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9780071434935

Electronics Demystified

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071434935

  • ISBN10:

    0071434933

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-08-19
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Summary

Now anyone with an interest in electronics can master it -- by reading this book. In Electronics Demystified, best-selling science and math writer Stan Gibilisco provides an effective and painless way to understand the electronics that power so much of modern life.

Author Biography

Stan Gibilisco is one of McGraw-Hill's most prolific and popular authors. His clear, reader-friendly writing style makes his electronics books accessible to a wide audience, and his background in mathematics and research makes him an ideal editor for tutorials and professional handbooks. He is the author of The TAB Encyclopedia of Electronics for Technicians and Hobbyists; Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics; and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics. Booklist named his McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing a "Best Reference of 1996."

Table of Contents

PART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS

Chapter 1. Direct Current

Chapter 2. Alternating Current

Chapter 3. Impedance

Chapter 4. Power Supplies

Test: Part One

PART TWO: WIRED ELECTRONICS

Chapter 5. Semiconductor Diodes

Chapter 6. Transistors and Integrated Circuits

Chapter 7. Signal Amplifiers

Chapter 8: Signal Oscillators

Test: Part Two

PART THREE: WIRELESS ELECTRONICS

Chapter 9. Radio-Frequency Transmitters

Chapter 10. Radio-Frequency Receivers

Chapter 11. Telecommunications

Chapter 12: Antennas

Test: Part Three

Final Exam

APPENDIX 1: ANSWERS TO QUIZ, TEST, AND EXAM QUESTIONS

APPENDIX 2: SYMBOLS USED IN SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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