Introducing the Art and Science of Electricity and Electronics... The TAB Electronics Guide to Understanding Electricity and Electronics Learn more about the technological world around you with a better understanding of electricity and electronics. This TAB guide is the best beginning level on the market today that teaches you the basics of how today's highly technological world works. Filled with practical, hands-on information-not theory-this comprehensive guide includes numerous easy-to-build projects that enhance your learning experience. From the practical aspects of developing a parts inventory and securing and securing the right testing equipment and skills to build-your-own state-of-the-art electronics projects.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Great Book: For anybody Comment: This was the first book I ever read about electronics and It explained everything very clearly. It doesn't repeat anything so you really have to take it slow and only read when you can concentrate. It does fly by basic concepts really fast but It worked for me. I read 4-5 pages every couple nights, and took notes on it. The author goes into detail, but he never repeats anything so you can't just skim at all. I would buy it if I were you, or theres the library. Customer Rating: Summary: a good reference book Comment: The book is quite a good reference material for those who have some background in electronics. It sumerizes many concepts and presents them in a concise and organized manner. A good refernce book for electronic fans. Customer Rating: Summary: What I've been looking for Comment: In an attempt to begin a new hobby I've been buying books on this subject. Most have left me guessing. This book gives you hands on plus the theory and equations to understand why it works the way it does. Though I have not finished (I am building the project)I understand more about electronics than after completing several projects from other books I've read.
If you want to know why, and how, the projects from other books work this is the book to buy. If you just want to build them and use them without understanding how they work or how you might safely substitute parts or alter the project then this will be more than you need.
Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent for beginners, but incorrect convention used Comment: I would highly recommed this book to anybody interested in electronics as a solid starting guide. A vast amount of material is covered and is covered on a basic level.
That being said, I do have to deduct a star based on the current flow convention used by the author. Conventional current flow as defined by IEEE (Institue of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) is from + to - voltage (or higher to lower reference voltage), which is the opposite of electron flow (electrons flow from - to + terminals). The author defines current flow to be along the same path and direction as electron flow, which any electrical engineering student will tell you is incorrect.
Other than the current convention problem and a few minor flaws, an excellent source of information. Customer Rating: Summary: not very helpful for a beginner Comment: I think this book is the worst of both worlds as a text or reference manual in that there are no real-world analogies in the first two chapters, and there aren't any really good tables for reference either. Also, in chapter two the description of capacitors (and their markings) makes no sense and the first page of chapter that ends with "this is why all common household current is AC" also makes no sense because it is preambled by a description of AC and no transformer action.
I read chapter two a couple of times but still lack a good understanding because I NEED (as I imagine many do) some connection with the real world. The water pump example is good but it stops there. I dove into this text with an excitement and desire to diagnose and repair some old audio equipment that can see new life. I think I'd better find a better book before i get completely discouraged, or start working without good knowledge.
