Author(s): Stan Gibilisco; Simon Monk

Do It Yourself

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