Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics

Learn electricity, electronics, and communications without ever sitting in a classroom!

This fully updated resource helps you master the fundamentals of electricity, electronics, and communications—all without formal training. Detailed illustrations, practical examples, and hundreds of test questions make it easy to learn the material quickly. You will find up-to-date discussions of audio circuits and systems, communications systems, digital electronics, and much more.

Based on proven educational methods, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 6th Edition, starts with the basics and takes you through advanced technologies, including computers, lasers, and robotics. Solve current-voltage-resistance-impedance problems, make power calculations, optimize system performance, and prepare for licensing exams with help from this hands-on guide.

• New chapters cover microcontrollers, the Arduino, and emerging technologies
• All of the part-ending tests and the final exam have undergone extensive revision
• 20+ brand-new videos created by the author help to explain difficult concepts
  

Stan Gibilisco, an electronics engineer and mathematician, has authored or co-authored dozens of books, includingHam and Shortwave Radio for the Electronics Hobbyist, Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists,and Making Everyday Electronics Work.

Simon Monk has a degree in cybernetics and computer science and a Ph.D. in software engineering. He is the author of numerous books, includingProgramming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches, 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius; Hacking Electronics; andFritzing for Inventors. Simon also runs the website monkmakes.com, which features his own products.