Product Description
Learn the hows and whys behind basic electricity, electronics, and communications without formal training The best combination self-teaching guide, home reference, and classroom text on electricity and electronics has been updated to deliver the latest advances. Great for preparing for amateur and commercial licensing exams, this guide has been prized by thousands of students and professionals for its uniquely thorough coverage ranging from DC and AC concepts to semiconductors and integrated circuits. Written by Stan Gibilisco, an electronics legend and McGraw-Hill's most popular TAB author Perfect for hobbyists, students, and those of you who want to get ahead in tech-related careers Packed with everything needed to enhance learning: 600+ illustrations, practical examples, and hundreds of test questions NEW TO THIS EDITION: Updated to reflect the latest technological advances in: * Computers * Robotics * Artificial Intelligence * Amplifiers * Transmitters * The Internet * High-fidelity EXPERT HOW-TO GUIDANCE ON SOLVING PROBLEMS SUCH AS: Simple current-voltage-resistance determinators Power calculations Designing acoustical and audio systems Designing circuits and systems

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 21 reviews)

what's with that cover? by rich graiko (boston)

4 Stars
October 16, 2009
I'm no electronics pro, and honestly I haven't even finished reading the book yet. But I really like the lay-out and quizzes at the end of each chapter. One of the things that caught my attention was how it started with such basic information. "Chapter one; Atoms", this was a great and logical place to start. Keep your calculator handy though, because by chapter two you're knee deep in, what was for me, pretty advanced calculus.

Kindle Edition: Decent, but flawed... by B. Michelson (Chicago, IL)

3 Stars
October 05, 2009
I purchased the Kindle version, in an attempt to get into some small electronics projects. The Kindle version has one major downfall: The table of contents is utterly useless. The publisher decided to make the contents one big image, without links. This makes the book have VERY limited utility for those looking to use this later as a reference. It also makes jumping back to previous chapters to review concepts a major chore. This book covers the relevant topics of DC / AC electronics, the major physical components, and the mathematics involved in a straightforward fashion. That said, this book falls under the issues that almost every other EE book falls into: There are many examples, and explanations of how to do the basic math, but little practical application. Like every other learning electronics books I've seen, it's difficult to make heads or tails of how the things you are learning apply in the real world.

Don't buy the Kindle version! Broken TOC. by Randy P. (Long Beach, California USA)

2 Stars
August 27, 2009
This really does seem like a great book, and probably five stars for the print version. However the Kindle version does not include a working (linked) table of contents. It's clearly intended to be there as you can get it to work under some circumstances (if you search for a keyword and let the search take you to an entry in the TOC, you can click on it -- but if you simply navigate the TOC from the beginning of the book it won't work.) Amazon phone support says it's a publisher issue beyond their control, and I called the publisher who is going to look into it and maybe it will get fixed, but they didn't exactly fill me with confidence (no guarantees, no follow-up.) But for a book this size, you just can't really use it in electronic format without a TOC unless you want to get really frustrated. I'll revise this review if and when they fix the broken file.

Great, Book! by Ruben Ramirez (California, USA)

5 Stars
June 28, 2009
I'm an electronics engineer I always go back to this book for some reference, this is a really good book to have if you interesting in electricity and electronics.

An excellent reference and guide by D. Messer (MN USA)

4 Stars
April 18, 2009
Takes on an interesting order of topics covered. Quite different from other texts. However, the approach taken here actually makes the concepts clearer. I spotted only a couple of errors, neither of which were showstoppers. Unlike Proctical Electronics for the Inventor, which averages 3 errors per page (of nearly 1000 pages)

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