Product Description

Starting Electronics is unrivalled as a highly practical introduction for hobbyists, students and technicians. Keith Brindley introduces readers to the functions of the main component types, their uses, and the basic principles of building and designing electronic circuits.

Breadboard layouts make this very much a ready-to-run book for the experimenter; and the use of multimeter, but not oscilloscopes, puts this practical exploration of electronics within reach of every home enthusiast's pocket.

The third edition has kept the simplicity and clarity of the original. New material includes sections on transducers and more practical examples of digital ICs.

· A punchy, practical introduction to self-build electronics
· The ideal starting point for home experimenters, technicians and students who want to develop the real hands-on skills of electronics construction
· Circuits use breadboards, a multimeter and widely available components, making them accessible to the first-time electronics experimenter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40599 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
By Keith Brindley

Customer Reviews

For electonic ninjas and no hopers alike! Great Book!
Mr Brindley explains electronics in the way you wish your teachers had years ago. Concise and easy to read, this book is great for recapping on your fundamentals, or learning from scratch. 6 months after reading the first edition, I was assembling radio circuits. Highly reccomended, Mr Brindley, I salute you.

if you want to start electronics from scratch
this is a great read. If you have no experience, theoretical or practical, with electronics, but are eager to learn the basics, this is a very good way to start. It is concise, reads very fluently and pleasantly.

Quick And Dirty Electronics for Anyone
This is my start point for people with average education in math and English , although I recommend some Stan Gibilisco before, during, and after.
I’ve recently bought a replacement from amazon for a copy (which fell to bits from re-reading and lending out) if you need to get a grip on the subject quickly or need to teach it quickly this is a good start. "if your serious you'll also need to get the equipment, tools, parts recommended" but you can do without them.
the errors in the text are few but they are there! and it makes a challenge for you to correct, and confirm your knowledge.
(p97)C=45*10 -12 * 0.002/0.01 "mica is 54*10 -12 in the text"
(should be ~ 11pf)and mica is 3 to 7 relative so go figure?

see Bernard babani books (cheap)
see Stan Gibilisco (basics up!)
see Hughes electrical technology (advanced)
see countdown to mathematics vol. 1 & 2 (if needed)
see the finger and miss the heavenly body LOL