Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics

Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications-all without taking a formal course


This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, features plain language explanations and step-by-step lessons that make it easy to understand the material quickly. Throughout, detailed illustrations, practical examples, and self-tests reinforce key concepts. Inside, you'll find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers-even the Arduino electronics platform.


This up-to-date sixth edition covers:


· Direct Current (DC) Circuits


· Resistors


· Cells and Batteries


· Magnetism


· Alternating Current (AC) Circuits


· Inductors and Capacitors


· Phase


· Inductive and Capacitive Reactance


· Impedance and Admittance


· AC Power and Resonance


· Transformers and Impedance Matching


· Semiconductors, Diodes, and Transistors


· Integrated Circuits (ICs) and Electron Tubes


· Amplifiers and Oscillators


· Wireless Transmitters and Receivers


· Digital Circuits


· Microcontrollers, including the Arduino


· Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation


· Acoustics and Audio


· Lasers


· Advanced Communication Systems


· Antennas for RF Communications