Electronics For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Explore the basic concepts of electronics, build your electronics workbench, and begin creating fun electronics projects right away! Electronics For Dummies, 3rd Edition is Packed with hundreds of colorful diagrams and photographs, this book provides step-by-step instructions for experiments that show you how electronic components work, advice on choosing and using essential tools, and exciting projects you can build in 30 minutes or less. You ll get charged up as you transform theory into action in chapter after chapter! Circuit basics learn what voltage is, where current flows (and doesn t flow), and how power is used in a circuit Critical components discover how resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, and transistors control and shape electric current Versatile chips find out how to use analog and digital integrated circuits to build complex projects with just a few parts Analyze circuits understand the rules that govern current and voltage and learn how to apply them Safety tips get a thorough grounding in how to protect yourself and your electronics from harm Electronics For Dummies, 3rd Edition helps you explore the basic concepts of electronics with confidence this book will get you charged up!

Table of Contents

Part I Fathoming the Fundamentals of Electronics
Chapter 1 Introducing You to Electronics
Chapter 2 Gearing Up to Explore Electronics
Chapter 3 Running Around in Circuits
Chapter 4 Making Connections

Part II Controlling Current with Components
Chapter 5 Meeting Up with Resistance
Chapter 6 Obeying Ohm’s Law
Chapter 7 Getting Charged Up about Capacitors
Chapter 8 Identifying with Inductors
Chapter 9 Diving into Diodes
Chapter 10 Tremendously Talented Transistors
Chapter 11 Innovating with Integrated Circuits
Chapter 12 Acquiring Additional Parts

Part III Getting Serious about Electronics
Chapter 13 Preparing Your Lab and Ensuring Your Safety
Chapter 14 Interpreting Schematics
Chapter 15 Building Circuits
Chapter 16 Mastering Your Multimeter to Measure Circuits
Chapter 17 Putting Projects Together

Part IV The Part of Tens
Chapter 18 Ten Ways to Explore Electronics Further
Chapter 19 Ten Great Electronics Parts Sources