Teach yourself electricity and electronics
By: Stan Gibilisco and Simon Monk
Contributors: Monk, Simon, author
Edition: Sixth edition.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education TAB
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 745
ISBN-13: 9781259585531
Subjects: Electricity; Electronics
Description: "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."--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 711-712) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Direct current. Background physics; title: Electrical units; title: Measuring devices; title: Direct-current circuit basics; title: Direct-current circuit analysis; title: Resistors; title: Cells and batteries; title: Magnetism; title: Part 2. Alternating current.  Alternating-current basics; title: Inductance; title: Capacitance; title: Phase; title: Inductive reactance; title: Capacitive reactance; title: Impedance and admittance; title: Alternating-current circuit analysis; title: Alternating current power and resonance; title: Transformers and impedance matching; title: Part 3. Basic electronics.  Introduction to semiconductors; title: Diode applications; title: Bipolar transistors; title: Field-effect transistors; title: Integrated circuits; title: Electron tubes; title: Power supplies; title: Amplifiers and oscillators; title: Wireless transmitters and receivers; title: Digital basics; title: Part 4. Specialized devices and systems.  Microcontrollers; title: Arduino; title: Transducers, sensors, location, and navigation; title: Acoustics and audio; title: Lasers; title: Advanced communications systems; title: Antennas for RF communications.