Intro to Op-Amps (Operational Amplifiers) | Basic Circuits

Operational amplifiers, or op-amps, were very confusing for me at first and in retrospect, it's because I made it too complicated for myself. So, let's keep things simple as we learn about op-amps, some of their distinguishing features, and the two important lessons to remember about them. This is just an intro and we strongly recommend watching the next op-amp videos as they come out for a more in-depth dive into how they work and common applications. Parts of the video: 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Op-amps are easy 1:00 Basics of an op-amp 3:02 The first big rule 5:38 The second big rule 6:51 Real life op-amp complications (offset voltage, input bias current, slew rate, rail to rail) 13:05 Remember the two rules, and keep it simple 14:46 The toast will never pop up For electronics tools, tutorials, equations and more check out our site: https://www.circuitbread.com And check out our Friends of CircuitBread, who offer special discounts, product samples, resources and more to our users: https://www.circuitbread.com/friends CircuitBread is joining the fight to help people more easily learn about and use electronics. With an ever-growing array of equations, tools, and tutorials, we're striving for the best ways to make electronics and electrical engineering topics more accessible to everyone. Come learn electronics with us! Connect with CircuitBread: Discord ➤   / discord   Instagram ➤   / circuitbread   Facebook ➤   / circuitbread   Twitter ➤   / circuitbread