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
