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--Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world's most successful integrated circuit), and author of Much Ado About Almost Nothing: Man's Encounter with the Electron (Booklocker.com)

"A fabulous book: well written, well paced, fun, and informative. I also love the sense of humor. It's very good at disarming the fear. And it's gorgeous. I'll be recommending this book highly."

--Tom Igoe, author of Physical Computing and Making Things Talk

Want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun, hands-on way? With Make: Electronics, you'll start working on real projects as soon as you crack open the book. Explore all of the key components and essential principles through a series of fascinating experiments. You'll build the circuits first, then learn the theory behind them!

Build working devices, from simple to complex
You'll start with the basics and then move on to more complicated projects. Go from switching circuits to integrated circuits, and from simple alarms to programmable microcontrollers. Step-by-step instructions and more than 500 full-color photographs and illustrations will help you use -- and understand -- electronics concepts and techniques.

  • Discover by breaking things: experiment with components and learn from failure
  • Set up a tricked-out project space: make a work area at home, equipped with the tools and parts you'll need
  • Learn about key electronic components and their functions within a circuit
  • Create an intrusion alarm, holiday lights, wearable electronic jewelry, audio processors, a reflex tester, and a combination lock
  • Build an autonomous robot cart that can sense its environment and avoid obstacles
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0596153740
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Make Community, LLC; 1st edition (January 19, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 349 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780596153748
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0596153748
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.7 x 9.75 inches
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Charles Platt

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Charles Platt is a Contributing Editor and regular columnist for Make magazine, where he writes about electronics. He is the author of the highly successful introductory hands-on book, Make: Electronics, and the sequel, Make: More Electronics.

His book Easy Electronics claims to be the easiest available introduction to the field. His Make: Tools provides a hands-on introduction to workshop tools.

Platt's ambitious reference work, Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, consists of three volumes, two of which were coauthored with physicist Fredrik Jannson.

Platt was a Senior Writer for Wired magazine. As a prototype designer, he created semi-automated rapid cooling devices with medical applications, and air-deployable equipment for first responders. He was the sole author of four mathematical-graphics software packages, and has been fascinated by electronics since he put together a telephone answering machine from a tape recorder and military-surplus relays at age 15. He lives in a Northern Arizona wilderness area, where he has his own workshop for prototype fabrication and projects that he writes about for Make magazine.

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Customers find the book easy to understand, with simple explanations and plain-English descriptions. They say it's good for learning a thing or two and is an excellent book to teach electronics. Readers mention the book starts with the basics and helps beginners get started. They appreciate the visual quality, saying the color illustrations and photos are a treat for the eyes. In addition, they describe the book as practical and a great hands-on approach. Opinions differ on the value for money, with some finding it well worth the money and others saying it's an expensive hobby.

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117 customers mention "Ease of understanding"114 positive3 negative

Customers find the book easy to understand. They mention it teaches in a progressive style, with simple explanations and history lessons. Readers also appreciate the ample plain-English descriptions of some of the more complex experiments. The writing style is very easy going and even children can read it. It promotes an intuitive understanding of what is occurring in a lab. The symbols make sense, the vocabularies are clear, and the lessons start out very simple and get more and more complex along the way.

"...what components and supplies you will need and walks through assembling different types of circuits...." Read more

"...The book is well written and contains great projects from which to learn, gain hands on experience, and develop the skills which will lead to the..." Read more

"...This book gives you information without a lot of math. Kudos to a simple, non-academic, down-to-Earth writing style...." Read more

"...This book makes learning electronic so easy. Electronic is not a hard material to grasp, rather it is really pretty simple...." Read more

98 customers mention "Learning value"98 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to read and follow the experiments. They say it's useful for learning a thing or two, an excellent book to teach electronics, and keeps them interested. Readers also mention the projects are interesting and well presented.

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"...I love color and am not that good at math. So this book is a good starter book for those that don't have a strong math base in calculus...." Read more

"...This is an excellent reference book for all, whether you are a housewife or student since we interact with electronics in our daily life...." Read more

95 customers mention "Beginners"87 positive8 negative

Customers find the book informative, useful, and worth it. They say it helps beginners get started and clarifies a number of concepts. Readers also mention the book provides just enough theory and has the perfect balance between theory and practice.

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"...If learning electronics is your goal, this book is a great way to take that first step and many many more steps towards that goal...." Read more

"...This book gives you information without a lot of math. Kudos to a simple, non-academic, down-to-Earth writing style...." Read more

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28 customers mention "Visual quality"28 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well-illustrated, with excellent color illustrations and photos. They also appreciate the exceptional design and quality of graphics. Readers mention the figures are a treat for the eyes.

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"...This will help you figure that out. It has a lot of good illustrations and corresponding explanations...." Read more

"...Page 296 is off on the layout, but the rest of the book is well organized and neat...." Read more

"...not overwhelm with formulas and theories.- excellent color illustrations and photos.- use simple analogy to help visualize theory.-..." Read more

20 customers mention "Hands on"20 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very practical and hands-on. They say it's a great book for those who understand electronics and want to apply it.

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"...This book makes learning electronic so easy. Electronic is not a hard material to grasp, rather it is really pretty simple...." Read more

"...This is very hands on, so expect to do some shopping and have the components on hand...." Read more

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Customers find the book full of color pictures, figures, and diagrams. They say it explains things clearly with many photographs.

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"...Still, the book explains things clearly, with many photographs. Highly recommend!" Read more

26 customers mention "Value for money"14 positive12 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the value for money of the book. Some mention it's well worth the money, an excellent investment for a budding engineering student, and a worthwhile addition to the library of a budding electronic hobbyist. However, others say it's an expensive hobby and a waste of money.

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"...if it came with at least a mini-kit, because for a colored book it is still pricey, but worth the money in the long run if your hobby is electronics..." Read more

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Syd Logan
5.0 out of 5 stars This book turned me into a circuit geek
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2011
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I bought this book 5 months ago, and I am about 2/3rd through it. I've got a Masters in Computer Science degree and have been developing embedded software off and on for 20 years. I realized I was tired of not knowing how things worked at the fundamental circuit level, and bought this book to learn the basics.

After buying the book, I bought all of the components that the book suggests, and then I went to work. Mostly working one experiment a day, and supplementing the material with the web (to view data sheets mostly), I can honestly say I really have come quite a long way towards achieving my goal of learning the foundations of DC electronics. The book covers quite a wide range of topics, from the fundamentals of current and voltage to integrated circuits. The projects are interesting, and well presented.

Speaking of the projects, it's important to not just read the book, but to build and debug the projects it contains, in the order presented. I skipped to using a breadboard a little earlier than was suggested in the book, but otherwise, I followed along with each experiment presented. Each roughly builds on the other, and the pacing from learning one skill to the next was comfortable.

One of the nice things is the book shows circuits early on using illustrations of how the circuit would be layed out on a breadboard. Being able to compare the breadboard layouts to the circuit diagrams helped me to learn to read circuit diagrams must faster I think (comparing abstract diagrams to a breadboard is an important learning process I would argue). Later book experiments only provide circuit diagrams, but I found I was able to understand them due to my work on earlier projects, and I've since gone on the web and circuit diagrams are really no longer that difficult for me to understand now, thanks to this book.

I love a book that really teaches, and this one does. There are a lot of books on electronics out there, but I really can't imagine a better one for gaining the practical knowledge that this book sets out to teach. I know I won't be an electrical engineer, but I am really happy I bought the book and worked the exercises. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to put the theory into action
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2022
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This is a great book both for those who just want to get into making electronics and for the beginning electrical engineering student who wants to put the theory from class into practice. This book introduces the basics of the theory like Ohms law and then shows you how to assemble actual circuits and basic devices to see how things work in the real world. The author tells you what components and supplies you will need and walks through assembling different types of circuits. You can assemble them on a breadboard or actually solder components onto a circuit board.

One thing you will find if you are an electrical engineering student, you learn all this material in class and learn how to draw circuit diagrams, but when you get to the point of doing labs you have no idea how to actually hook up components. If you are taking classes on campus and have a TA right there to help you, it is not a big deal. But, if you are in a distance/online program, you are kind of on your own and it is not something that is completely intuitive. This will help you figure that out. It has a lot of good illustrations and corresponding explanations. So, whether you are a beginner electronics enthusiast or taking actual classes, this will definitely be helpful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Starts at a first exposure to the ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014
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Great book. Starts at a first exposure to the field of electronics and progresses step by step in an easy to follow presentation style and pace. The complaint could br made the pace is sometimes a little slow; take a deep breath, put away those thoughts which may include self harm, and just read a little faster. I don't think the book will leave anyone behind in a dust of confusion as it speeds away. This horse drawn commuter bus stops at all stops and makes sure all are aboard as it plods along. The book is well written and contains great projects from which to learn, gain hands on experience, and develop the skills which will lead to the ability to complete more and more sophisticated projects. If learning electronics is your goal, this book is a great way to take that first step and many many more steps towards that goal. This will get you started, will provide a solid base to support further development. As skills and knowledge increase the information gained and skills learned in this book will continually be utilized and will not hinder due to teaching poor technique or skipping essential details due to poor organization as occurs in many "Teaching the Basics" type of books.
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Peace
4.0 out of 5 stars You need to buy the kits separately. But it is worth it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014
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I am a hands-on learner. Reading a book does not do it for me unless I am using my imagination for a fantasy-based novel. If you have $200 to spare, do yourself a favor and buy the kit that has all the parts for experiments 1-24. I love color and am not that good at math. So this book is a good starter book for those that don't have a strong math base in calculus. Most engineering textbooks require a strong advanced mathematical background in addition to physics to get through them. This book gives you information without a lot of math. Kudos to a simple, non-academic, down-to-Earth writing style. I would give it 5 stars if it came with at least a mini-kit, because for a colored book it is still pricey, but worth the money in the long run if your hobby is electronics or if you plan to work in the field. Page 296 is off on the layout, but the rest of the book is well organized and neat. Check out the other books by this author you won't be disappointed, he knows his stuff and can actually make it understandable to the layperson. If you want to take it to the next level after reading all his books and trying out all the kits, get an electrical engineering degree or if you are naturally gifted just invent a bunch of stuff and patent them for profit. Either way, good luck in beefing up your brain with useful knowledge. You won't waste your time on reading and learning this material because it may keep your brain alert and healthy as a side benefit for a long time to come :D.
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Marcos Pizzolatto
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom.
Reviewed in Brazil on July 7, 2015
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Muito bom. A forma prática de ensino proposta pelo autor é estimulante. Um bom início para quem deseja aprender eletronica.
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Stephane Grenier
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book by far for starting to learn electronics!
Reviewed in Canada on September 4, 2014
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Best book I've ever read on electronics. A lot of books focus almost exclusively on theory with very little practical knowledge. What I really liked about the book is that it started with practical knowledge and without you realizing you're learning the theory.

The book is extremely well written and the instructions and examples are really easy to follow. Each chapter also includes the list of items you will need to complete each chapter.

I cannot say enough about this book. If you want to learn about electronics on your own, to me this is the starting book bar none. It's not a university textbook full of theory and diagrams, but rather a down and dirty into building actual circuits that do something. And everything is explained along the way. Great book!
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Lata Agarwal
4.0 out of 5 stars it is good for beginers as it contains just experiments and teaches ...
Reviewed in India on July 24, 2015
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it is good for beginers as it contains just experiments and teaches us with those experiments.its name suits it certainly.l really love it.its good but canbe best if contains some more information than experiments.l mean to say same amount of experiment and some more information so just 4 stars
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Lorenzo Goldoni
5.0 out of 5 stars un buonissimo manuale di elettronica di base
Reviewed in Italy on March 14, 2015
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Per un perfetto neofita questo manuale farà miracoli.
La scuola anglosassone ti catapulta attraverso la pratica in mezzo alla materia.
Provare, distruggere, riparare per capire i concetti base.
Il libro è strutturato in base a esercitazioni di difficoltà crescente, che passo a passo guidano il lettore alla comprensione delle leggi base dell'elettricità, ai componenti più comuni dell'elettronica e al loro uso.
Consiglio vivamente di reperire in anticipo una lista dei componenti che servono nel libro per poter da subito cominciare con gli esperimenti.
Altrimenti prima di cominciare a leggerlo comprate i componenti in modo da non rovinarvi il piacere di seguire le esercitazioni quando ne avete voglia.
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alberte xosé méndez lópez
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto para iniciarse en la electrónica
Reviewed in Spain on October 3, 2013
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El planteamiento y el contenido, muy buenos para iniciarse en la electrónica y llegar hasta un nivel decente. Soy profesor de tecnología en la ESO y he cogido muchas buenas ideas de este libro para mis clases.
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