Book 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—even the Arduino electronics platform.
This up-to-date sixth edition covers:
· Direct Current (DC) Circuits
· Resistors
· Cells and Batteries
· Magnetism
· Alternating Current (AC) Circuits
· Inductors and Capacitors
· Phase
· Inductive and Capacitive Reactance
· Impedance and Admittance
· AC Power and Resonance
· Transformers and Impedance Matching
· Semiconductors, Diodes, and Transistors
· Integrated Circuits (ICs) and Electron Tubes
· Amplifiers and Oscillators
· Wireless Transmitters and Receivers
· Digital Circuits
· Microcontrollers, including the Arduino
· Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation
· Acoustics and Audio
· Lasers
· Advanced Communication Systems
· Antennas for RF Communications
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part 1 Direct Current
- Part 2 Alternating Current
- Part 3 Basic Electronics
- Part 4 Specialized Devices and Systems
- Final Exam
- Appendix A Answers to Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exam
- Appendix B Schematic Symbols
- Suggested Additional Reading
- Index
Product information
- Title: Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, 6th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2016
- Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education TAB
- ISBN: 9781259585548
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