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Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics Stan Gibilisco

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics By Stan Gibilisco

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics by Stan Gibilisco


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Summary

A thorough update to this now-classic and enormously successful title, this new edition explains all the details of electricity and electronics-including theory-in the most uniquely understandable and effective way.

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics Summary

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics by Stan Gibilisco

Up-to-date, easy-to-follow coverage of electricity and electronics

In Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Fifth Edition, a master teacher provides step-by-step lessons in electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications. Detailed illustrations, practical examples, and hundreds of test questions make it easy to learn the material quickly. This fully revised resource starts with the basics and takes you through advanced applications, such as communications systems and robotics. Solve current-voltage-resistance-impedance problems, make power calculations, optimize system performance, and prepare for licensing exams with help from this hands-on guide.

Updated for the latest technological trends:

  • Wireless Systems
  • Fiber Optics
  • Lasers
  • Space Communications
  • Mechatronics

Comprehensive coverage includes:
Direct-Current Circuit Basics and Analysis * Resistors * Cells and Batteries * Magnetism * Inductance * Capacitance * Phase * Inductive and Capacitive Reactance * Impedance and Admittance * Alternating-Current Circuit Analysis, Power, and Resonance * Transformers and Impedance Matching * Semiconductors * Diode Applications * Power Supplies * Bipolar and Field-Effect Transistors * Amplifiers and Oscillators * Digital and Computer Basics * Antennas for RF Communications * Integrated Circuits * Electron Tubes * Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation * Acoustics and Audio Fundamentals * Advanced Communications Systems

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About Stan Gibilisco

Stan Gibilisco is a professional technical writer who specializes in books on electronics and science topics. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Electronics, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics, as well as over 20 other technical books. His published works have won numerous awards. The Encyclopedia of Electronics was chosen a Best Reference Book of the 1980s by the American Library Association, which also named his McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing a Best Reference of 1996.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Direct Current
1. Background Physics
2. Electrical Units
3. Measuring Devices
4. Direct-Current Circuit Basics
5. Direct-Current Circuit Analysis
6. Resistors
7. Cells and Batteries
8. Magnetism
Test: Part 1
Part 2: Alternating Current
9. Alternating-Current Basics
10. Inductance
11. Capacitance
12. Phase
13. Inductive Reactance
14. Capacitive Reactance
15. Impedance and Admittance
16. Alternating-Current Circuit Analysis
17. Alternating-Current Power and Resonance
18. Transformers and Impedance Matching
Test: Part 2
Part 3: Basic Electronics
19. Introduction to Semiconductors
20. Diode Applications
21. Power Supplies
22. The Bipolar Transistor
23. The Field-Effect Transistor
24. Amplifiers and Oscillators
25. Wireless Transmitters and Receivers
26. Digital and Computer Basics
Test: Part 3
Part 4: Specialized Devices and Systems
27. Antennas for RF Communications
28. Integrated Circuits
29. Electron Tubes
30. Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation
31. Acoustics and Audio Fundamentals
32. Advanced Communications Systems
33. Laser Fundamentals
34. A Mechatronics Sampler
Test: Part 4
Final Exam
Appendix A: Answers to Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exam
Appendix B: Schematic Symbols
Suggested Additional Reading
Index

Additional information

GOR003645159
9780071741354
0071741356
Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics by Stan Gibilisco
Used - Very Good
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
20110716
752
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