Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 6th Edition

Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications―all without taking a formal course

This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, features plain language explanations and step-by-step lessons that make it easy to understand the material quickly. Throughout, detailed illustrations, practical examples, and self-tests reinforce key concepts. Inside, you’ll find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers―even the Arduino electronics platform.

This up-to-date sixth edition covers:

• Direct Current (DC) Circuits
• Resistors
• Cells and Batteries
• Magnetism
• Alternating Current (AC) Circuits
• Inductors and Capacitors
• Phase
• Inductive and Capacitive Reactance
• Impedance and Admittance
• AC Power and Resonance
• Transformers and Impedance Matching
• Semiconductors, Diodes, and Transistors
• Integrated Circuits (ICs) and Electron Tubes
• Amplifiers and Oscillators
• Wireless Transmitters and Receivers
• Digital Circuits
• Microcontrollers, including the Arduino
• Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation
• Acoustics and Audio
• Lasers
• Advanced Communication Systems
• Antennas for RF Communications

Table of Contents

Chapter Part 1 Direct Current
Chapter 1 Background Physics
Chapter 2 Electrical Units
Chapter 3 Measuring Devices
Chapter 4 Direct-Current Circuit Basics
Chapter 5 Direct-Current Circuit Analysis
Chapter 6 Resistors
Chapter 7 Cells and Batteries
Chapter 8 Magnetism

Chapter Part 2 Alternating Current
Chapter 9 Alternating-Current Basics
Chapter 10 Inductance
Chapter 11 Capacitance
Chapter 12 Phase
Chapter 13 Inductive Reactance
Chapter 14 Capacitive Reactance
Chapter 15 Impedance and Admittance
Chapter 16 Alternating-Current Circuit Analysis
Chapter 17 Alternating-Current Power and Resonance
Chapter 18 Transformers and Impedance Matching

Chapter Part 3 Basic Electronics
Chapter 19 Introduction to Semiconductors
Chapter 20 Diode Applications
Chapter 21 Bipolar Transistors
Chapter 22 Field-Effect Transistors
Chapter 23 Integrated Circuits
Chapter 24 Electron Tubes
Chapter 25 Power Supplies
Chapter 26 Amplifiers and Oscillators
Chapter 27 Wireless Transmitters and Receivers
Chapter 28 Digital Basics

Chapter Part 4 Specialized Devices and Systems
Chapter 29 Microcontrollers
Chapter 30 Arduino
Chapter 31 Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation
Chapter 32 Acoustics and Audio
Chapter 33 Lasers
Chapter 34 Advanced Communications Systems
Chapter 35 Antennas for RF Communications