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A good book for beginner/intermediate, and maybe even expert alike...
orbiter:
OK first off this book is not cheap (£40) I decided to go ahead and order it of the cuff as I need as much information as possible :) I already have the AoE but as I just love books I ordered this one too. The book is called 'Electronics Fundamentals: Circuit, Devices and Applications'.
After recieving this book I was amazed firstly at it's size.. It's big (about 11" long x 9" wide) So it would be quite hard to handle for quick read on the bus or train etc, unless there's a table as this book is pretty heavy.
On opening the book it looks great, and it's layout and illustration are beautiful. It's done in a sort of Powerpoint slide type layout which makes it very easy on the eyes as the slides are done in a sort of soft colour shading, another thing I like is that as well as all the 'must know' electronics information it also has many corner sections containing a snippet of history.. these giving info on the likes of proffessors, inventors etc.
The book can also quite easily be read OR used as a referance manual which is nice, plus there are also some small 'related problems' (excercises) in each chapter releating to the things you'll have just read about. I give it a thumbs up for my EEVblog friends :)
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780135096833/Electronics-Fundamentals
Simon:
sounds very interesting to one being spun round and round in circles at the moment by the AoE. How far into electronics does it go ? do it cover all but MCU's ? or is it a complete book on analogue ?
orbiter:
Below is the full Table of Contents for you Simon.
I guess If I were to compare it to the the AoE I would have to say that it does'nt seem to go quite as far into depth on the real technical stuff (As a beginner though that's a good thing from my perspective) also as you mention it does seem to cover all but MCU's. The topics covered are excellent though and the book is aimed at the following... Professionals with a career in electronics, engineering, technical sales, field service, industrial manufacturing, service shop repair, and/or technical writing. Oh and noobs like me :)
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Part I DC Circuits
Chapter 1 Quantities and Units
1-1 Scientific and Engineering Notation
1-2 Units and Metric Prefixes
1-3 Metric Unit Conversions
1-4 Measured Numbers
1-5 Electrical Safety
Chapter 2 Voltage, Current, and Resistance
2-1 Atoms
2-2 Electrical Charge
2-3 Voltage
2-4 Current
2-5 Resistance
2-6 The Electric Circuit
2-7 Basic Circuit Measurements
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 3 Ohm’s Law, Energy, and Power
3-1 Ohm’s Law
3-2 Application of Ohm’s Law
3-3 Energy and Power
3-4 Power in an Electric Circuit
3-5 The Power Rating of Resistors
3-6 Energy Conversion and Voltage Drop in a Resistance
3-7 Power Supplies
3-8 Introduction to Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 4 Series Circuits
4-1 Resistors in Series
4-2 Total Series Resistance
4-3 Current in a Series Circuit
4-4 Application of Ohm’s Law
4-5 Voltage Sources in Series
4-6 Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
4-7 Voltage Dividers
4-8 Power in Series Circuits
4-9 Voltage Measurements
4-10 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 5 Parallel Circuits
5-1 Resistors in Parallel
5-2 Total Parallel Resistance
5-3 Voltage in a Parallel Circuit
5-4 Application of Ohm’s Law
5-5 Kirchhoff’s Current Law
5-6 Current Dividers
5-7 Power in Parallel Circuits
5-8 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 6 Series-Parallel Circuits
6-1 Identifying Series-Parallel Relationships
6-2 Analysis of Series-Parallel Resistive Circuits
6-3 Voltage Dividers with Resistive Loads
6-4 Loading Effect of a Voltmeter
6-5 The Wheatstone Bridge
6-6 Thevenin’s Theorem
6-7 The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
6-8 The Superposition Theorem
6-9 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism
7-1 The Magnetic Field
7-2 Electromagnetism
7-3 Electromagnetic Devices
7-4 Magnetic Hysteresis
7-5 Electromagnetic Induction
7-6 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Part II AC Circuits
Chapter 8 Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage
8-1 The Sinusoidal Waveform
8-2 Sinusoidal Voltage Sources
8-3 Voltage and Current Values of Sine Waves
8-4 Angular Measurement of a Sine Wave
8-5 The Sine Wave Formula
8-6 Analysis of AC Circuits
8-7 Superimposed DC and AC Voltages
8-8 Nonsinusoidal Waveforms
8-9 The Oscilloscope
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 9 Capacitors
9-1 The Basic Capacitor
9-2 Types of Capacitors
9-3 Series Capacitors
9-4 Parallel Capacitors
9-5 Capacitors in DC Circuits
9-6 Capacitors in AC Circuits
9-7 Capacitor Applications
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 10 RC Circuits
10-1 Sinusoidal Response of RC Circuits
10-2 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RC Circuits
10-3 Analysis of Series RC Circuits
10-4 Impedance and Phase Angle of Parallel RC Circuits
10-5 Analysis of Parallel RC Circuits
10-6 Analysis of Series-Parallel RC Circuits
10-7 Power in RC Circuits
10-8 Basic Applications
10-9 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 11 Inductors
11-1 The Basic Inductor
11-2 Types of Inductors
11-3 Series and Parallel Inductors
11-4 Inductors in DC Circuits
11-5 Inductors in AC Circuits
11-6 Inductor Applications
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 12 RL Circuits
12-1 Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuits
12-2 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RL Circuits
12-3 Analysis of Series RL Circuits
12-4 Impedance and Phase Angle of Parallel RL Circuits
12-5 Analysis of Parallel RL Circuits
12-6 Analysis of Series-Parallel RL Circuits
12-7 Power in RL Circuits
12-8 Basic Applications
12-9 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 13 RLC Circuits and Resonance
13-1 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RLC Circuits
13-2 Analysis of Series RLC Circuits
13-3 Series Resonance
13-4 Series Resonant Filters
13-5 Parallel RLC Circuits
13-6 Parallel Resonance
13-7 Parallel Resonant Filters
13-8 Applications
Application Assignment Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 14 Time Response of Reactive Circuits
14-1 The RC Integrator
14-2 Response of RC Integrators to a Single Pulse
14-3 Response of RC Integrators to Repetitive Pulses
14-4 Response of RC Differentiators to a Single Pulse
14-5 Response of RC Differentiators to Repetitive Pulses
14-6 Response of RL Integrators to Pulse Inputs
14-7 Response of RL Differentiators to Pulse Inputs
14-8 Applications
14-9 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 15 Transformers
15-1 Mutual Inductance
15-2 The Basic Transformer
15-3 Step-Up and Step-Down Transformers
15-4 Loading the Secondary
15-5 Reflected Load
15-6 Impedance Matching
15-7 Nonideal Transformer Characteristics
15-8 Tapped and Multiple-Winding Transformers
15-9 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Part III Devices
Chapter 16 Diodes and Applications
16-1 Introduction to Semiconductors
16-2 The PN Junction Diode
16-3 Diode Characteristics
16-4 Diode Rectifiers
16-5 Power Supplies
16-6 Special-Purpose Diodes
16-7 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 17 Transistors and Applications
17-1 DC Operation of Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)
17-2 BJT Class A Amplifiers
17-3 BJT Class B Amplifiers
17-4 The BJT as a Switch
17-5 DC Operations of Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)
17-6 FET Amplifiers
17-7 Feedback Oscillators
17-8 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 18 The Operational Amplifier
18-1 Introduction to the Operational Amplifier
18-2 The Differential Amplifier
18-3 Op-Amp Parameters
18-4 Negative Feedback
18-5 Op-Amp Configurations with Negative Feedback
18-6 Op-Amp Impedances
18-7 Troubleshooting
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 19 Basic Op-Amp Circuits
19-1 Comparators
19-2 Summing Amplifiers
19-3 Integrators and Differentiators
19-4 Oscillators
19-5 Active Filters
19-6 Voltage Regulators
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 20 Special-Purpose Op-Amp Circuits
20-1 Instrumentation Amplifiers
20-2 Isolation Amplifiers
20-3 Operational Transconductance Amplifiers (OTAs)
20-4 Active Diode Circuits
20-5 Other Op-Amp Circuits
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Chapter 21 Measurement, Conversion, and Control
21-1 Temperature Measurement
21-2 Strain, Pressure, and Flow-Rate Measurements
21-3 Motion Measurement
21-4 Sample-and-Hold Circuits
21-5 Analog-to-Digital Conversion
21-6 Power-Control Circuits
Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
Appendices
A Table of Standard Resistor Values
B Capacitor Color Coding and Marking
C The Current Source, Norton’s Theorem, and Millman’s Theorem
D Devices Data Sheets
E Field-Programmable Analog Arrays (FPAAs)
Simon:
looks like a thorough book to start on analogue, nothing on digital but that's fine as it's analogue that is the lost fine art.
orbiter:
If you were after a book covering Digital alone Simon perhaps 'Digital Fundamentals' would be a good choice?.. I think it's going to be my next buy too. It's by the same author and judging by reviews sounds very good indeed.
Table of Contents
1. Digital Concepts.
2. Number Systems, Operations, and Codes.
3. Logic Gates.
4. Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification.
5. Combinational Logic Analysis.
6. Functions of Combinational Logic.
7. Latches, Flip-Flops, and Timers.
8. Counters.
9. Shift Registers.
10. Memory and Storage.
11. Programmable Logic and Software.
12. Introduction to Computers.
13. Introduction to Digital Signal Processing.
14. Integrated Circuit Technologies.
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780138146467/Digital-Fundamentals
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