Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics has become the standard introduction to the essentials of electricity and electronics. Now Stan Gibilisco, one of the most trusted names in popular electronics, has enhanced his best-selling guide with new chapters on cutting-edge technologies. The Second Edition retains the classic first edition's user-friendly, self-study approach while brining you practical new information on wireless technologies, computers, and the Internet. Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics provides uniquely through coverage, ranging from dc and ac concepts and circuits to semicondutors and integrated circuits. Assuming no prior background in electronics, it features a conversational writing style, quizzes, self-tests, and more than 500 illustrations that make learning easier and livelier. In virtually no time at all you'll be able to: Make simple current-voltage-resistance determinations; Accurately waveform combinations; Design basic electronic ciruits; Optimize circuit efficiency; and much more! At the same time, the book provides new guidance to cellular communications, transducers, wireless LANs and security systems, microprocessors, and ultimately, cyberspace. Whether you're a hobbyist, a technician, a professional in an electronics-oriented firm, a student of electronics, or a novie, the new edition of Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics will be an essential reference you'll turn to again and again.

Contents

Part 1 DIRECT CURRENT

Chapter 1: Basic physical concepts

Chapter 2: Electrical units

Chapter 3: Measuring devices

Chapter 4: Basic dc circuits

Chapter 5: Direct-current circuit analysis

Chapter 6: Resistors

Chapter 7: Cells and batteries

Chapter 8: Magnetism

TEST: PART 1

Chapter 9: Alternating current basics

Chapter 10: Inductance

Chapter 11: Capacitance

Chapter 12: Phase

Chapter 13: Inductive reactance

Chapter 14: Capacitive reactance

Chapter 15: Impedance and admittance

Chapter 16: RLC circuit analysis

Chapter 17: Power and resonance in ac circuits

Chapter 18: Transformers and impedance matching

TEST: PART 2

Chapter 19: Introduction to semiconductors

Chapter 20: Some uses of diodes

Chapter 21: Power supplies

Chapter 22: The bipolar transistor

Chapter 23: The field-effect transistor

Chapter 24: Amplifliers

Chapter 25: Oscillators

Chapter 26: Data transmission

Chapter 27: Data reception

Chapter 28: Integrated circuits and data storage media

Chapter 29: Electron tubes

Chapter 30: Basic digital principles

TEST: PART 3

Chapter 31: Acoustics, audio, and high fidelity

Chapter 32: Wireless and personal communications systems

Chapter 33: Computers and the Internet

Chapter 34: Robotics and artificial intelligence

TEST: PART 4