Electronics For Dummies
| 2005-01-24 00:00:00 | | 0 | Electronics
Want to hook up your home theater system?
Want to fix it so your garage band rocks the neighborhood?
Want to solder the faulty wire on your old phonograph so you can play those 60s albums you?ve kept all this time?
Whether you?re a do-it-yourselfer , hobbyist, or student , this book will turn you on to real-world electronics. It quickly covers the essentials, and then focuses on the how-to instead of theory. It covers: Fundamental concepts such as circuits, schematics, voltage, safety, and more Tools of the trade, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic probes, and more Common electronic components (e.g. resistors, capacitors, transistors) Making circuits using breadboards and printed circuit boards Microcontrollers (implementation and programming)
Author Gordon McComb has more than a million copies of his books in print, including his bestselling Robot Builder?s Bonanza and VCRs and Camcorders For Dummies. He really connects with readers! With lots of photos and step-by-step explanations, this book will have you connecting electronic components in no time! In fact, it includes fun ideas for great projects you can build in 30 minutes or less. You?ll be amazed! Then you can tackle cool robot projects that will amaze your friends! (The book gives you lots to choose from.)
Students will find this a great reference and supplement to the typical dry, dull textbook. So whether you just want to bone up on electronics or want to get things hooked up, souped up, or fixed up,?whether you?re interested in fixing old electronic equipment, understanding guitar fuzz amps, or tinkering with robots, Electronics For Dummies is your quick connection to the stuff you need to know.
User review
Scope misjudged
Perhaps it'll help if I shortly give you an overview of my background.
I am an IT guy. The interesting thing about that is, that here in Switzerland, electronics fundamentals were a part of my education. We didn't go deep, but I know what resistors, capacitors and diodes are. I know what they're used for and what they do.
What I was looking for in a book was a refresher of the fundamentals plus a kick-start to building my own stuff.
This said, what I can say about this book is that it provided the former in a nicely presented way but completely lacks the latter. The book is well written and doesn't get too boring but the problem is it suddenly ends there.
The offered do-it-yourself-projects in the book are merely provided schematics for you to copy. They do not explain why they connect the timer IC the way they do. They just expect you to put the parts together and be happy about the flashing lights.
So what I don't like isn't particularly what the book contains but the description of its scope. As others who have left a review, I had expected a tad more from this book. I had expected to be presented a schematic and receive an explanation as to why the problem was solved the way it was.
User review
Excellent
Great fast fact book. Bought it for a relative who has just entered an electronics training program. After looking thought the schools textbook and its jumbled pedantic information, I found this book and my relative LOVES IT!!
Has definitely made learning and reference checking much faster!
User review
electronics for dummies
I always wanted to explore and experiment with electronics, so I picked up this book. It's easy to read, and kept me interested enought to read on. The projects look very interesting, and I am working on starting them. Learning about the multimeter was a valuble chapter. This would be a great book for getting a basic understanding of electronics.
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NO BOOK YET!
WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THIS BOOK. PLEASE EXPEDITE AND RESPOND SO I CAN KNOW THAT AS A MINIMUM, SOMEONE DID GET AND READ THIS RESPONSE.
User review
Great book
Book came in very quickly. Was in Excellent condition, like brand new. Was exactly what I was looking for; A very detailed description of electronics components and how they work together. Very satisfied with my purchase.