What are Active and Passive components?

An electronic circuit is composed of various types of components. Some of these components are termed as active components because they take part in the transformation of the energy while other components,
which only dissipate or store energy, are called as passive elements. The vacuum tubes, rectifier, transistors are some of-the common active while the resistances, which dissipate the power and energy storing elements such as capacitances and inductances are known as passive elements. The transformers may be regarded as a matching device. The success of any electronic circuit

Electronics - Learning by Discovery

Most introductory guides begin with definitions and facts, and gradually get to the point where you can follow instructions to build a simple circuit.

This blog works the other way around. I want you to start putting components together right away. After you see what happens, you’ll figure out what’s going on. I believe this process of learning by discovery creates a more powerful and lasting experience.

Learning by discovery occurs in serious research, when scientists notice an unusual phenomenon that cannot be explained by current theory, and they start to investigate