Overview

Take your electronics skills to the next level! If you're looking for a solitary resource that covers everything you need to know about electronics, then look no further. This friendly-and-straightforward guide introduces the basics of electronics and enhances your learning experience by debunking and explaining concepts such as circuits, analog and digital, schematics, voltage, safety concerns, and more. Packed with nearly 900 pages of detailed information, this book shows you how to develop your own breadboard, design your own circuit, and get savvy with schematics. * Covers the basics of electronics and demystifies a variety of electronics concepts * Encourages you to dive in and design a variety of fun and interesting entertainment, electronics, mobile, and automotive projects * Offers troubleshooting advice for common electronics challenges * Reviews circuits, schematics, voltage, safety concerns, and much more So, get plugged in and start your next electronics project today with this book by your side!

Full Product Details

Author:   Doug Lowe ,  Peter D. Hipson ,  Ward Silver ,  Kirk Kleinschmidt
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   1.462kg
ISBN:  

9780470147047

ISBN 10:   0470147040
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   17 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started in Electronics 9 Chapter 1: Welcome to Electronics 11 Chapter 2: Understanding Electricity 23 Chapter 3: Creating Your Mad-Scientist Lab 39 Chapter 4: Staying Safe 61 Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams 71 Chapter 6: Building Projects 85 Chapter 7: The Secrets of Successful Soldering 123 Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter 135 Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope 149 Book II: Working with Basic Electronic Components 161 Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits 163 Chapter 2: Working with Resistors 205 Chapter 3: Working with Capacitors 233 Chapter 4: Working with Inductors 257 Chapter 5: Working with Diodes and LEDs 269 Chapter 6: Working with Transistors 295 Book III: Working with Integrated Circuits 323 Chapter 1: Introducing Integrated Circuits 325 Chapter 2: The Fabulous 555 Timer Chip 337 Chapter 3: Working with Op-Amps 375 Book IV: Getting into Alternating Current 395 Chapter 1: Understanding Alternating Current 397 Chapter 2: Working with Line Voltage 409 Chapter 3: Building Power Supplies 423 Book V: Working with Radio and Infrared 435 Chapter 1: Understanding Radio 437 Chapter 2: Building a Crystal Radio 451 Chapter 3: Working with Infrared 463 Book VI: Doing Digital Electronics 481 Chapter 1: Understanding Digital Electronics 483 Chapter 2: Getting Logical 499 Chapter 3: Working with Logic Circuits 519 Chapter 4: Interfacing to Your Computer's Parallel Port 549 Chapter 5: Working with Flip-Flops 583 Book VII: Working with BASIC Stamp Processors 607 Chapter 1: Introducing Microcontrollers and the BASIC Stamp 609 Chapter 2: Programming in PBASIC 631 Chapter 3: More PBASIC Programming Tricks 655 Chapter 4: Adding Sound and Motion to Your BASIC Stamp Projects 675 Book VIII: Special Effects 693 Chapter 1: Building a Quiz-O-Matic! 695 Chapter 2: Building a Color Organ 735 Chapter 3: Animating Holiday Lights 747 Chapter 4: Building an Animatronic Prop Controller 771 Index 801

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Doug Lowe still has the electronics experimenter's kit his dad gave him when he was 10. Although he became a programmer and has written books on various programming languages, Microsoft Office, web programming, and PCs (including 30+ For Dummies books), Doug never forgot his first love: electronics.

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