| View Larger Image | Basic Electricity, Revised Edition, Complete Course Volumes 1-5 | Paperbackby Van Valkenburgh (Author), Nooger (Author), Neville (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Prompt Publications | | Edition: | Revisedth Edition | | Page Count: | 736 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 01, 1992 | | Sales Rank: | 110,990th |
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Product Description
From a simplified explanation of the electronic to AC/DC machinery, alternators and other advanced topics, Basic Electricity is the complete course for mastering the fundamentals of electricity. The authors have provided a clear understanding of how electricity is produced, measured, controlled, and used. A minimum of mathematics is used for the direct explanations of primary cells, magnetism, Ohm's Law, capacitance, transformers, DC generators, AC motors, and other essential topics. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 17 reviews)
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Gr8 book... but by ElektricReader (NuYawk)  4 Stars
October 20, 2008
This is a great book for someone who knows absolutely nothing about electricity. You will learn a great deal of practical electrical theory with a mininum of math. ....But... I've encountered numerous typographical errors most of the time in the diagrams, and I'm still in volume 1. Having said that I would not hesitate to recommend this book to a electrical newbie. 4 Stars!
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A wonderful guide to basic electricity by M. Valley (Norwood, MA USA)  5 Stars
October 30, 2007
I first discovered this book about twenty five years ago, when I was a teen. I distinctly remember devouring this book quickly. The concepts are clearly explained in a manner that is very easy to grasp without a mathematics background. The diagrams are extremely well done. Some of the circuit diagrams are quaint by todays' standards, but for me that just adds to the appeal. Without this book, it is doubtful whether I would have chosen electrical engineering as a career.
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RADIO FOR BIGTNNERS, TUBE TYPE CIRCUITS by Thomas E. Griffis Jr. (BOERNE,TX. USA) 5 Stars
September 25, 2007
TO TEACN A 15 YEAR OLD BOY BASIC ELECTRYC AND BASIC TUBE CIRCUITS BEFORE HE BEGININGS SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS BY HIS GRANDPA.
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Recommended by STS (Virginia) 5 Stars
August 03, 2007
I also own the Bureau of Naval Personnel's "Basic Electricity" and Mike Holt's "Basic Electrical Theory". While I really like Holt's book, and the Bureau's book is a good one, this is one better. Since it was first published in 1954, you may find the illustrations and graphics (did they have "graphics" in 1954?) a bit dated. On the other hand, I think they help explain the concepts very well.
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the best intro book on electricity by A.Reader1 (Canada) 5 Stars
April 25, 2007
This book is a reprint of the series first published by Rider in 1954.
Its companion book, Basic Electronics, covered vacuum tube equipment. Authors have also done "Basic synchros and servomechanisms" (1955) while a later book, Basic Solid State Electronics (ISBN 0790610426) - published 1982/1983 - covered basic transistors. See my review of this last book. It's not as good as Basic Electricity.
To this day, the Basic Electricity book is one of the best you can start with when learning about electricity. The writing is crystal clear and the authors never waste words or repeat themselves.
Even clearer than the words are the diagrams. They show you exactly what's going on. And so many diagrams. Put the words and pictures together and you can't help but understand everything.
This reprinted version by Prompt covers more topics than found in my 1954 series by Hayden Books. Prompt version also has problem sets.
The only section I didn't enjoy of Basic Electricity was part 5 on motors/generators/power systems. And that's just because it's not my area of interest.
This book is done (mostly) from a qualitative POV. The math is simple. some algebra and phasors. Doesn't use calculus or complex numbers. For those who want this approach get "Principles of Electronics: Analog and Digital" by Lloyd R. Fortney and/or "Introduction to Modern Electronics" by J.C. Sprott (OOP now so buy it used)
Probably the only books that match Van Valkenburgh et al. for clarity are the 24 part series Navy Electricity & Electronics Training Series (NEETS), the books by Schuler/Fowler (Electricity: Principles and Applications by Richard J. Fowler and Electronics: Principles and Applications by Charles A. Schuler) and Bernard Grob's books: Basic Electronics and Direct and Alternating Current Circuits.
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