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C.Cole95:
I'm an Advanced Aviation Electronics Technician in the Marines with 5 years experience of work and 6 months of in-depth, fast-paced schooling. I may not exactly be considered a "newbie", however, the knowledge I gained is very specific towards the gear I work on. As I begin my transition out of the Marine Corps, I want to dig deeper into electronics itself. I'm not getting the job satisfaction I would like when it comes to electronics so it's time to move on in my career. I am currently reading Electroncis for Dummies and will follow it up with Circuit Analysis for Dummies to refresh my memory and actually learn more about electronics circuits and how it all works. Whenever I watch an electronics video or read a book it seems as though I don't understand anything and as if I'm back at square one knowledge wise, which is why I'm coming into this all with the newbie attitude. So with that being said, does anyone have any other recommendations of books to read? I'm not looking for any specific knowledge per say, so any and all book recommendations about all electronic subjects are welcome :)

agehall:
I'd suggest you start by reading https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/electronics-primers-course-material-and-books/

rstofer:
I haven't seen those "... For Dummies" books but they will probably cover the basics.

You can go a long way in electronics with just a couple of ideas:  Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws.  OK, toss in Thevenin's Theorem and Norton's Theorem.  I know, everybody KNOWS Ohm's Law -> E = I * R. Simple.  But it applies to so many electronics circuits in ways that are not always obvious that I include it here anyway.  The number of newbie questions that come up around here that can be answered just using Ohm's Law is enlightening.

Watch w2aew's videos on transistor amplifiers to see Ohm's Law as it is really used.  In fact, watch all of his videos, they're excellent.  Google for 'w2aew transistor video' and have at it.

Watch Dave's video on Op Amps to see Kirchhoff's Current Law in practice.  There is an entire semester worth of EE in Dave's video when you see how it really works.



This video from Sparkfun is all about biasing an NPN Common Emitter amplifier.  Don't worry so much about the details, watch how Ohm's Law is used.



I like his comment about how electronics isn't a precision deal when it comes to calculations versus results.

Then there is this video on the Op Amp Summer.  I am including these videos because the demonstrate the most important tools in electronics.  Whether you actually use a summer isn't terribly important but the math on how it works is.

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-amplifiers/ee-opamp/v/ee-summing-opamp

I realize you are looking for books and there are literally thousands of textbooks.  Go to your community college and see what they are using.

In my opinion only, I think the online videos present the material a lot better than dry books.  I suppose they are best used together but I haven't looked at a textbook in a very long time.

There is a ton of material on the Internet.  Thousands and thousands of videos just on Ohm's Law (Google says 436,000 hits for "Ohm's Law video".  Everything you need is out there.

None of which matters if you don't reduce it to practice with a little breadboarding.  That's why I like w2aew's videos, he shows the entire project: schematic, breadboard, input and output along with all the calculations.

You could, of course, start a formal program for a degree in Electronics Engineering if you wished.  There are family situations that make this difficult (there's a reason I know this!) but picking up a course or two at the community college might be possible.


rdl:
https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Principles-Albert-Malvino/dp/0028028333

This book covers the basics very well. It's not necessary to get the latest edition.

iainwhite:

--- Quote from: rdl on August 08, 2018, 03:54:40 pm ---https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Principles-Albert-Malvino/dp/0028028333

This book covers the basics very well. It's not necessary to get the latest edition.

--- End quote ---

Plenty of older copies 2nd-hand on ABEbooks for about $5 plus shipping

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