Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics [Paperback]

Stan Gibilisco (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070245797 | ISBN-13: 978-0070245792 | Publication Date: June 24, 1997 | Edition: 2nd

"Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics" has become the standard introduction to the essentials of electricity and electronics. How Stan Gibilisco, one of the most trusted names in popular electronics, has enhanced his best-selling guide with new chapters on cutting-edge technologies. The Second Edition retains the classic first edition's user-friendly, self-study approach while bringing you practical new information on wireless technologies, computers, and the Internet.

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The author of The TAB Encyclopedia of Electronics for Technicians and Hobbyists Updates the Field's Most Comprehensive, Self-Teaching Guide. Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics has become the standard introduction to the essentials of electricity and electronics. Now Stan Gibilisco, one of the most trusted names in popular electronics, has enhanced his best-selling guide with new chapters on cutting-edge technologies. The Second Edition retains the classic first edition's user-friendly, self-study approach while brining you practical new information on wireless technologies, computers, and the Internet. Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics provides uniquely through coverage, ranging from dc and ac concepts and circuits to semicondutors and integrated circuits. Assuming no prior background in electronics, it features a conversational writing style, quizzes, self-tests, and more than 500 illustrations that make learning easier and livelier. In virtually no time at all you'll be able to: Make simple current-voltage-resistance determinations; Accurately waveform combinations; Design basic electronic ciruits; Optimize circuit efficiency; and much more! At the same time, the book provides new guidance to cellular communications, transducers, wierless LANs and security systems, microprocessors, and ultimately, cyberspace. Whether you're a hobbyist, a technician, a professional in an electronics-oriented firm, a student of electronics, or a novie, the new edition of Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics will be an essential reference you'll turn to again and again.

Product Details

• Paperback: 700 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill; 2nd edition (June 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070245797
• ISBN-13: 978-0070245792
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,673,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since he began writing full-time in 1981, Stan Gibilisco has become one of McGraw-Hill's most prolific technical authors. His reader-friendly writing style makes his science and mathematics books accessible to a global audience.

Stan's most popular works include "Physics Demystified," "Alternative Energy Demystified," "Statistics Demystified," "Calculus Know-It-All," and "Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics."

"Booklist" named Stan's "Encyclopedia of Electronics" as one of the best references of the 1980s, and cited his "Encyclopedia of Personal Computing" as one of the best references of 1996.

Stan maintains a Website at www.sciencewriter.net, where he has published explanations for chapter-ending quiz answers in some of his books. Follow the "Quiz Explanations" link.

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96 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best I've tried so far for the true Beginner, April 18, 2001

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This review is from: Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics (Paperback)

This is the only book on electronics I've read that I didn't have to use another book as a reference for. The author starts off assuming the reader is new to electronics and doesn't forget that as he introduces new topics; most authors at some point start talking in techspeak without explanation or zoom ahead to get to their favorite topic; this one doesn't. He explains topics one at a time, without zooming from electrons to transdimensional quark theory. The book starts with electricity, what it is, what it does, how its behavior relates to electronics, and he introduces the various components, circuits, and ideas one at a time. It is not intended to be a circuit design or hobby book; but this is the one to read before progressing to those books, because they will not guide you through the concepts like this author does. By the end of it, you will confidently be able to go onto a more advanced book. My only quibble with the book is that he sometimes does not go into a subject in enough technical detail, but for that Basic Electronics course by Norman Crowhurst is a nice complement. You don't need it as a reference, but it goes more into technically advanced explanations on certain concepts/circuits. (But doesn't explain things as clearly for the beginner as Gibilisco does.) If you're looking for ONE book that covers it all perfectly, you won't find it. But this is the best beginning book I've found.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtfully written, well organized & complete, May 2, 1999

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This review is from: Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics (Paperback)

This is the most complete & professionally written technical book of any kind that I've ever studied! The author never forgets that the reader is the student and not the expert. I learned so much from this book in spite of the fact that I've been an industrial electrician for 18 years! Thank you for writing such a fine text.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clearly written and easy to understand., November 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics (Paperback)

This book is like a complete course in electricity and basic electronics. Just read a few pages a day and practice the basic equations and you'll gain an excellent understanding of electronics in just a few weeks. This book would make an excellent suplementary textbook to use in a technical school or college.