Electronics For DummiesBuild your electronics workbench—and begin creating fun electronics projects right away Packed with hundreds of colorful diagrams and photographs, this book provides step-by-step instructions for experiments that show you how electronic components work, advice on choosing and using essential tools, and exciting projects you can build in 30 minutes or less. You'll get charged up as you transform theory into action in chapter after chapter!
Electronics For Dummies (9781119675594) was previously published as Electronics For Dummies (9781119117971). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. |
Contents
Introduction 1 | 3 |
Fathoming the Fundamentals of Electronics | 5 |
Running Around in Circuits | 35 |
Introducing You to Electronics 7 Chapter 2 Gearing Up to Explore Electronics 25 Chapter 3 Running Around in Circuits 35 Chapter 4 Making Conn... | 49 |
Controlling Current with Components | 65 |
Obeying Ohms Law | 89 |
Obeying Ohms Law 89 Chapter 7 Getting Charged Up about Capacitors | 105 |
Identifying with Inductors | 131 |
Getting Serious about Electronics | 237 |
Interpreting Schematics | 263 |
Interpreting Schematics 263 Chapter 15 Building Circuits | 281 |
Mastering Your Multimeter to Measure Circuits | 303 |
Putting Projects Together | 325 |
Red Light Green Light 123 | 346 |
Mastering Your Multimeter to Measure Circuits 303 Chapter 17 Putting Projects Together 325 Part IV The Part of Tens | 351 |
Ten Ways to Explore Electronics Further | 353 |
Diving into Diodes | 147 |
Tremendously Talented Transistors | 163 |
Innovating with Integrated Circuits | 183 |
Diving into Diodes 147 Chapter 10 Tremendously Talented Transistors 163 Chapter 11 Innovating with Integrated Circuits 183 Chapter 12 Acquirin... | 215 |
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