Primary Electronics Concept With Initiatives and Experiments
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An entire self-paced course and fast reference with assessments after every chapter
An entire self-paced course and fast reference for hobbyists, college students, and beginning-level technicians. Chapter-ending assessments assist readers gauge their progress. New editions embrace info on computerized check tools, laser diodes, VMOS transistors, logic household interfacing, new pc microprocessors, and Digital Audio Tape (DAT).
Writer : McGraw Hill TAB; 4th version (September 1, 1993)
Language : English
Paperback : 692 pages
ISBN-10 : 0830642005
ISBN-13 : 978-0830642007
Merchandise Weight : 2.55 kilos
Dimensions : 7.3 x 1.4 x 9.1 inches
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Frank Nelson –
The Easy Way To Learn Electronics
I have purchased 8 of these books this month to give to my associates and friends who were wanting to learn more about the basics of electrical and electronics theory. I have purchased many books on this subject over the years, this book stands out as the best book for the money. The approach is basic, without trying to impress you with the authors knowledge about the subject. Too many of the other books attempt to go so deep into theory you complete the course wondering how you passed, being unsure of what was being presented. Keep it simple silly, also know as the KISS System.
Jessica M. –
love
exactly what it is meant to do! yay! love it
Robert W. Sare –
Electronics class style learning!
Just getting going! text is easy to read.
Timothy Brown –
Awful 18 Years Ago
As a kid I was really into electronics. I devoured Forrest M. Mims III project books (which admittedly had their own share of errors), basically lived at Radio Shack and would take anything electronic apart to figure out how it worked. On Christmas of 1995, my uncle gave me a copy of this book. I was thrilled! Until I started reading it… The errors in this book are so egregious, I can’t even begin to comprehend how it was ever published, let alone still being printed! I was a very frustrated 12 year old trying to follow along with the math and other examples. At the time, I thought it was me; I thought I just didn’t “get” the math or there was some key fundamental that I was missing. Sadly, this book ended up making me back away from the field of electronics, because at the time I couldn’t imagine that a *book* which had been professionally published could be this wrong , so I assumed I just wasn’t smart enough. (The good news is it pushed me more towards the software side of things and I ended up programming.)Last week I was pulling books out of storage and came across this, having recently gotten back into electronics I thought I’d give it another read through. Surely I was advanced enough to understand it now, right? After the first 20 pages I realized something was seriously wrong with this book. After a quick peek at the other reviews here on Amazon I was highly relived to know it wasn’t just me and I wasn’t alone!If you have no background in electronics and are looking to learn the basic of electronics, this book may not be bad if you completely ignore all the math, diagrams, circuits and just stick to the fundamentals. The theories presented on how components work and interact with each other is fairly sound. (This also assumes you can get the book cheap; I wouldn’t pay more than $5 for it.)If you already know the basics and want to start learning the math, stay far, far, far away from this book. There are better resources out there, for free on the internet no less!A good book for beginners and people looking for a refresher course is Make: Electronics (Learning by Discovery), available here on Amazon.
Joe Marrero –
Too many mistakes, typos, et cetera.
I am reviewing Basic Electronics Theory by Delton T. Horn (4th Edition), 978-0-8306-4200-7 (ISBN).Most of this book is terrible. I am a software engineer and so I am quite familiar with computer software, computer hardware, and math. However, I think that if I didn’t have this background I would not have noticed the many mistakes in this book. The book is filled with mistakes. Being that I read the 4th edition, I am highly shocked because every 2-3 pages had a mistake. Furthermore, the mathematical formulas could have been written better and in a consistent manner throughout the book.The book gives a great overview of basic electronic components. After reading this book you should have decent understanding of most of the components used in electronics. In fact, Chapter 18, Semiconductors, is one of the best treatments on the subject I have read. However, the reader will have to seek supplementary materials for a deeper and practical understanding.The author really pissed me off at times because he has devoted several large sections of the book to discuss things that are useless. For example, in Chapter 7, Magnetism and Electricity, Mr Horn devoted 4 pages to the health concerns on electromagnetic fields and 5 pages on Electromagnetism and Biology. These sections were obvious filler and contained no useful information. In Chapter 11, Crystals, the author again wastes the readers time and energy to discuss new age concepts in the subsection, “Crystal Lore.” I bought this book because I wanted a purely technical treatment on electronics theory and not hog-wash on new age concepts.Some parts of this book are quite dated. Chapter 12, Meters, discusses the different meters. However, the author never mentions what a multimeter is and how all of these meters have been consolidated for at least 2.5 decades! There is even a chapter on VCRs–does anyone even own a VCR anymore?Some of the formulas are not given in standard units which is the convention used in science. The book also does not mention anything on microcontrollers. Now a days, almost everything is using a microcontroller.One of the best things about the book are the experiments. You need to play with electronics in order to understand electronics. This is the same philosophy used in the Make: Electronics book (and why it’s so popular). If you are learning electronics from any book DO THE EXPERIMENTS!
Larry Whited –
Five Stars
Excellent theory
Raul Carmenate Sr –
Five Stars
I’m satisfied.
Eric C –
Great Book
Great Book for electronics. Tells you everything you need to know plus has quiz and answers in the back.
Kevin –
Great stuff and fast delivery !
Coldnight –
I bought this book in order to refresh my memory on the subject. I can’t recommend the book to novices because there are far too many mistakes.Leaving the above remarks aside for a moment, unless you have an interest in the long distant past of electronics then I would say be wary of purchasing this book because it was published in a time when computing was about punch tape etc.