Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications鈥攁ll without taking a formal course
This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, features plain language explanations and step-by-step lessons that make it easy to understand the material quickly. Throughout, detailed illustrations, practical examples, and self-tests reinforce key concepts. Inside, you鈥檒l find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers鈥攅ven the Arduino electronics platform.
This up-to-date sixth edition covers:
路 Direct Current (DC) Circuits
路 Resistors
路 Cells and Batteries
路 Magnetism
路 Alternating Current (AC) Circuits
路 Inductors and Capacitors
路 Phase
路 Inductive and Capacitive Reactance
路 Impedance and Admittance
路 AC Power and Resonance
路 Transformers and Impedance Matching
路 Semiconductors, Diodes, and Transistors
路 Integrated Circuits (ICs) and Electron Tubes
路 Amplifiers and Oscillators
路 Wireless Transmitters and Receivers
路 Digital Circuits
路 Microcontrollers, including the Arduino
路 Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation
路 Acoustics and Audio
路 Lasers
路 Advanced Communication Systems
路 Antennas for RF Communications