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I have it and it's not helping me a lot as a beginner. Maybe there should be something between the "paint by the number" and "get a master in electronic" levels

I have it and it's not helping me a lot as a beginner. Maybe there should be something between the "paint by the number" and "get a master in electronic" levels.

FL410 3y ago
I'll admit I haven't read the full thing, but I have and like Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition
- i_am_a_peasant 3y ago
  I second this, I have both this and art of electronics and they truly complete one another
  - moffkalast 3y ago
    Do you guys read the whole thing from start to finish or just look up things you want to understand more from time to time? It's like the thickness of LOTR, so that would take extraordinary patience.
    - cushychicken 3y ago
      LOTR wishes it was the density of AoE. I use AoE as a reference, but I’ve read full chapters from time to time when I’ve worked on relevant projects. I’ve never done an end to end read. Maybe I will when I retire lol. I want to set aside time to read chapter 5 at some point. The precision electronics chapter is supposed to be bomb. Culminates in a design review of the autoranging circuit of one of the common handheld DMMs.
cptaj 3y ago
That's youtube. I shudder to think what will happen if youtube closes or radically changes operation. It will be even worse than burning the library of alexandria
cushychicken 3y ago
The suggestion for Practical Electronics for Inventors is a good one. You’re right: AoE is a rough sled as a brand new electronics learner.
octagons 3y ago
I recommend looking at “Make: Electronics” by Charles Platt. I read Electronics for Inventors, and have even pushed myself through respectable chunks of AoE, but Platt’s book really helped to drive home some concepts and spans a mere 350 pages.
obscurette 3y ago
AoE, Machinery's Handbook etc are wonderful references, not for learning. “Make: Electronics” by Charles Platt and "Practical Electronics for Inventors" are both good practical recommendations. What to prefer really depends on your background. I'd add "Electronic Devices" by Thomas L. Floyd if you prefer more academic/systematic approach.

I have it and it's not helping me a lot as a beginner. Maybe there should be something between the "paint by the number" and "get a master in electronic" levels.

FL410 3y ago

I'll admit I haven't read the full thing, but I have and like Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition

i_am_a_peasant 3y ago
I second this, I have both this and art of electronics and they truly complete one another
- moffkalast 3y ago
  Do you guys read the whole thing from start to finish or just look up things you want to understand more from time to time? It's like the thickness of LOTR, so that would take extraordinary patience.
  - cushychicken 3y ago
    LOTR wishes it was the density of AoE. I use AoE as a reference, but I’ve read full chapters from time to time when I’ve worked on relevant projects. I’ve never done an end to end read. Maybe I will when I retire lol. I want to set aside time to read chapter 5 at some point. The precision electronics chapter is supposed to be bomb. Culminates in a design review of the autoranging circuit of one of the common handheld DMMs.

cptaj 3y ago

That's youtube. I shudder to think what will happen if youtube closes or radically changes operation. It will be even worse than burning the library of alexandria

cushychicken 3y ago

The suggestion for Practical Electronics for Inventors is a good one. You’re right: AoE is a rough sled as a brand new electronics learner.

octagons 3y ago

I recommend looking at “Make: Electronics” by Charles Platt. I read Electronics for Inventors, and have even pushed myself through respectable chunks of AoE, but Platt’s book really helped to drive home some concepts and spans a mere 350 pages.

obscurette 3y ago

AoE, Machinery's Handbook etc are wonderful references, not for learning. “Make: Electronics” by Charles Platt and "Practical Electronics for Inventors" are both good practical recommendations. What to prefer really depends on your background. I'd add "Electronic Devices" by Thomas L. Floyd if you prefer more academic/systematic approach.