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Are there any books with circuit puzzles

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vorange

Jan 1, 1970
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I don't want online sources, I would like to know if there are any
books which have circuit puzzles I can solve starting from basics on
upwards to more and more complex circuits. I'm talking analog
circuits here with resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, op
amps....etc.. as I'm fundamentally weak analog.

Thanks
 
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Michael Black

Jan 1, 1970
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vorange said:
I don't want online sources, I would like to know if there are any
books which have circuit puzzles I can solve starting from basics on
upwards to more and more complex circuits. I'm talking analog
circuits here with resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, op
amps....etc.. as I'm fundamentally weak analog.

Thanks
I don't quite know what you mean by "circuit puzzles".

You could just find beginners books, and look at the schematics before
reading the accompanying text. Try to figure out what is going on,
and if there are bits you don't understand, use a reference book
to look things up.

When I got interested in electronics as a hobby, I went through
all the books on the topic at the children's library, which in
retrospect were more electrical books than electronics. Then
I discovered the hobby electronic magazines, and I worked on
those. At first, none of it made sense, but as I continued
reading, I picked up lots. I sure didn't read theory books
first in anticipation of understanding, I tried to understand
from the hands on stuff I was looking at. Obviously I did
pick up theory books eventually, but again that was more
to fill in based on what I was interested in rather than
reading in order to do more.

The magazines are mostly gone, but the books that are introductory
with lots of projects could fill the void.

Look at schematics, and form questions, "what does that resistor do?"
and use the question to track down answers.

The raw material of the schematics is useful for picking up common
useage ("schematics usually read from left to right, just like words",
"ground is a simple way of showing a common return point without
drawing lines all over the schematic"). The more you look over,
the more you will pick up.

And yes, you'll learn that a well drawn schematic helps to follow
the circuitry. If it's a jumble, you really can't tell what's going
on, but if the schematic is well laid out with the start at the left
and the end at the right, it does make a lot more sense.

Michael
 
I don't want online sources, I would like to know if there are any
books which have circuit puzzles I can solve starting from basics on
upwards to more and more complex circuits. I'm talking analog
circuits here with resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, op
amps....etc.. as I'm fundamentally weak analog.

Thanks

My engineering college "Circuit Analysis" text book was full of them -
some easy, some very challenging. These college texts a bit expensive
for a puzzle book, but it sounds like what you're looking for. Let me
know if you're interested and I'll give you the full title, ISBN, etc.

BRW
 
vorange ([email protected]) writes:

The magazines are mostly gone, but the books that are introductory
with lots of projects could fill the void.

That's true, but Nuts & Volts is still a great circuits magazine. I
often read an article that interests me, and there's a circuit in it
that I can't quite figure out. As the geek I am, I'm driven to work
it out.

BRW
 
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Allen Bong

Jan 1, 1970
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I don't want online sources, I would like to know if there are any
books which have circuit puzzles I can solve starting from basics on
upwards to more and more complex circuits. I'm talking analog
circuits here with resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, op
amps....etc.. as I'm fundamentally weak analog.

Thanks

To me, circuit puzzles are exercises when I go along an electronics
text book. There are many exercuses that you can do when you've
completed a chapter. Most need a calculator and some refering back to
the text you've just read. Books like "The Art of Electronics" by
Horowitz and Hill, "Electronics" by D.C. Green are just some examples.

If you're looking for a book like the cross-word puzzles book you use
it for passing time while you're in a train, I have never seen one for
the subject of electronics before. Maybe it's a good idea for some
eletronics experts to came out with one - elementary, intermediate and
advanced versions.

Allen
 
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Chuck

Jan 1, 1970
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vorange said:
I don't want online sources, I would like to know if there are any
books which have circuit puzzles I can solve starting from basics on
upwards to more and more complex circuits. I'm talking analog
circuits here with resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, op
amps....etc.. as I'm fundamentally weak analog.

Thanks

I think a decent text will provide
exactly what you are looking for, with
the added benefit of supporting
explanations.

Many people find the various texts by
Floyd to be easy to understand as well
as thorough. I recommend "Principles of
Electric Circuits" sixth edition by
Floyd. These are available used for as
little as $1.50 plus $3-4 shipping.

Floyd has written some other excellent
texts such as "Electronic Devices" 3rd
edition covering transistors, op-amps,
etc. Also available used.

You may want to look for the "electron
flow" versions of his texts.

Try Abebooks.com.

Good luck.

Chuck
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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I don't want online sources, I would like to know if there are any
books which have circuit puzzles I can solve starting from basics on
upwards to more and more complex circuits. I'm talking analog
circuits here with resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, op
amps....etc.. as I'm fundamentally weak analog.

Many people recommend "The Art of Electronics" by Paul Horowitz and
Winfield (Win) Hill. Win actually participates in the groups from time
to time. :)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list.../002-0508410-6663234?ie=UTF8&qid=1187992738&s
(I'm not getting a kickback, I just like the book. ;-) )

Good Luck!
Rich
 
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vorange

Jan 1, 1970
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My engineering college "Circuit Analysis" text book was full of them -
some easy, some very challenging. These college texts a bit expensive
for a puzzle book, but it sounds like what you're looking for. Let me
know if you're interested and I'll give you the full title, ISBN, etc.

BRW

To clarify what I'm asking for here... I would like something with
schematic puzzles and nothing else in there. Not a ton of theory or
stuff. I already have the Art of Electronics and other electronic
textbooks.

I would like a book with puzzles like these, preferably starting from
simple puzzles with resistors in series/parallel and ending off with
more and more complex analog topics.

See here for an example of what I'm talking about when I say "circuit
puzzles":

http://www.twysted-pair.ca/puzzle2.htm

Is there any book out there like that with puzzles and hopefully
solutions to the puzzles. Thanks.
 
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John Popelish

Jan 1, 1970
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vorange said:
I don't want online sources, I would like to know if there are any
books which have circuit puzzles I can solve starting from basics on
upwards to more and more complex circuits. I'm talking analog
circuits here with resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, op
amps....etc.. as I'm fundamentally weak analog.

I think some good key words to use to search for these
"puzzles" is [solved problems basic electronics].

For instance:
http://www.amazon.com/2000-Solved-Problems-Electronics-Schaums/dp/0070102848
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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To clarify what I'm asking for here... I would like something with
schematic puzzles and nothing else in there. Not a ton of theory or
stuff. I already have the Art of Electronics and other electronic
textbooks.

I would like a book with puzzles like these, preferably starting from
simple puzzles with resistors in series/parallel and ending off with
more and more complex analog topics.

See here for an example of what I'm talking about when I say "circuit
puzzles":

http://www.twysted-pair.ca/puzzle2.htm

Is there any book out there like that with puzzles and hopefully
solutions to the puzzles. Thanks.

You might have to write one. ;-)

Good Luck!
Rich
 
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