Forrest Mims Engineer's Notebook (Paperback)

~ Forrest Mims (Author) "Can I use a 0.22 uF capacitor instead of a 0.01 uF unit?..." (more)
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"Here's a real hands-on book for the tinkerer, filled with all sorts of interesting and useful circuits."
--Popular Communications

"If you do any kind of real-world interface or embedded systems work, don't miss this one."
--PC Techniques -- Review

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"Here's a real hands-on book for the tinkerer, filled with all sorts of interesting and useful circuits."
--Popular Communications

"If you do any kind of real-world interface or embedded systems work, don't miss this one."
--PC Techniques

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Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Newnes; 4th edition (August 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878707035
• ISBN-13: 978-1878707031
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent choice for the serious hobbyist, July 13, 1999

By	Thomas T. Verga (Staunton, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book starts where Mims previous "Getting started in electronics" leaves off. this book is not a rehashing of his mini notebooks but is a serious effort to present the reader with many options and alternatives to his previous work. Mims gives great detail to areas that he just touched on before. My best advice is get and study "Getting started..." and then move into this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Generates good ideas, but lacks equations, May 7, 2003

By	"[e-mail]" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

This book will help both electrical and computer engineers generate ideas to build circuits. There are more digital logic circuits than purely analog circuits described in the book, with roughly 4 schematics per page (~149 pages total). The analog circuits are mainly built around op-amps. The book has a few equations to describe the analog circuits (filters, oscillators, etc.), but lacks many that would help the reader can make the circuits meet certain specifications (i.e. equations that describes the frequency of oscillation or cutoff frequency on a filter, etc.) Therefore, it will help give you ideas to accomplish a task, but not be useful as a purely analog reference guide. Because digital circuits do not require equations, and the book is mostly digital, it makes for a good digital reference.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must have" resource for hobbyists, engineers & scientists, October 8, 1998

By A Customer

This book answers both the "How does it work?" and "How can I build a circuit that will...?" questions for anyone involved in electronics, from the beginner electronics hobbyist to the seasoned engineer needing a quick circuit to solve a measurement problem. It includes and expands upon Forrest Mims' popular Engineer's Mini-Notebook Series that have been the mainstay of my reference collection for years. I liked my copy of the Engineer's Notebook so much that I ordered eight additional copies for other engineers and scientists I work with.