector, there will be an error in both its magnitude and direction... angle calculations must be in RADIANS... 30\frac{+}{}2...
  2. F

    Components of an Electric field due to a dipole

    Homework Statement The problem is: Show that the components of \vec{E} due to a dipole are given at distant points, by Ex=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}} \frac{3pxz}{(x^2+z^2)^{5/2}} and Ez=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}} \frac{p(2z^2-x^2)}{(x^2+z^2)^(\frac{5}{2})}}...
  3. F

    Components of an Electric field due to a dipole

    Homework Statement The problem is: Show that the components of \vec{E} due to a dipole are given at distant points, by Ex=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}} \frac{3pxz}{(x^2+z^2)^{5/2}} and Ez=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}} \frac{p(2z^2-x^2)}{(x^2+z^2)^(\frac{5}{2})}}...
  4. F

    Components of an Electric field due to a dipole

    Homework Statement The problem is: Show that the components of \vec{E} due to a dipole are given at distant points, by Ex=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}} \frac{3pxz}{(x^2+z^2)^{5/2}} and Ez=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}} \frac{p(2z^2-x^2)}{(x^2+z^2)^(5/2)}}...
  5. F

    Static Equilibrium components (pulleys, weights)

    Homework Statement Component diagram: include all forces, x & y, angles compare x components (are they equal?) do y-components equal 0? Homework Equations Fnet = ma = 0 = F + F + F... SOHCAHTOA The Attempt at a Solution Attached is my diagram with components drawn in. There...
  6. B

    Normal and tangential components

    Homework Statement an athlete releases a shot at an angle of 20 degrees and velocity of 16m/s. What are the velocity and acceleration of the shot in terms of normal and tangential components when it is at the highest point of its trajectory? What is the instantaneous radius of curvature of...
  7. J

    Tangential, Radial Components of Acceleration Quick Question

    Homework Statement Are you supposed to write directions for the tangential and radial components of acceleration?Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Because they are components, I'd say no... isn't a component usually written without a vector sign, and therefore no direction? The...
  8. R

    What are the magnitudes of the two force components?

    Homework Statement There is a resultant force going towards the positive x-axis at 500 lbf. Force 1 is going 45 degrees above the positive x axis. Force 2 is going 30 degrees below the positive x axis. What are magnitudes of Force 1 and Force 2? The Attempt at a Solution I wrote up...
  9. C

    Adding spin components on different axes x+x=Z?

    sqrt(1/2)up = sqrt(1/2)right + sqrt(1/2)left this is very counter intuitive for me, I am used to normal Cartesian coordinates where u can add and subtract magnitudes in the x-axis all day and get nothing on any other axis. furthermore, a spin to the right should be the opposite of a spin to...
  10. C

    Finding sum of phasors when real components cancel out

    Homework Statement I'm working on a problem where I have to add two phasors together. The problem is, the real parts cancel out and I can't figure out how to express the phase because arctan(y / 0) isn't defined. Homework Equations x1 = 10<45 degrees x2 = 10<135 degrees x1 + x2 =...
  11. P

    Finding X and Y Components of a Vector

    Find the x and y components for the given vectors below. Magnitude: 318, Angle: 260 degrees Magnitude: 140, Angle 180 degrees No units were specified. I tried using trigonometric equations to figure them out, but it isn't working so far. What am I doing wrong? For instance, I used...
  12. P

    Rocket travels along parabolic path (RECTANGULAR COMPONENTS)

    Homework Statement When a rocket reaches an altitude of 40m it begins to travel along the parabolic path (y-40)^2=160x, where the coordinates are measured in meters. If the component of velocity in the vertical direction is constant at vy=180m\s, determine the magnitudes of the rockets...
  13. L

    Perpendicular components of motion

    I was doing some practice problems on physics classroom website and this is one I think is wrong. A plane flies northwest out of O'Hare Airport in Chicago at a speed of 400 km/hr in a direction of 150 degrees (i.e., 30 degrees north of west). The Canadian border is located a distance of 1500...
  14. B

    Solving For Unknown Vector Components

    Homework Statement Is it possible to determine aircraft speed prior to contact with noted wind, if resulting aircraft speed, original aircraft heading, wind speed and wind direction and final aircraft heading are known? Homework Equations P (plane): Bearing 241° (traveling...
  15. S

    Before Vectors, was it Components, and Quaternions?

    What did physicists use before the introduction of vectors by Gibbs & Heaviside, was it the exact same as we would use when denoting components with an x or y subscript or something completely crazy? Also, I've read in quite a few places that quaternions are very useful for things like Special...
  16. E

    Conditional Probability of defective components

    Homework Statement Components of a certain type are shipped to a supplier in batches of ten. suppose that 50% of all such batches contain no defective components, 30% contain one defective component, and 20% contain two defective components. Two components from a batch are randomly selected...
  17. L

    What the hell are vector components?

    Are vector components scalars or vectors? Wikipedia.org says they're vectors, Nasa.gov says they're scalars, and I'm just confused. Arguments saying they're scalars: if you define unit vectors i, j and k, and say components are the numbers multiplying these vectors, then vector components are...
  18. H

    How Do You Calculate the Parallel and Perpendicular Components of a Vector?

    Homework Statement force vector F = 700[-0.25, 0.433, 0.866]. vector A = [-4, 4, 2] a)What is the component of F that is parallel to A? b}And what is component of F that is perpendicular to A? Homework Equations A\bullet F = |A||F|\cos{\theta} When two vectors are parallel: A\bullet...
  19. M

    Vectors: x/y components, magnitude, and angle direction

    Homework Statement Three horizontal ropes are attached to a boulder and produce the pulls shown in the figure. 1) Find x and y components of pulls A,B,and C 2) Find the components of the resultant of the 3 pulls 3) Find the magnitude of the resultant pull 4) Find direction of the...
  20. C

    Find components of vector C from vectors A and B

    Homework Statement Given vectors \vec{A} = 5.0\hat{i} - 6.5\hat{j} and \vec{B} = -3.5\hat{i}= 7.0\hat{j}. Vector \vec{C} lies in the xy-plane. Vector \vec{C} is perpendicular to \vec{A} and the scalar product of \vec{C} with \vec{B} is 15.0. Find the vector components of \vec{C}. Homework...
  21. D

    Find Cryogenic Components: 1 uF Capacitors & More

    I'm looking for components specified for cryogenic temperatures. Capacitors on the order of 1 uF to start with but other components too. Ideally they will be rated to less than 80 K operation with low outgassing. Anyone suggestion on any companies that make or sell such low temperature parts?
  22. Spinnor

    Tiny components on circuit boards, how assembled?

    Out of curiosity I took a dead cell phone apart and can't help being puzzled at how the multitude of tiny components get onto the circuit board of the phone. A typical component size is 1mm X .5mm X .5mm. (smaller components were .5mm X .25mm X .25mm in size). Placement accuracy looked to be of...
  23. G

    Components of Fuel System for Single Cylinder Engine w/o Carb & Above Tank

    Hi, i am interested to know the major components of the fuel system of a car. I know, these are the major ones: Fuel Tank, Fuel Pump, Fuel Filter, Injector Valve, Return Lines but what i am interested is in the fuel system for (1) a single cylinder engine, (2) no carburetor (instead, i am...
  24. D

    Components of Compton Spectrum

    Hey can someone explain the significants of the different components of the Compton spectrum? I know that the Compton edge comes from the incident angle of the photon approaching 180 degrees and that its the maximum energy that can be transferred from the photon to the electron without reaching...
  25. E

    Projectile Motion Question with Components

    Question Reads: An artillery unit has a 105 mm howitzer with shells that leave the muzzle at Velocity 472 m/s. Firepower fixed but angle at which it is fired (60\circ) is not. A What should you do? Increase or decrease the angle? B As an artillery officer in physics training, where di the shot...
  26. H_man

    Frequency components of FM wave

    Homework Statement I wanted to show that a particular wave is composed of the 4 frequencies W = W0 +/- W1 +/- W2 The equation for this FM wave is y(t) = Acos(W0t+W1COS(W2t)t ) I tried showing the different frequency components by performing a Fourier transform on the equation y(t)...
  27. A

    Break white light into it's components

    Hi, I need to make a demonstration that shows that white light is composed of different colors. I do not have a prism, and will not be able to obtain one in time. I have a white LED flash light, and I tried some improvisations with different objects (bottles, glasses etc), but none seems to...
  28. M

    MATLAB: output the frequency components of a DTMF signal

    Homework Statement I badly needed an urgent help in Matlab. I have to create a Matlab function (M-File) that will output the low (flow) and high (fhigh) frequency components of a DTMF signal given the numeric symbol (x) (* and # not included). I don't even know where to start since...
  29. W

    What is the Symbol for the Black Electronic Component?

    What is this ( the black colour one )?
  30. L

    Path Components of X for n ≥ m ≥ 0

    For n \geq m \geq 0, V is an m dimensional subspace of \mathbb{R}^n and X=\mathbb{R}^n \backslash V. Let \pi_0 ( X ) = X / \sim be the identification space of X where x_0 \sim x_1 if there exists a path \alpha : [0,1] \rightarrow X with \alpha(0)=x_0, \alpha(1)=x_1. I'm asked to find the...
  31. W

    Analyzing the Forces on Suspended Seats in a Rotating Amusement Park Ride

    Homework Statement An amusement park ride consists of a rotating circular platform 8.07m in diameter from which 10kg seats are suspended at the end of 2.87m massless chains. When the system rotate, it makes an angle of 37.3\circ with the vertical. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8m/s^2...
  32. S

    Arc length of vector function with trigonometric components

    Homework Statement Find the length of the path traced out by a particle moving on a curve according to the given equation during the time interval specified in each case. r(t) = (c2/a)cos3t i + (c2/b)sin3t j where i and j are the usual unit vectors, 0 \leq t \leq 2\pi, c2 = a2 - b2, and 0...
  33. 1

    Find the x and y components of the following displacement.

    Homework Statement 20m 52deg W of N Homework Equations trig functions The Attempt at a Solution I got 20cos52=12.3m west and 20sin52=15.8m north yet the answer in the book says 12.3m north and 15.8m west. I don't understand...I thought cos was the x component and sin was the...
  34. S

    Vector components problem determinings final kinetic energy

    Homework Statement question 2 http://web.viu.ca/hearnd/Courses/Phys121/F02Test2/Page%201.htm" The Attempt at a Solution I have been trying to do question 2 on the practice test but I am stuck. I was trying to calculate the final velocities along each vector by using the equation...
  35. Q

    Measuring components of circularly polarised light.

    Hi there, Having a bit of trouble working something out for a lab experiment at uni - not sure if this really counts as a 'homework' question - but if it does, moderators, feel free to move it there! So we've got linearly polarised laser light hitting a quarter waveplate to create...
  36. J

    What are the x and y components of the velocity of the CM of the two bodies?

    Homework Statement Body A of mass 3 kg is moving int he x+ direction with a speed of 14 m/s. Body B of mass 4 kg is moving in the -y direction with a speed of 7 m/s. What are the x and y-components of the velocity of the CM of the two bodies? The answer is (6m/s,-4m/s). Homework...
  37. G

    Resolving vectors into components

    I have just looked at a problem in an A level physics book which asks you to work out the forward force acting on a boat. There are 7 N of force going straight ahead and a further 5 N of force going 30 degrees to the left. In order to work out the forward force of the boat the book says this...
  38. Rasalhague

    Evaluating T(A,A) and Components of T(A,__) in Minkowski Spacetime

    Excercise Exercise 1.6 of Roger Blandford and Kip Thorne's online textbook Applications of Classical Physics: "In Minkowski spacetime, in some inertial reference frame, the vector A and second rank tensor T have as their only nonzero components A0 = 1, A1 = 2, A2 = A3 = 0. T00 = 3, T01 = T10...
  39. I

    Calculating Weight Component: 46 Degree Slope & Constant Speed | Homework Help

    Homework Statement A simple one mark question which is doing my head in. 'There is a lorry traveling up a slope. Angle of slope is 46 degress with the horizontal and the weight of the lorry is 240000N. A resistive force of 1200N down the slope acts on the lorry as it travels up the slope at a...
  40. seb7

    Can Light Replace Electricity in Modern Technology?

    Years ago, it was talked about how light could be used instead of electricity. How far have we come with this idea? Do we have today any kind of transistor/diode/capacitor version that uses light instead? I was also wondering if there’s such a device that looks like a solar panel, but is...
  41. Rasalhague

    Computating the components of a tensor

    In the first problem here http://elmer.tapir.caltech.edu/ph237/assignments/assignment2.pdf , we're asked to show from the duality relation \mathbf{e}^{\mu} \cdot \mathbf{e}_{\nu} = \delta^{\mu}_{\nu} and the expansion of a tensor \mathbf{T}\left(\underline \quad, \underline \quad...
  42. J

    Four-vector from 3 space components?

    If in some frame I define a geometrical object as having 3 space components, how do I then find the time component component it must have? I've defined a geometrical object in some frame as having components Ax, Ay, Az defined by: d/dx Ax = Fx, d/dx Ay = Fy, d/dy Ay = Fy I require that...
  43. L

    Components of Christoffel symbol

    The metric of Euclidean \mathbb{R}^3 in spherical coordinates is ds^2=dr^2+r^2(d \theta^2 + \sin^2{\theta} d \phi^2). I am asked to calculate the Christoffel components \Gamma^{\sigma}{}_{\mu \nu} in this coordinate system. i'm not too sure how to go about this. it talks about ds^2 being...
  44. D

    Ideal Projectile Motion , horizontal and vertical components?

    Homework Statement You throw a ball toward a wall with a speed of 32 m/s at an angle of 40.0° above the horizontal directly toward a wall. The wall is 22.0 m from the release point of the ball. (a) How far above the release point does the ball hit the wall? (b) What are the...
  45. S

    Derivating a velocity's components

    Homework Statement What is the derivate of the following equation? v(t) = \dot{r}\hat{r} + r \dot{\hat{r}} = \dot{r} \hat{r} + r \dot{\delta} \hat{e} where e is dependent on the angle, delta.The Attempt at a Solution My answer: We know that \hat{r} = \frac {r} {|r|} => \hat{r} = \frac...
  46. D

    Ideal Projectile Motion , horizontal and vertical components

    Homework Statement You throw a ball toward a wall with a speed of 32 m/s at an angle of 40.0° above the horizontal directly toward a wall (Fig. 5-33). The wall is 22.0 m from the release point of the ball. (a) How far above the release point does the ball hit the wall? not sure what...
  47. S

    A coaster heater with nichrome wire <- circuit and components advice

    A coaster heater with nichrome wire <-- circuit and components advice Okay, for a certain... project I have, I need to make a little heater-type thing that would most likely go in the base of a mug. The concept is, it keep your hot drink hot. No more cold tea or coffee. But for the sake of...
  48. L

    Components of Projectile Motion

    1. The problem A ball is thrown from a 19m building and hits the ground 98.2 m away. Gravity = 9.8 m/s2. Find the intial velocity as well as x and y components of the ball just before it hits the ground Homework Equations I found time=1.969149822.
  49. W

    How Do You Calculate Particle Position and Velocity Components?

    Homework Statement A particle starts at t=0 at the origin of a coordinate system with a velocity of 1.32m/s in the negative y direction. There is acceleration on the particle of 2.47m/s^2 in a direction 35 degrees above the x axis. a) at what time does the y component of the particle's...
  50. N

    Metalogic- atomic components in common for truth-functional entailment

    Metalogic-- atomic components in common for truth-functional entailment I'm trying to prove, assuming \Gamma is a set of sentences of SL-CN which truth-functionally entails P, that ~(\Gamma is consistent & P is not truth-functionally true (ie entailed by the empty set) & \Gamma has no atomic...
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