Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 6th Edition
by: Stan Gibilisco, Dr. Simon Monk
Abstract: Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications—all 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'll find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers, and even the Arduino electronics platform.
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Table of Contents
- A. About the Authors
- B. Dedication
- C. Preface
- A. PART 1: Direct Current
- 1. Background Physics
- 2. Electrical Units
- 3. Measuring Devices
- 4. Direct-Current Circuit Basics
- 5. Direct-Current Circuit Analysis
- 6. Resistors
- 7. Cells and Batteries
- 8. Magnetism
- B. Test: Part 1
- C. PART 2: Alternating Current
- 9. Alternating-Current Basics
- 10. Inductance
- 11. Capacitance
- 12. Phase
- 13. Inductive Reactance
- 14. Capacitive Reactance
- 15. Impedance and Admittance
- 16. Alternating-Current Circuit Analysis
- 17. Alternating-Current Power and Resonance
- 18. Transformers and Impedance Matching
- D. Test: Part 2
- E. PART 3: Basic Electronics
- 19. Introduction to Semiconductors
- 20. Diode Applications
- 21. Bipolar Transistors
- 22. Field-Effect Transistors
- 23. Integrated Circuits
- 24. Electron Tubes
- 25. Power Supplies
- 26. Amplifiers and Oscillators
- 27. Wireless Transmitters and Receivers
- 28. Digital Basics
- F. Test: Part 3
- G. PART 4: Specialized Devices and Systems
- 29. Microcontrollers
- 30. Arduino
- 31. Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation
- 32. Acoustics and Audio
- 33. Lasers
- 34. Advanced Communications Systems
- 35. Antennas for RF Communications
- H. Test: Part 4
- I. Final Exam
- J. APPENDIX A: Answers to Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exam
- K. APPENDIX B: Schematic Symbols
- L. Suggested Additional Readings
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Expanded Table of Contents
- A. About the Authors
- B. Dedication
- C. Preface
- A. PART 1: Direct Current
- 1. Background Physics
- 2. Electrical Units
- 3. Measuring Devices
- 4. Direct-Current Circuit Basics
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Schematic Symbols
- Schematic and Wiring Diagrams
- Circuit Simplification
- Ohm's Law
- Current Calculations
- Voltage Calculations
- The Rule of Significant Figures
- Resistance Calculations
- Power Calculations
- Resistances in Series
- Resistances in Parallel
- Division of Power
- Resistances in Series-Parallel
- Quiz
- 5. Direct-Current Circuit Analysis
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Current through Series Resistances
- Voltages across Series Resistances
- Voltage across Parallel Resistances
- Currents through Parallel Resistances
- Power Distribution in Series Circuits
- Power Distribution in Parallel Circuits
- Kirchhoff's First Law
- Kirchhoff's Second Law
- Voltage Division
- Quiz
- 6. Resistors
- 7. Cells and Batteries
- 8. Magnetism
- B. Test: Part 1
- C. PART 2: Alternating Current
- 9. Alternating-Current Basics
- 10. Inductance
- 11. Capacitance
- 12. Phase
- 13. Inductive Reactance
- 14. Capacitive Reactance
- 15. Impedance and Admittance
- 16. Alternating-Current Circuit Analysis
- 17. Alternating-Current Power and Resonance
- 18. Transformers and Impedance Matching
- D. Test: Part 2
- E. PART 3: Basic Electronics
- 19. Introduction to Semiconductors
- 20. Diode Applications
- 21. Bipolar Transistors
- 22. Field-Effect Transistors
- 23. Integrated Circuits
- 24. Electron Tubes
- 25. Power Supplies
- 26. Amplifiers and Oscillators
- 27. Wireless Transmitters and Receivers
- 28. Digital Basics
- F. Test: Part 3
- G. PART 4: Specialized Devices and Systems
- 29. Microcontrollers
- 30. Arduino
- 31. Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation
- 32. Acoustics and Audio
- 33. Lasers
- 34. Advanced Communications Systems
- 35. Antennas for RF Communications
- H. Test: Part 4
- I. Final Exam
- J. APPENDIX A: Answers to Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exam
- K. APPENDIX B: Schematic Symbols
- L. Suggested Additional Readings
Book Details
Title: Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 6th Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Athens, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2016 McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9781259585531
Authors:
Stan Gibilisco
a full-time writer, is an electronics hobbyist and engineer. He has been a ham radio operator since 1966. Stan has authored several titles for the McGraw-Hill Demystified and Know-It-All series, along with numerous other technical books and dozens of magazine articles. His Encyclopedia of Electronics (TAB Books, 1985) was cited by the American Library Association as one of the "best references of the 1980s." Stan maintains a website at www.sciencewriter.net.
Dr. Simon Monk
has a bachelor's degree in cybernetics and computer science and a Ph.D. in software engineering. He spent several years as an academic before he returned to industry, co-founding the mobile software company Momote Ltd. He has been an active electronics hobbyist since his early teens and is a full-time writer on hobby electronics and open-source hardware. Dr. Monk is the author of numerous electronics books, including Programming Arduino, Hacking Electronics, and Programming the Raspberry Pi.
Description: Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications—all 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'll find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers, and even the Arduino electronics platform.
