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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-100071360573
ISBN-139780071360579
eBay Product ID (ePID)1665290
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleTab Electronics Guide to Understanding Electricity and Electronics
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPhysics / Electricity, Reference, Electronics / General
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science
AuthorG. Randy Slone
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight29 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-032905
Reviewsby James K. Deane, Library Assistant at the Emporia Public Library, KansasIn this thorough hobbyist's guide, electrical engineer Slone provides a sound overview of the basic theoretical concepts necessary to successfully build, maintain, or repair electronics. In addition, he addresses practical applications such as how to build a workbench, how to solder, and how to create a parts and materials inventory through salvaging. With 25 projects for readers to try, this is useful as a basic learning tool and an essential reference., by James K. Deane, Library Assistant at the Emporia Public Library, Kansas In this thorough hobbyist's guide, electrical engineer Slone provides a sound overview of the basic theoretical concepts necessary to successfully build, maintain, or repair electronics. In addition, he addresses practical applications such as how to build a workbench, how to solder, and how to create a parts and materials inventory through salvaging. With 25 projects for readers to try, this is useful as a basic learning tool and an essential reference.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentChapter 1: Getting Started. Chapter 2: Basic Electrical Concepts. Chapter 3: The Transformer and AC Power. Chapter 4: Rectification. Chapter 5: Capacitance. Chapter 6: Transistors. Chapter 7: Special-Purpose Diodes and Optoelectronic Devices. Chapter 8: Linear Electronic Circuits. Chapter 9: Power Control. Chapter 10: field-effect Transistors. Chapter 11: Batteries. Chapter 12: Integrated Circuits. Chapter 13: Digital Electronics. Chapter 14: Computers. Chapter 15: More about Inductors and Capacitors. Chapter 16: Radio and Television.
SynopsisAll-inclusive introduction to electricity and electronics. For the true beginner, there's no better introduction to electricity and electronics than TAB Electronics Guide to Understanding Electricity and Electronics , Second Edition. Randy Slone's learn-as-you-go guide tells you how to put together a low-cost workbench and start a parts and materials inventory--including money-saving how-to's for salvaging components and buying from surplus dealers. You get plain-English explanations of electronic components-resistors, potentiometers, rheostats, and resistive characteristics-voltage, current, resistance, ac and dc, conductance, power...the laws of electricity...soldering and desoldering procedures...transistors...special-purpose diodes and optoelectronic devices...linear electronic circuits...batteries...integrated circuits...digital electronics...computers...radio and television...and much, much more. You'll also find 25 complete projects that enhance your electricity/electronics mastery, including 15 new to this edition, and appendices packed with commonly used equations, symbols, and supply sources., *For the true beginner, there's no better all-inclusive introduction to electricity and electronics than this lean-as-you-go source. *Guides the reader in putting together a low-cost workplace and gathering all the right informational and mechanical tools. *Includes 25 complete projects to enhance the learning process; full details of affordably priced PC board fabrication options; and appendices of commonly used equations, symbols, and supply sources.