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For almost 30 years, this book has been a classic text for electronics enthusiasts. Now completely updated for today's technology, this latest version combines concepts, self-tests, and hands-on projects to offer you a completely repackaged and revised resource. This unique self-teaching guide features easy-to-understand explanations that are presented in a user-friendly format to help you learn the essentials you need to work with electronic circuits.
All you need is a general understanding of electronics concepts such as Ohm's law and current flow, and an acquaintance with first-year algebra. The question-and-answer format, illustrative experiments, and self-tests at the end of each chapter make it easy for you to learn at your own speed.
Boasts a companion website that includes more than twenty full-color, step-by-step projects Shares hands-on practice opportunities and conceptual background information to enhance your learning process Targets electronics enthusiasts who already have a basic knowledge of electronics but are interested in learning more about this fascinating topic on their own Features projects that work with the multimeter, breadboard, function generator, oscilloscope, bandpass filter, transistor amplifier, oscillator, rectifier, and moreYou're sure to get a charge out of the vast coverage included in Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects!
作者简介Earl Boysen is a veteran engineer who maintains two technology-focused websites, www.buildinggadgets.com and www.understandingnano.com. He is coauthor of the first edition of Electronics For Dummies as well as Electronics Projects For Dummies and Nanotechnology For Dummies, all published by Wiley.
The late Harry Kybett wrote the bestselling first and second editions of Electronics Self-Teaching Guide. He was director of engineering operations at Columbia Pictures Corporation. He built many studios and video systems for the broadcasting industry, and created training programs for Sony Corporation of America.
目录Introduction xvii
CHAPTER 1 DC Review and Pre-Test 1
Current Flow 2
Ohm’s Law 5
Resistors in Series 10
Resistors in Parallel 10
Power12
Small Currents 15
The Graph of Resistance 16
The Voltage Divider 18
The Current Divider 24
Switches 30
Capacitors in a DC Circuit 33
Summary 41
DC Pre-Test 43
CHAPTER 2 The Diode 47
Understanding Diodes 48
Diode Breakdown 70
The Zener Diode 75
Summary 86
Self-Test 87
CHAPTER 3 Introduction to the Transistor 91
Understanding Transistors 92
The Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) 123
Summary 129
Self-Test 129
CHAPTER 4 The Transistor Switch 135
Turning the Transistor On 136
Turning Off the Transistor 142
Why Transistors Are Used as Switches 146
The Three-Transistor Switch 161
Alternative Base Switching 166
Switching the JFET 172
Summary 181
Self-Test 182
CHAPTER 5 AC Pre-Test and Review 187
The Generator 188
Resistors in AC Circuits 193
Capacitors in AC Circuits 195
The Inductor in an AC Circuit 202
Resonance 204
Summary 207
Self-Test 207
CHAPTER 6 Filters 211
Capacitors in AC Circuits 212
Capacitors and Resistors in Series 214
Phase Shift of an RC Circuit 239
Resistor and Capacitor in Parallel 246
Inductors in AC Circuits 250
Phase Shift for an RL Circuit 258
Summary 260
Self-Test 260
CHAPTER 7 Resonant Circuits 267
The Capacitor and Inductor in Series 268
The Output Curve 286
Introduction to Oscillators 309
Summary 314
Self-Test .314
CHAPTER 8 Transistor Amplifiers 319
Working with Transistor Amplifiers 320
A Stable Amplifier 330
Biasing 334
The Emitter Follower 350
Analyzing an Amplifier 356
The JFET as an Amplifier 361
The Operational Amplifier 370
Summary 380
Self-Test .380
CHAPTER 9 Oscillators 385
Understanding Oscillators 386
Feedback 396
The Colpitts Oscillator 402
The Hartley Oscillator 414
The Armstrong Oscillator 421
Practical Oscillator Design 422
Simple Oscillator Design Procedure 423
Oscillator Troubleshooting Checklist 426
Summary and Applications 432
Self-Test .432
CHAPTER 10 The Transformer 435
Transformer Basics 436
Transformers in Communications Circuits 447
Summary and Applications 451
Self-Test 452
CHAPTER 11 Power Supply Circuits 455
Diodes in AC Circuits Produce Pulsating DC 456
Level DC (Smoothing Pulsating DC) 474
Summary 490
Self-Test 490
CHAPTER 12 Conclusion and Final Self-Test 493
Conclusion 493
Final Self-Test 495
APPENDIX A Glossary 509
APPENDIX B List of Symbols and Abbreviations 513
APPENDIX C Powers of Ten and Engineering Prefixes 517
APPENDIX D Standard Composition Resistor Values 519
APPENDIX E Supplemental Resources 521
Web Sites 521
Books 522
Magazines 522
Suppliers 523
APPENDIX F Equation Reference 525
APPENDIX G Schematic Symbols Used in This Book 529
Index 533
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This could be a truly excellent book, but ... it needs some competent technical editing.
If this book is quickly scanned and "flipped through", and the table of contents read, it might seem an outstanding book for those starting electronics. However, actually reading the book and going through the problems sets reveals there are just too many errors and ordering issues. (see below).
The problems start as early as chapter 1, "Review and Pre-Test". Questions are frequently asked before the information for an answer is provided, not the other way around as is appropriate for a self-teaching guide.
For example, the authors ask a question, for which readers are expected to provide an answer on the blank lines provided, "What is electrical current?". However, they provide the information for this answer after, and not before the question.
There are throughout this book more factual and calculation errors than expected or acceptable. In the presentation of the V-I curve, the curve is presented with current on the vertical axis and volts on the horizontal axis. The authors then ask the question, "what is the slope of this curve?".
The slope of a curve is (y2-y1)/(x2-x1). Ohm's law provides R = V/I not R=I/V. However, the authors state the slope of this curve is the resistance. This would be true if the curve was reversed, i.e., with volts on the vertical axis and current on the horizontal one, but is not true as presented.
Here are a few other errors that provide an understanding of the problems present: To get the answers provided on page 26 Problem B, the total current has to be less than that stated by the authors. The formula on page 27 is not the correct one for I2 but for I1. In Chapter 2 readers are shown a circuit on page 81 and than asked to answer a question about that circuit on page 82. Unfortunately, not enough information is given to answer the question asked. However, in the answer an assumption, for which no basis is presented, provides the missing information, etc. These seemingly "small" mistakes could be particularly confusing to beginners.
The authors are not consistent about rounding, providing answers with two digits after the decimal point in some places and one in others. This is problematic as it often results in reader's answers not agreeing with the authors, particularly where the final answer requires several consecutive calculations. For example, Chapter One's DC Pre Test provides "wrong" answers to some problems such as 9 and 10B, where apparently rounding was used in some steps and, thus, the answers obtained are not correct to any reasonable degree of precision.
Because of these problems, confidence in the material presented is often low, and readers need to independently confirm that the information provided is correct.
Care in learning earlier material often makes independent confirmation possible, although not always. The mistakes present may even enhance learning for confident students, as they catch the mistakes. However, for those with less confidence, the presence of many mistakes could be a significant problem.
The problems clearly result from inadequate technical editing, and attention during writing. This is unexpected from a usually outstanding publisher such as Wiley, particularly for a book in a later edition. Some beginners may find the relatively large number of mistakes daunting.
Hopefully, later printings or editions will correct a large portion of this printing's (the first) problems. Another book in this series, "Quick Calculus: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition" while now an exceptional book, also had numerous errors in its earlier printings.
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I hope Vine reviewers will not be too upset with these next comments, as these reviewers may perform a useful function for an item that has no reviewers.
However, those of us who pay for our books have more "skin in the game" than Vine reviewers. We "buyers", perhaps, read our purchases more carefully, and are less tolerant if a book has problems and probably less hesitant to point out its weaknesses.
I often rely on reviews to make a purchase decision. Unfortunately, here the ratio of Vine reviewers compared to "real" buyers seems disproportionate and inappropriately high.
The number of positive ratings a book receives often correlates to the chronology of posted reviews and their evaluation. For example, reviews made before a book has many "real" buyers tend to be high. That is the case here, where most of the highly rated reviews, the leading review is an example, are from Vine reviewers who apparently received the book before many "real buyers" did. This may be a cautionary sign.
Often a five star Vine review, even if not the most highly rated review, heads the review list. This appears, to me, to be a disservice to potential buyers, although perhaps not to potential sales.
Amazon should reconsider its policy, if it involves "flooding" Vine reviewers shortly after a book is published with free copies, as this may serve to raise a book's evaluation, perhaps inappropriately.
If a potential buyer selects to "See all customer reviews", Amazon now defaults to reviews that show the "Most Helpful First" rather than the "Newest First". To see the newest first the potential buyer must make a manual selection. This default is likely to present Vine Reviews first, as these reviewers often appear to get books to evaluate before buyers, and in some instances appear to rate a technical book even before it is completely "worked through". This seems an inappropriate default, as the first page frequently presents some Vine reviews first, owing to their postings chronology.
We should also be cautious of reviews from reviewers with more that 930 book reviews. That would average about one book a week, for each of the 18 years since 1995 when Amazon first went active. This is, to me, an impossible schedule if it includes fully reading and solving the problems in technical books such as the one reviewed here.
Reviewers who have NOT worked though a technical book before reviewing, do a disservice to potential buyers.
Hopefully, Amazon can develop an algorithm that minimizes Vine reviewers' contribution to a book's "star rating" once the proportion of buyers providing reviews is relatively high. It seems appropriate for Amazon to consider accepting only a single Vine review from Vine reviewers who have not bought the book reviewed.
Hopefully, the ratings problem will correct itself over time as more buyers obtain and read this book, and potential buyers read and rate the reviews of buyers, as opposed to Vine reviewers. Now, however, to this reader/buyer in view of the errors and other problems present, the book's rating seems inappropriately high.
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This book really has a lot to offer to its intended audience. The basic organization and design of this book is exceptional. With the proper editing this book clearly deserves, and proper attention given to the ordering of information, it could easily deserve five stars.
However, the errors now present are egregious and pervasive. Until, and if, they are corrected, three stars seems appropriate.
This is one of the best electronics books I have seen to date, especially for the price. The material is presented in an easy to read and understand manner. Some sections may sometimes come across a bit brief, or incomplete, but sometimes that is all that is needed to learn a certain topic. Sometimes, too much, is too much... There are many lab exercises, and most of us will find that we do not have the equipment/test equipment needed to complete them. I do feel they shouldn't have included these in the book, but sometimes doing it is easier to understand than reading about it. Also, throughout the book, there are questions and answers about what you had just read, which is great, but sometimes they put the answers just below the questions on the same page. I feel that the answers should have been placed at the end of the chapter or somewhere else in the book instead. This is a all-in-one book, an overview of electronics that a person can understand without further instruction. But, if there is something you find that you want to know more about after reading through this book, then I would suggest purchasing a more expensive textbook or a more specialized book afterwards. As I am sure you will see from reading other reviews, there is a bit of complaints about errors. As with any book, especially technical books, there will be some mistakes no matter how hard the authors and editors try to avoid them. Yes, as stated, there are a few errors, but with a little patience and research, and if you are astute enough to notice the error, than it will be easy enough to correct it by writing over what is incorrect. Overall, "Complete Electronics" is a great read.
The format is based on posing a question then providing the answer. Include projects you can do to understand and see the concepts. Great for learning some simple algebraic math for electronics and a brief overview of electronic laws and theories. I'm a hobbyist, not an electrical engineer.
I really don't know what all the bulls*** reviews are doing to -what I term is an awesome book! If you don't know math? Stay away from engineering. The two go hand in hand..., there are no exceptions to the rule! I have been reading the kindle version and have just purchased the paperback. So, I -made 2 purchases. Quite frankly, the math is very easy to understand. If you can't understand algebra, you need a different book -like, "Humongous Book of Algebra Problems" and maybe the elementary book "Humongous book of basic math and pre algebra.". Or simply buy a Texas Instruments CS CAS graphing calculator or something. You might even buy a book about how to use it. Better yet, purchase National Instruments, -Multisim electronics simulator software if you don't want to learn math. There are many ways a hobbyist can attack lack of mathematical experience, I've just named them. Anyways. Keeping it short. This is an excellent book -no buts about it!! Kudos to the author!
Great teaching aid.
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