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Electronics for Dummies


· Want to hook up your home theatre system or solder the faulty wire on your turntable · For do it yourselfers hobbyists and students · Quickly covers the essentials and then focuses on the how to instead of theory

This book also covers: · Fundamental concepts such as circuits schematics voltage safety etc · Tools of the trade: multimeters oscilloscopes logic probes etc · Common electronic components e g resistors capacitors and transistors · Making circuits using breadboards and printed circuit boards · Microcontrollers implementation and programming Author Gordon McComb connects with readers through numerous photos and step by step explanations This book will have you connecting electronic components in no time In fact it includes fun ideas for great projects you can build in 30 minutes or less Then you can tackle robot projects that will amaze your friends The book gives you lots to choose from Students will find this a great reference and supplement to the typical dry dull textbook So whether you just want to brush up on electronics or want to get things hooked up souped up or fixed up Whether you re interested in fixing old electronic equipment understanding guitar fuzz amps or tinkering with robots Electronics For Dummies is your quick connection to the stuff you need to know For a full table of contents please visit the Maplin website

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Table of Contents: Introduction Part I: Getting Started in Electronics Chapter 1: From Electrons to Electronics Chapter 2: Keeping Humans and Gadgets Safe Part II: Aisle 5 Component Shack: Stocking Up Chapter 3: Outfitting your Electronics Bench Chapter 4: Getting to know You: The Most Common Electronic Components Chapter 5: Filling out your Parts Bin Part III: Putting it on Paper Chapter 6: Reading a Schematic Chapter 7: Understanding the Basics of Electronics Circuits Part IV: Getting your Hands Dirty Chapter 8: Everything you need to know about Soldering Chapter 9: Making Friends with your Multimeter Chapter 10: Getting Down with Logic Probes and Oscilloscopes Part V: A Plethora of Projects Chapter 11: Creating your own Breadboard Circuit Chapter 12: Building your own Printed Circuit Boards Chapter 13: The Exciting World of Microcontrollers Chapter 14: Great Projects you can build in 30 Minutes or less Chapter 15: Cool Robot Projects to Amaze your Friends and Family Part VI: The Part of Tens Chapter 16: Ten Or So Cool Electronics Testing Tool Tips Chapter 17: Ten Great Electronics Parts Sources Chapter 18: Ten Electronics Formulas you should know Appendix: Internet Resources Glossary Index
 
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