Grasp the fundamental concepts of electronics as well as its more complex principles–no previous experience required!
Offering support and clarity throughout, “Understand Electronics” covers everything from voltage, dividers and resisors to logic gates and Boolean algebra. You will gain a solid understanding and feel confident in demonstrating your knowledge. One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author’s many years of experience. Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. Extra online articles at teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of electronics. The key concepts are demonstrated through practical projects. The carefully designed diagrams cement your understanding. Author Dr. Malcolm Plant is an authoritive voice with extensive teaching and research experience.
Topics include:
Electronics today and yesterday; The basis of electronics; Simple circuits and switches; Signals and systems; Potential dividers and resistors; Timers, oscillators and capacitators; Rectification and diodes; Amplifiers and transistors; Logic gates and Boolean algebra; Flip-flops and counters; Displays, encoders and decoders; Binary and hexadecimal arithmetic; Memories and silicon chips; Control systems; Instrumentation systems; Telecommunications systems
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Edward Hoffman –
Easy to read, well organized, good introduction to electronics. Buy it!
Ed Boyer –
Great review book. Well written.
A. Baran –
This book breaks down components of circuits that make sense. I bought this book as a supplement to a course at IIT and it helped so much. Instead of just telling how to make circuits this book includes examples, explanations and interesting history of electronics. Not a dry read but to be honest I have not been able to read it all due to lack of time. From what I read it definitely furthered my knowledge and application.
I am uncertain how in depth it includes related math. I will try to assess the mathematical content.
Pat Jones –
If you have electronics in your home you must read this book. It is simple and will save you tons of money.