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I highly recommend the Student Guide to the Art of Electronics: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Electronics-Student-Manual/dp/0521377099 http://www.amazon.com/The

by mafuyu 12y ago

I highly recommend the Student Guide to the Art of Electronics: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Electronics-Student-Manual/dp/0521377099 http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Electronics-Student-Manual/dp/... The book covers the basics of both analog and digital, and focuses on developing intuition without getting _too_ bogged down by theory, with accompanying labs/projects. I took the course taught by the author of the book before going to school to study the same subject area, and it helped me develop intuition and general electronics knowledge in a way no other course has. If you want preview of the book, e-mail me and I can send you some scans.

rab_oof 12y ago
TAOE is an awesome book. Leave it to physicists to write a proper electronics textbook. (The op amp circuit diagram is also neat.)
wyc 12y ago
Agreed! This book imparts a good mix of theory and "real world" advice. It also comes with strange quirky comics to help you remember things: http://i.imgur.com/1D5K6PT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1D5K6PT.jpg
gshrikant 12y ago
Curiously, you linked the Student Manual for TAOE. I was under the impression that the Manual was more of a supplement to the main text than a standalone book. I've been looking to buy a hobbyist-friendly yet comprehensive electronics book for quite a while now. Do you recommend I get the Manual alone or do I need the TAOE book (which appears to be a bit expensive to me at the moment)?
- mafuyu 12y ago
  I think the Student Manual more or less stands as its own text. Obviously, there are some complements to TAOE, but I don't think it's necessary for the manual. TAOE is more like a cookbook than a textbook; it makes for a great reference but I wouldn't recommend trying to learn directly from it. If you're curious, I have some scans that you can use to preview the book.
Jugurtha 12y ago
Hello, I wouldn't recomment The Art of Electronics, at all. Sure, it's an amazing book, but TAOE breezes through foundations and OP says he only remembers Kirchhoff's law. I think OP wants a book that takes him from there: Tony Kuphaldt's series of books (available for free to download) titled: "Lessons in Electric Circuits". These babies are 6 books: DC, AC, Semiconductors, Digital. There's also a book for Experiments where you get the info you need to set up a home lab, and then experiment with the stuff you learned the theory of in the other books. And a reference book you go to. http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/ http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/ The author has also a book titled: "Lessons in Industrial Instrumentation". "Electronics" is a very vast domain. A lot of reading is needed to itch a specific scratch. For example, our course about transistors. Yeah, solid physics and band gaps and holes, and manufacturing... Then after you start using them, you work with "The gain, Beta, is 200". And you go "What makes it 200?" Like in the manufacturing process, how do you make it that way. Then you read the late Hans Camenzind's great "Designing Analog Chips" and get to where he explains the influence of the Base thickness.. And you go "Whooaaa". You scratched an itch you had for a long time. The books you read didn't answer that specific question. Camenzind made the circuit you probably know, NE555. The book is available for free on his site: http://www.designinganalogchips.com/ http://www.designinganalogchips.com/ Good luck, and if you need anything (resources, etc), feel free to contact me.

by mafuyu 12y ago

rab_oof 12y ago

TAOE is an awesome book. Leave it to physicists to write a proper electronics textbook. (The op amp circuit diagram is also neat.)

wyc 12y ago

Agreed! This book imparts a good mix of theory and "real world" advice. It also comes with strange quirky comics to help you remember things: http://i.imgur.com/1D5K6PT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1D5K6PT.jpg

gshrikant 12y ago

Curiously, you linked the Student Manual for TAOE. I was under the impression that the Manual was more of a supplement to the main text than a standalone book. I've been looking to buy a hobbyist-friendly yet comprehensive electronics book for quite a while now. Do you recommend I get the Manual alone or do I need the TAOE book (which appears to be a bit expensive to me at the moment)?

mafuyu 12y ago
I think the Student Manual more or less stands as its own text. Obviously, there are some complements to TAOE, but I don't think it's necessary for the manual. TAOE is more like a cookbook than a textbook; it makes for a great reference but I wouldn't recommend trying to learn directly from it. If you're curious, I have some scans that you can use to preview the book.

Jugurtha 12y ago

Hello, I wouldn't recomment The Art of Electronics, at all. Sure, it's an amazing book, but TAOE breezes through foundations and OP says he only remembers Kirchhoff's law. I think OP wants a book that takes him from there: Tony Kuphaldt's series of books (available for free to download) titled: "Lessons in Electric Circuits". These babies are 6 books: DC, AC, Semiconductors, Digital. There's also a book for Experiments where you get the info you need to set up a home lab, and then experiment with the stuff you learned the theory of in the other books. And a reference book you go to. http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/ http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/ The author has also a book titled: "Lessons in Industrial Instrumentation". "Electronics" is a very vast domain. A lot of reading is needed to itch a specific scratch. For example, our course about transistors. Yeah, solid physics and band gaps and holes, and manufacturing... Then after you start using them, you work with "The gain, Beta, is 200". And you go "What makes it 200?" Like in the manufacturing process, how do you make it that way. Then you read the late Hans Camenzind's great "Designing Analog Chips" and get to where he explains the influence of the Base thickness.. And you go "Whooaaa". You scratched an itch you had for a long time. The books you read didn't answer that specific question. Camenzind made the circuit you probably know, NE555. The book is available for free on his site: http://www.designinganalogchips.com/ http://www.designinganalogchips.com/ Good luck, and if you need anything (resources, etc), feel free to contact me.