Shock yourself by learning electronics. 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. With "Electronics Demystified", you master the subject one simple step at a time - at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers problems at the end of each chapter and section to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 70-question final exam to reinforce the entire book.If you want to build or refresh your understanding of electronics, here's a fast and entertaining self-teaching course that's completely current. Get ready to: master electronics essentials that can help you as an employee, a hobbyist, or merely as a consumer; discover the electrifying truth about power transmission and power supplies; uncover the purpose of the diodes, transistors, amplifiers, and oscillators that make your appliances work; really "get" wireless; and, take a "final exam" and grade it yourself! A fast, effective, and fun way to learn electronics, "Electronics Demystified" is the perfect shortcut to a deeper understanding of many of today's most important technologies.

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

About the Author

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."