For most people, this a probably the best book
available to self-teach yourself electronics. It
briefly introduces the theoretical concepts, but
it is mostly focused on the practical side of
things. The first two chapters deal with the
basics-- setting up a workstation, selecting
tools, briefly introducing each component (later
chapters go into much more detail), and finally
about 35 pages or so on the underlying theories &
laws. From there on, each chapter introduces a
specific component type, covers more of the theory
relevant to those components, and in most cases
the chapter ends with one or more projects that
use the component. The projects range from short
(one or two pages) circuits, to fairly involved
projects spread over multiple chapters. Unlike
some eletcronic books, most of these projects will
be generally useful. In most cases, you are
building tools that you will probably continue to
use as you skills develop (The first project, for
example, is a dual variable power supply that any
electronics hobbyist will find quite useful.)
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