Book recommendations

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I have had some Electrical Engineering 101-style classes in college as
part of the CS degree. However, there is lots of basic and advanced
stuff that I missed. The books I have read in the past were very slow
paced ("this is a resistor- look, it makes the bulb glow less bright")
or way over my head. High-level digital stuff (gates, flip-flops, and
friends) I am fine with, but when looking at low-level and analog
circuits I start scratching my head. Things like:
- what does a Zener diode do ?
- why did they choose a PNP over an NPN ?
- why is there a resistor in that signal line ?
- that capacitor probably filters low frequency components, but how
did they come up with the amount of capacitance ?

What books / articles / online literature would you recommend ?

Thanks !

 

[Bruce]

I have had some Electrical Engineering 101-style classes in college as
part of the CS degree. However, there is lots of basic and advanced
stuff that I missed. The books I have read in the past were very slow
paced ("this is a resistor- look, it makes the bulb glow less bright")
or way over my head. High-level digital stuff (gates, flip-flops, and
friends) I am fine with, but when looking at low-level and analog
circuits I start scratching my head. Things like:
- what does a Zener diode do ?
- why did they choose a PNP over an NPN ?
- why is there a resistor in that signal line ?
- that capacitor probably filters low frequency components, but how
did they come up with the amount of capacitance ?

What books / articles / online literature would you recommend ?

Thanks !

The Art of Electronics 2/e
by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill
Cambridge University Press, 1989
1125 pages, hardcover
ISBN 0-521-37095-7

Is one of the best I've seen in a long time.


Regards,

-Bruce
http://www.rentron.com

 

[Homer J Simpson]

- what does a Zener diode do ?
- why did they choose a PNP over an NPN ?
- why is there a resistor in that signal line ?

Try "Electronics for Dummies" -- Amazon



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[[email protected]]

I have had some Electrical Engineering 101-style classes in college as
part of the CS degree. However, there is lots of basic and advanced
stuff that I missed. The books I have read in the past were very slow
paced ("this is a resistor- look, it makes the bulb glow less bright")
or way over my head. High-level digital stuff (gates, flip-flops, and
friends) I am fine with, but when looking at low-level and analog
circuits I start scratching my head. Things like:
- what does a Zener diode do ?
- why did they choose a PNP over an NPN ?
- why is there a resistor in that signal line ?
- that capacitor probably filters low frequency components, but how
did they come up with the amount of capacitance ?

What books / articles / online literature would you recommend ?

Thanks !

Electronic Devices by Floyd, brilliant book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-...879063?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173689130&sr=1-39

This is the edition I have but there are many newer versions, but
since you are after the fundementals, save yourself some money and get
one of the older versions.

 

[[email protected]]

Electronic Devices by Floyd, brilliant book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Devices-Thomas-L-Floyd/dp/01336296...

This is the edition I have but there are many newer versions, but
since you are after the fundementals, save yourself some money and get
one of the older versions.

Thanks for the recommendation. "Art of Electronics" sounds great, but
even the used copies are still quite expensive so I went the cheap way
and ordered "Electronic Devices" instead.

 

[Roger Dewhurst]

Yes. Even someone with no formal training in electronics should be able to
get much from this book.

R

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

The Art of Electronics 2/e
by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill
Cambridge University Press, 1989
1125 pages, hardcover
ISBN 0-521-37095-7

I hear that the third edition is even better! ;-)


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prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Rich Grise]

I have had some Electrical Engineering 101-style classes in college as
part of the CS degree. However, there is lots of basic and advanced
stuff that I missed. The books I have read in the past were very slow
paced ("this is a resistor- look, it makes the bulb glow less bright")
or way over my head. High-level digital stuff (gates, flip-flops, and
friends) I am fine with, but when looking at low-level and analog
circuits I start scratching my head. Things like:
- what does a Zener diode do ?
- why did they choose a PNP over an NPN ?
- why is there a resistor in that signal line ?
- that capacitor probably filters low frequency components, but how
did they come up with the amount of capacitance ?

What books / articles / online literature would you recommend ?

If your public Library is on the Dewey Decimal System, browse 621.384
or so.

Have fun!
Rich

 

[jasen]

Thanks for the recommendation. "Art of Electronics" sounds great, but
even the used copies are still quite expensive

That's because noone wants to get rid of their copy.

Try your city library - even if you can't own a copy it's worth reading.


Bye.
Jasen

 

[jasen]

If your public Library is on the Dewey Decimal System, browse 621.384
or so.

Over here it's 621.381

Next saturday I have to return it, fortunately they have two copies

Bye.
Jasen

 

[Homer J Simpson]

That's because noone wants to get rid of their copy.

Try your city library - even if you can't own a copy it's worth reading.

And it can be found illegally posted hither and yon IIRC.

 

[[email protected]]

That's because noone wants to get rid of their copy.

Try your city library - even if you can't own a copy it's worth reading.

First thing I tried; unfortunately no library in the county has it.
There are copies at the local college library, but their annual
library card costs 1.2 * the book price

 

[Homer J Simpson]

First thing I tried; unfortunately no library in the county has it.
There are copies at the local college library, but their annual
library card costs 1.2 * the book price

Sit and read it for free?



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