TAB electronics guide to understanding electricity and electronics /
Electricity and electronics
G. Randy Slone.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2000.
- xvii, 459 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic Electrical Concepts The Transformer and AC Power Rectification Capacitance Transistors Special-Purpose Diodes and Optoelectronic Devices Linear Electronic Circuits Power Control Field-Effect Transistors Batteries Integrated Circuits Digital Electronics Computers More about Inductors and Capacitors Radio and Television Chapter 2. 27 -- Chapter 3. 81 -- Chapter 4. 115 -- Chapter 5. 133 -- Chapter 6. 153 -- Chapter 7. 201 -- Chapter 8. 229 -- Chapter 9. 283 -- Chapter 10. 301 -- Chapter 11. 317 -- Chapter 12. 325 -- Chapter 13. 343 -- Chapter 14. 361 -- Chapter 15. 371 -- Chapter 16. 405.
Annotation All-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.