Diodes are an important class of electrical elements used in power supplies, logic circuits and many other varied uses.

• Why learn about diodes?
• Diodes are important electrical elements that can be used to process power and signals in ways not possible with purely linear circuits.
• What should you know to learn about diodes?
• You should be familiar with basic circuit analysis ideas and basic electrical elements like resistors and capacitors.
• What do you need to know about diodes?
• You need to know what diodes are and how diodes behave in a circuit.
• You may want to know about specialized diodes like LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes).
• How do you use diodes?
• Diodes are used to process signals and in basic logic circuits.
• What if you need more information?
• There are numerous books on basic electronic circuits
• Problems
• Click here for Problems on Diodes.

        Here are some links to experiments you can do that will help you learn about diodes.