Beginner's Guide to Reading Schematics, Third Edition: Edition 3

Stan Gibilisco

dec. 2013 · McGraw Hill Professional

Om den här e-boken

Translate schematic diagrams into today's cutting-edge electronics

Navigate the roadmaps of simple electronic circuits and complex systems with help from an experienced engineer. With all-new art and demo circuits you can build, this hands-on, illustrated guide explains how to understand and create high-precision electronics diagrams. Find out how to identify parts and connections, decipher element ratings, and apply diagram-based information in your own projects. Beginner’s Guide to Reading Schematics, Third Edition, also contains valuable appendices covering symbols and resistor color codes.

Featuring detailed coverage of:

• Schematic, block, and pictorial diagrams
• Resistors and capacitors
• Inductors and transformers
• Switches, conductors, and cables
• Diodes, transistors, and logic gates
• Electron tubes
• Cells and batteries
• Voltage dividers and reducers
• Breadboards and wire wrapping
• Electronics troubleshooting

Om författaren

Stan Gibilisco has authored or coauthored more than 50 books on physics, electronics, mathematics, and computing. He began his career as a radio-frequency design engineer, a technical writer, a magazine editor, and a wireless broadcast technician. The American Library Association named Stan’s McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing (1995) as one of the “Best References of 1996.” In addition to authoring several books in McGraw-Hill’s Demystified series of home study guides, he has also written three books in the Know-It-All series for students who enjoy mathematics. Gibilisco’s Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics has become a classic in the field.