English for Electrical Engineering
(Modules 1 and 2)

Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgments, i
Unit 1 - Electrical Engineering, 3
Unit 2 - Physics, g
Unit 3 - Mathematics,
Unit 3.1 - TheNotion of Theorem, 23
Unit 4 - Geometry, 28
Unit 4.1 - Square,
Unit 5 - Euclidean Geometry, 34
Unit 6 - Triangle and the Pythagorean Theorem, 39
Unit 7 - SI Units, 46
Unit 7.1. - SI writing style and SI rules, 49
Unit 8 - Newton’s Laws, 51
Unit 8.1 - Sir IsaacNevvton, 55
Unit 9 - Pascal, 58
Unit 9.1. - Blaise Pascal, 62
Unit 10 - A New Model of the Atom, 66
Unit 11 - Subatomic Particles, 70
Unit 12 - Atomic Physics and Nuclear Physics, 73
Unit 13 - Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion, 77
Unit 14 - Electronics, 84
Unit 15 - Measuring Instruments,
Unit 16 - Oscilloscope, 90
Unit 17 - Resistors, 95
Unit 18 - Capacitors, 100
Unit 19 - Inductors, 107
Unit 20 - Amplifiers, 112
Unit 21 - Renewable Energy, 116
Unit 22 - Robot, 123
Unit 23 - Computer Networks, 132
Unit 24 - Integrated Circuits, 138
Unit 24.1. - Optical Fibres, 144
Unit 25 - The Internet, 148
Unit 25.1. - The World Wide Web, 154
Unit 26 - Artificial Intelligence, 159
Unit 27 - Ohm’s Law, Thevenin’s Theorem, 162
Unit 27.1. - Kurt Godel, 166
Unit 27.2. - Bertrand Russell, 169
Unit 28 - Special Relativity, 172

Appendix 1 - Grammar - Brief Reminder, 177
The Present Simple Tense, 177
The Present Continuous Tense, 178
The Past Simple Tense, 179
The Past Continuous Tense, 180
The Present Perfect Tens, 181
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense, 183
The Past Perfect Tense, 184
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 184
The Future Simple Tense, 185
The Future Continuous Tense, 186
Expressing future by means of "Be going to", 186
Modal Verbs / Modals, 187
Gerund, 189
Question Tags, 190
The Subjunctive, 191
Conditional Sentences, 192
The Passive Voice, 193
Indirect Speech, 295
Causative verb "Have", 196
Articles, 197
Nouns, 200
Adjectives, 202
Adverbs, 205
British/American/Dual Spelling, 207

Appendix 2 - Concise list of common and frequent grammar errors, 210
Appendix 3 - List of relevant irregular verbs, 212
Appendix 4 - Writing a CV, Resume, 216
Appendix 5 - Cover letter/covering letter/motivation letter/motivational letter/Ietter of motivation, 220

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