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Offering step-by-step, in-depth coverage, the new Third Edition of Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design provides a cohesive presentation of power electronics fundamentals for applications and design in the power range of 500 kW or less. The text describes a variety of practical and emerging power electronic converters made feasible by the new generation of power semiconductor devices. The new edition is now enhanced with a new CD-ROM, complete with PSpice-based examples, a new magnetics design program, and PowerPoint slides. ... Read more

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Had What I needed.
Although a little light on full converter schematics, this textbook contained excellent descriptions of converter building blocks and semiconductor device physics. It is excellent that it came with a simulator program too.

Great book in power electronics
There is a ton of information on three-phase power electronics, converters, and etc. I feel guilty for not being able (time wise) to read all of it.

Good overview ... a bit thin on some subjects
Good power electronics textbook.I use it for my power electronics courseat Worcester Polytechnic Institute.It covers a lot of material well,including switching power converters, thermal and magnetics design.It's abit thin in some important subjects, such as current mode control.

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Not stellar
Should have come with a CD for the section on following oral directions. ... Read more

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Best-selling Demystified author and electronics expert Stan Gibilisco has penned the perfect introductory book for consumers, hobbyists, and students alike.Coverage includes essential topics such as current and power supplies, wireless, digital principles, measurement and monitoring, transducers and sensors, location and navigation, and more.Download Description
Best-selling Demystified author and electronics expert Stan Gibilisco has penned the perfect introductory book for consumers, hobbyists, and students alike.Coverage includes essential topics such as current and power supplies, wireless, digital principles, measurement and monitoring, transducers and sensors, location and navigation, and more. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Direct and easy to understand
This book provides a solid foundation to electronics. I plan to keep it on my shelf for quick and easy reference.

Terrible Book.

I bought this book for reference purposes for things I may have forgotten, that I learned long ago.

Anyone that buys this book to learn electronics will not learn very much and will in all likelihood end up not understanding electronics.

Terrible writer.

I'm learning... slowly...
I am an absolute beginner here and I am having a pretty tough go at this book. I am picking up new concepts, to be sure, but much of the material is going over my head. I find myself failing the self-quizzes and tests miserably. I have a high school education in math and science and, in my opinion, a technical mind, this book isn't quite giving me the understanding i'd hoped for.

An Excellent Introduction
This book covers all the basics neccessary to get a very basic understanding of electronics and electricity. Providing the neccessary formulas and definitions, this book makes a great study guide, with quizes and tests to help measure your progress. This book is good to have, but not absolutely neccessary because other books might cover the topics here and thendelve deeper, but, for someone with no prior knowledge, this book is fairly simple to get through and understand while still teaching you everything you need to know to move ahead. ... Read more

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Obtain the fundamental background in electronics needed to succeed in today's increasingly digital world! The fifth edition continues to expose readers to the broad field of electronics at a level that can be easily understood, with all-new information on circuit board fabrication, assembly, and repair as well as practical applications and troubleshooting.Color has been added to all drawings and photos that supplement the descriptions of important concepts and techniques, making it even easier to master basic theory.Coverage is divided into six sections - DC Circuits, AC Circuits, Semiconductor Devices, Linear Circuits, Digital Circuits, and now, Practical Applications - a new section providing hands-on opportunities to apply DC/AC principles. ... Read more

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Not for engineers
I bought this book to place in my personallibrary as a reference book. I was very disappointed as this book deals with electronics at high school level and is not in depth in any of the topics .Will have to donate it to a secondary school or vocational school .

Intro to Electronics 4E
I am using this book for a class.I have found it very useful for someone who has never been exposed to this material.It is a great text book and it doesn't assume that the reader knows very much.THings are broken down and illustrated profusely.Chapters are short and sweet, with lots of reader-exercises to drill and check material comprehension.Scotty/Sioux City

Good book however...
This book was nice and simple, not over stressing anything. However it has quite a few mistakes in the formulas(it is the 4th edition, It should have less than it does).Good book to learn from however.

Good for newbies
I feel that this is a good book for newbies.It teaches electronics from ground up.There were a few chapters that should have been placed else where in the book though.Other then that it was great! ... Read more

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From the author hailed by the New York Times Book Review for his “drive-by brilliance” and dubbed by the New York Times Magazine as “one of the country’s most eloquent and acid-tongued critics” comes a ruthless challenge to the conventional wisdom about the most consequential cultural development of our time: the Internet.

Of course the Internet is not one thing or another; if anything, its boosters claim, the Web is everything at once. It’s become not only our primary medium for communication and information but also the place we go to shop, to play, to debate, to find love. Lee Siegel argues that our ever-deepening immersion in life online doesn’t just reshape the ordinary rhythms of our days; it also reshapes our minds and culture, in ways with which we haven’t yet reckoned. The web and its cultural correlatives and by-products—such as the dominance of reality television and the rise of the “bourgeois bohemian”—have turned privacy into performance, play into commerce, and confused “self-expression” with art. And even as technology gurus ply their trade using the language of freedom and democracy, we cede more and more control of our freedom and individuality to the needs of the machine—that confluence of business and technology whose boundaries now stretch to encompass almost all human activity.

Siegel’s argument isn’t a Luddite intervention against the Internet itself but rather a bracing appeal for us to contend with how it is transforming us all. Dazzlingly erudite, full of startlingly original insights, and buoyed by sharp wit, Against the Machine will force you to see our culture—for better and worse—in an entirely new way.

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Darn my amazonID. I'd like to make this anonymous.
Note: I accidentally gave this book two stars!! Please excuse me - I mean to give it only 1, or even 0.5.

I heard an interview with Lee Siegel on Wisconsin Public Radio this morning (Thursday, 21 February 2008). Mr. Siegel, I'd like to summarize your main points in this review so that other consumers don't have to buy your book.

1) It doesn't matter if "common" people get involved in political discourse, because their opinions don't matter.

2) Only people who get paid to voice their opinions publicly should be allowed to voice their opinions publicly (I'm guessing this includes Mr. Siegel); everyone else should remain silent for the good of society.

3) The internet is incredibly frightening to technology immigrants like Mr. Siegel. It's new and hard to understand, much the way electricity was at the end of the 19th century.

4) Free speech on the internet inhibits all "civilized conversation," which I suppose happens all the time in a refined and civilized publication like all the ones Mr. Siegel writes for.

5) The internet has had absolutely no positive effect on politics (and likely never will).

The interview went on and on; Mr. Siegel kept telling the host and listeners over and over how the internet is the cause of all sorts of immorality in today's world. If this is his thesis, then I wonder if Mr. Siegel has ever considered that perhaps immoral behavior existed before the internet was created, and that he should stop blaming the internet. The whole affair sounds to me like a bitter reaction to the bit of scandal that Mr. Siegel caused himself by posing as an blog commenter named Sprezzatura and insulting other commenters on his (Mr. Siegel's public) blog.

Summation: Mr. Siegel disapproves of the internet and doesn't like it, and is trying to scare all you whippersnappers away from it.

A work which challenges all us 'Interneters'
This is a book which can help most of us think about what we are doing when we give so much of our time to the Internet.
It is a harsh critique of the Internet world and culture focusing on the negative consequences of the endlessly open and on- line world.
It laments the decline in standards of cultural criticism, journalistic quality. It examines the effect on the psychology and personal lives of those involved in the endless game of self- selling and self -promotion which much Internet Activity is.
It talks about the way self- expression has become a substitute for true creative and imaginative work.
It speaks about the obesity of the world of information which has made information a substitute for true - knowledge.
It details the way the Commercial and Corporate have driven out independent sources of Authority and Opinion.
It in doing this says little about the new worlds in learning opened up to many by the Internet. Nor does it point the way the whole question of priority and value , of creating and transmitting higher culture and meaning may be achieved.
It to my mind raises in a serious and troublesome way the question of whether or not the whole Internet Enterprise may be a backward step for Mankind, whether in racing forward we have assurred ourselves of going down culturally and aesthetically.
This workposes real questions to all of those who give much of our time to the Internet.

A worthless opinion from an inexperienced web user
From what I gathered from the interview on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Exaggeration of problems with the internet. In his interview he criticizes the anonymity of the internet, but there is a wave of social connection awaiting us. For years there have been web cams and VoIP, social networking, etc.He also claims that we are not reading words, we are looking at pictures? Looks worthless to me.

A Cautionary Tale about the Dark Side of the Internet
In Against the Machine, Lee Siegel has written a devastating critique of the Internet--its destructive side and how it is adversely reshaping our thoughts about ourselves, other people, and the world around us.

In "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote: "Alas, the time of the most despicable man is coming. The earth has become small, and on it hops the last man, who makes everything small. His race is as ineradicable as the flea, Everybody wants the same, everybody is the same: whoever feels different goes voluntarily into a madhouse. . . . 'We have invented happiness,' say the last men, and they blink."

Siegel believes this "brave new world" is now: On the Internet, he asserts, "you must sound more like everyone else than anyone else is able to sound like everyone else." Such a vapid transvaluation of values, he asserts, has disastrous effects on our culture, our politics, and our psyches.

The Internet, says Siegel, creates a surreal virtual reality "where the rhetoric of democracy, freedom, and access is often a fig leaf for antidemocratic and coercive rhetoric; where commercial ambitions dress up in the sheep's clothing of humanistic values; and were, ironically, technology has turned back the clock from disinterested enjoyment of high and popular art to a primitive culture of crude, grasping self-interest."

In this strange, upside-down world, talent, expertise, and originality have been replaced by popularity, genuine knowledge has been crowded out by information overload, and true democracy has been undermined by the creation of solipsistic egos isolated from social and political structures and vulnerable to demagogic lies and deceit. Thus is fulfilled Nietzsche's prophecy of the advent of the mob-self who denigrates excellence and elevates the ephemeral, the trivial, the banal, and the mediocre.

Against the Machine is a smash-mouth, no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners cautionary tale about the dark side of the Internet. Refusing to be intimidated by pollyannish Internet boosterism, this provocative book dares cry out that the "imperial" Internet has no clothes. In other words, it's "unsafe at any speed."

Siegel's thesis may seem exaggerated, but his hyperbole serves as a needed, and courageous, warning against soceity's increasing reliance upon the Internet.

Lee Siegel is the author of the essay collections Falling Upwards and Not Remotely Controlled. In 2002 he received the National Magazine Award for Reviews and Criticism. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.

A screed against the digital age
What are the impacts of Internet technologies on culture and sociality? This weighty and timely question is the one this book attempts to address, but it falls short of being a considered, balanced and serious examination of this topic.

The overall tone of this book by disgraced former New Republic editor and blogger Lee Siegel is of a personal critique against the twinning of digital environments and commerce. Some of its best points are made when Siegel demonstrates his capacity to think deeply on the issues he is concerned about. Sadly, these parts of the book are rare and for this reason, among others, this book is not for use by serious scholars of digital ontology or of the consequences of the digitization of human life.

The book raises interesting points about the performance of privacy online, the rise of the importance of information for its own sake and the popularity contest that is the blogosphere. However, the often snarky tone and rather blatant one-sided presentations leech Mr. Siegel's arguments of their ability to make a difference in the discourse of what the Internet's impacts are now and for the future. The most egregious problem the book has is its reification of its topic center. Mr. Siegel writes about "The Internet" as if the global digital network were a single person, with independent volition and agency. He blames the Internet for several consequences of 21st century life, forgetting as he does so that the larger western culture is the real root and agent of those issues. At several points and most notably in part two, he presents arguments about mass culture, high and low culture, the rise of rationalized individuality, etcetera that suggest that the cultural and social impoverishment and bastardization he speaks of are new to modern life and that the Internet is to blame. He does not exhibit any awareness of the large cadre of philosphers and scholars who have written about these topics for the last few hundred years, since the dawn of industrialization (Theodor Adorno comes to mind as just one example).

While this book is supposed to be a single cohesive book, at times it reads more like an edited collection of opinion essays written at different periods in Mr. Siegel's career, with the tone switching from personal and casual, with self-references and contractions, to third person and serious. Admittedly, if one knows Mr. Siegel's past history of digital participation, the slant in the book becomes glaringly obvious and the reader is left to wonder if the tone and overarching message would have been different if the blogosphere had been kinder to the man? Do read this book if you are interested in the impacts of digital culture on humanity, but expect to be more entertained then enlightened. And given Mr. Siegel's diatribes against exactly this outcome in modern public culture, one is left to wonder if this is deliberate on his part? An ultimate proving of his point? ... Read more

Book Description
The do-it-yourself hobbyist market, particularly in the area of electronics, is hotter than ever.This books gives the “evil genius” loads of projects to delve into, from an ultrasonic microphone, to a body heat detector, and all the way to a Star Wars Light Saber.This book makes creating these devices fun, inexpensive, and easy. ... Read more

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Arcane, overpriced parts with vague descriptions needed. "Information Limited"
I got this book for my birthday, glancing through the pages it seemed full of exciting projects to build. My enthusiasm wore off once I started building the projects. Although most of the parts in the "Bill of Materials" are easy to obtain there are some _critical_ parts required for the completion of the project. The book contains vague descriptions of arcane parts that can only be obtained through the authors web site. Alas, overpriced in my opinion. A good book in my opinion wold list part numbers and various sources so the reader has a choice. I have found the cost "estimates" ridiculous, in a particular project just two of the "special" parts needed are more than the "estimate" for the full project. Not to mention that you can only get them through the authors website. In my opinion one of the reviewers that called this book "an infomercial" for the authors website was right on.

Thank you for reading.

Definitely worth buying
This do it yourself book is great for anyone looking to gain greater knowledge of the very interesting world of electronics. the project are usually within budget, and always worth every penny.

Arcs, sparks, and blue flashes.
This text has the best instructions for building a Tesla coil!

Interesting and enlightening
So buy this book if you are curious and want to know how to build things. Do not buy this book if you have no intention of wanting to learn how to read electrical schematics. You will need to know how to read electrical schematics if you want to build anything in this book. Other than that, It is awesome!!!!!!

Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius
Has alot of useful facts on topics. Parts lists are out of date. Electrical supply houses and Radio Shack have most of the parts but never enough to finish a project. ... Read more

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A useful reference for any student
As a writing teacher, I find this book very helpful in explaining research and documentation to my students. It presents basic research books, web sites, and indexes in almost every discipline, which makes it easy to send students working on any topic to the right starting point. There are dozens of books which explain documentation, but this is the best source I've seen for actual research tips.

research and documentatin in the electronic age
I think very good book for citation and bibliography

A must-have reference for any student or scholar
Ever wonder how to document a web page in Chicago style? Or how about an instant message in MLA style? This book covers it all. It's an indispensable reference for any student or scholar who needs tips on performing electornic research and how to cite electronic references in MLA, APA, Chicago or CBE style. ... Read more

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painful.
Wordy. Hard to understand. Meandering.

As a beginner I find this book difficult and wordy and all those other adjectives. Unfortunately my university uses this book exclusively.

Intensive and extensive
If you are an EE sophomore/junior or senior and want to buy a book on semiconductor physics or devices that is both comprehensive in its depth and coverage of topics, I'd highly recommend this book. Its explanation of the working of FETs is very lucid and takes you all the way up to III-V HEMTs; similarly derivation of drift-diffusion/continuity equations for BJTs are explained in great detail and advanced devices like HBTs are also covered. Furthermore, if you are confused about energy band diagrams, this book is for you.
Let me briefly compare it with other similar books:
1- Semiconductor devices --Physics and Technology, 2nd edition by S. M. Sze--Standard, very good, but a little advanced textbook on semiconductors. Its explanation of FETs working and its assoicated band diagrams is not very comprehensive. Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 2nd Edition
2- Semiconductor Device fundamentals by R. F. Peirret-- An excellent book on the fundamentals, especially concepts of band diagrams, but again I found its coverage of FET devices not as good as that of Streetman. Semiconductor Device Fundamentals
3- Physics of semiconductor devices by M. Shur-- Shur is an expert on III-V devices modelling and simulations, but for fundamentals of semiconductor devices I won't recommend this to a sophomore! Physics of Semiconductor Devices
4- Semiconductor Device Electronics by Grung-- An excellent book with very good coverage of FETs, but a little more advanced than Streetman. Its explanation of band diagrams and discussion on potential, voltage, electric field, capacitance and their inter-relationships is very intuitive and clear. Semiconductor-Device Electronics (Holt Rinehart and Winston Series in Electrical Engineering)

Im a little worried
I just finished reading chapter one.I know it is quite early to make judgements, but already I'm starting to feel uneasy. As someone who has always enjoyed physics and math(and done well) I feel a little more insight into what is trying to be explained would be great.Im a student at the authors institution so I think thats why we have to use this book.I agree with others that there is a lot of waisted commentary so far, but it may prove to be usefull later.It just seems like a lot is thrown into one chapter and doesn't really mix well.More time, or more explanation about what is trying to be explained would greatly benefit the first chapter.

Pretty Good Overall
I'm an undergrad physics/engineering student.I thought this book was reasonably well written and clear.It could benefit from more example problems, and some solution techniques.
Also, I like to have my textbooks be at a slightly higher level than the associated class.This book kind of fell short of that mark in some cases (particularly with heterojunctions and optoelectronics).
Another observation, which isn't really a complaint, is that the book is written as a textbook rather than a reference.The formulas and charts are presented in logical sequence with the text, which makes it nice to read, but leads to a lot of paging to find that graph of mobilities vs. doping, or the formulas for the currents through a BJT, etc... (Kind of the opposite of Sze, where the formulas are collected nicely, but the exposition is virtually nonexistant).
A final thing that somewhat annoyed me, but didn't really detract from the book, was that the author insisted on using Laplace transforms to analyze some things.Which is a bit overkill for solving things like y''=y.
Overall, it's a good book, which explains the underlying concepts clearly.

Wordy, some explanations are not clear, can be better.
I finished chapter 7. The authors do not show each step how to get the equations. Instead, a lot of math steps are missing. Unless you are good at math and recall all the fundamental physics equations, you will spend a lot of time to derive the equations by yourself. Without derive the equations, you can only accept the results without any insight. This book tries to cover introduction materials and more advanced materials.

There is another problem. There are obvious errors. On page 38, the equations are not even printed out completely.

This book is very wordy. It can be much concise without losing any content.

For more advance semiconductor book, read Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits by Richard Muller, Berkeley. It is one of the best semiconductor textbook I have read.

Another reviewer said the book used Laplace transform. I finished chapter 7, I could not find any Laplace transform. I am wondering if he reviewed the wrong book.

Chapter 7 is good because it has covered a lot of applications and physics of Bipolar. However, chapter 7 still suffers the same problems I have mentioned above. It is not a bad book but it could be better.

I am sure the author (Indian professor) are good in the field He just needs to be more concise to explain the concepts and derive the equations in more details.

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Book Description
Unlike books currently on the market, this book attempts to satisfy two goals: combine circuits and electronics into a single, unified treatment, and establish a strong connection with the contemporary world of digital systems.It will introduce a new way of looking not only at the treatment of circuits, but also at the treatment of introductory coursework in engineering in general.
Using the concept of ''abstraction,'' the book attempts to form a bridge between the world of physics and the world of large computer systems. In particular, it attempts to unify electrical engineering and computer science as the art of creating and exploiting successive abstractions to manage the complexity of building useful electrical systems. Computer systems are simply one type of electrical systems.

+Balances circuits theory with practical digital electronics applications.

+Illustrates concepts with real devices.

+Supports the popular circuits and electronics course on the MIT OpenCourse Ware from which professionals worldwide study this new approach.

+Written by two educators well known for their innovative teaching and research and their collaboration with industry. ... Read more

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Awesome
I am using this book as a self study guide. I have finished first 3 chapters so far. Everything is awesome. It is very clear.

Very refreshing introduction to fundamentals
I came across this book while searching for an introductory text to review my fundamentals. The book developed from an introductory course taught at MIT in electronic circuits. I like the coverage of topics in the book and the manner in which the authors have presented them. The best part is that the course webcast is freely available over the MIT's Open Course Ware initiative. I benefited most from listening to one of the authors lectures on the web and using this book as a text. End of chapter problems emphasize applications of the various abstractions the authors use which is very intuitive. There are zillions of circuit theory books in the market but all of them just deal with the concept and circuit techniques. This book develops the concept and encourages the reader to think about the various simplifications and assumptions that have been made in circuits and systems theory and their domains of existence. Again, the best way this book can be put to use is to listen to the accompanying webcast lectures and take the "virtual course" on MIT OCW website. Don't forget to leave a small donation if you like the contents of the course so institutions like MIT can continue to open up their resources to the general public.

tackles a conceptual discontuity
Agarwal and Lang offer a pedagogy to tackle a serious disconnect that often arises in this field. At the low level of physics and electrical engineering, the EE student learns of basic device physics of such circuit elements as a PN diode or a MOSFET. Everything here is inherently analog. So you get I-V curves that characterise the devices, say. The book gives this good coverage.

But it also addresses the longer distance scale, where these devices are connected into a circuit for digital electronics. It is here that the abstractions of Boolean algebra take hold. Vital in letting the student have a simple conceptual model, upon which can be built the entire panoply of computer science.

The merit of this book is in the care with which it addresses this conceptual discontinuity. Now, it might be argued that there is no such discontinuity. There is a logical rigour to all this, that long predates the book. True enough. But the pedagogic reality is that the teaching of electrical engineering and of computer science are all too often two separate disciplines. One analog, one digital. The student attempting to understand both can easily get confused, through no fault of her own. Hopefully, the didactic approach of the book can mitigate this unfortunate occurrence. It is useful that a few students, at least, should have a deep understanding of a seamless transition from nanoscale physics to software. ... Read more

Book Description
54 super-entertaining projects offer insights into the sights, sounds, and smells of nature

Nature meets the Evil Genius via 54 fun, safe, and inexpensive projects that allow you to explore the fascinating and often mysterious world of natural phenomena using your own home-built sensors.Each project includes a list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and lots of clear, well-illustrated instructions.

• Projects include: rain detector, air pressure sensor, cloud chamber, lightning detector, electronic gas sniffer, seismograph, radiation detector, and more

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An Inspiring Manual
Also great reference for the rest of us. As a robotics enthusiast, I found the subject of this manual to be of intense interest. After receiving the book, I was further amazed by the inspiring variety and depth of the coverage of the subject matter. MacGyver would have loved this book! For best results, I would recommend that reader has at least a basic knowledge in electronics.
Whether your intention is to give 5 senses to your robotics project, build your own weather station, or build a paranormal detection device, you're well on your way with this compilation.

Nice collection of sensor projects
Interesting collection of projects that require more than a simple trip to the Radio Shack to build.Each project has considerable scientific background information not just an electrical schematic and parts list.Many of the projects would make worthwhile science fair projects or other amateur science pursuits.

Good hobbyist book on sensors
I own several books by the author, and like his other books, this one is focused on construction details and how each particular circuit works, along with datasheets, as opposed totheory. So if you are looking for the theory of operation on individual sensors, I think you will be disappointed. However, if you are just looking for interesting projects to build, this book is full of good ideas for circuits. The projects range from the more simple and inexpensive, such as the overtemperature alarm, to the more complex and costly advanced electronic ion chamber. If you want a good book on sensors and the theory behind them you might try Fraden's recent edition of "Handbook of Modern Sensors". I notice that Amazon does not show the table of contents so I do that here:
Chapter 1: Audio Projects
Electronic stethoscope
Underwater hydrophone
Ultrasonic listener
Chapter 2: Light Detection & Measurement
Opto Listener
Basic radiometer
Digital ultraviolet radiometer
Digital ozone-meter
Sensitive optical tachometer
Chapter 3: Heat Sensing
Infrared flame detector
Freeze alarm
Over-temperature alarm
Analog data-logger system
LCD thermometer
Infrared motion detector
Chapter 4: Fluid Sensing
Rain detector
Fluid sensor
Fluid/water level indicator
Humidity monitor
pH meter
Chapter 5: Gas Sensing
Air pressure switch
Electronic sniffer
Combustible gas sensor
Electronic barometer
Chapter 6: Vibration Monitoring
Vibration hour monitor
Vibration alarm
Piezo seismic alarm
Research seismograph
Chapter 7: Magnetic Detection
Mag-Ear amplifier
ELF monitor
Electronic compass
Earth field magnetometer
Chapter 8: Sensing Electric Fields
Electroscope
Static tube
Simple electronic electroscope
Atmospheric electricity monitor
Cloud charge monitor
Chapter 9: Radio Projects
Lightning detector
ELF natural radio
Shortwave receiver
Jupiter radio telescope
Chapter 10: Radiation Detection
Cloud chamber
Low cost electronic ion chamber I
Advanced electronic ion chamber II
Geiger Counter
Appendix A: Helpful Contact Information
Appendix B: Data Sheets

And I thought Electronic Projects Were Dead
Back many, many years ago, when the earth was flat and the sun went around the earth, I built a whole series of crystal radios. It seemed to me that something was lost when everything electronic became a chip and nearly everything you could imagine was made in Japan.

Now all of a sudden comes along this book. No, alas, there's not a crystal radio in it, but there's a short wave radio that's made with three chips. The complexity of the circuits is about the same as the old crystal sets. And the thrill of listening to WWV tell you the time as to be about the same as listening to the local radio station on the crystal set the first time.

There are quite a number of projects suitable for science fairs and the like. Come to think of it, building one of those electronic compasses from page 178 might be a good project even for an old kid of my advanced age. ... Read more

Book Description

* Features many "rules of thumb" and "tricks of the trade" for troubleshooting and repairing any type of electronic equipment

* Updated to include the latest electrical and electronic devices including mounted components and equipment

* COmplete with handy quick problem solving graphs and troubleshooting flowcharts

* Appendices cover specific troubleshooting techniques for common consumer electronics ... Read more

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Atlanta gifts
My grandson had listed this book on Amazon for his Wish List and was thrilled to receive it. ... Read more

Book Description
The new edition of Grob: Basic Electronics has been completely revised with a new look and new information to keep students at the forefront of basic electronics education. It includes new problems and questions at the end of each chapter, sidebar features throughout the text, and a critical thinking component. The new full-color design makes it easy for students to read circuit diagrams and otherimportant visuals. HyperGraphics, an interactive multimedia program designed to correlate with Glencoe electronics texts, is available for Grob: Basic Electronics. ... Read more

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The Electronic Basics You Need To Know
This is a classic for giving the basics of electronics to anyone interested in entering the field. I would classify it as a college level freshman or sophomore level introduction. It is simply one of the best!I personally purchased a new/old book, 4th edition. While some might think this means the material is dated, they would be wrong. The basics of electronics remain the same. A great supplement to Grob is the Tony R. Kuphaldt free e-book. The basics are what these books teach. If you want something shallow then get a book like "Horn's Basic Electronics Theory!" If you really want to learn something, get Grob.

This text leads into Malvino's "Electronic Principles." In this case, I would suggest you get the most recent edition of Malvino's book, which is what I did. If you go through both of these books, you will be more than ready for practical application knowledge.

Lou

The prerequisite to Dr. Malvino's Electronic Principles
If your're a newbie in the electronics world, this is the book you need to begin with, trust me. One can only go so far without a solid foundation and this is just what this book will help you master! I am a college physics major and I will start my BE in september 2007. The thing is that I allready write electronic articles and I feel very confident about my abilities. Again, a solid foundation is paramount and if you buy this book, you will need to buy Dr. Malvino's Electronic Principles after. This book is more about bridging the gap between electricity and electronics wheras Malvino's book is more about electronics (i.e. talks mainly about semiconductors). But i'm amazed at how these two books complement each other as they weren't written by the same author. With these two books you will have all the confidence in the world about the subject!

Grob's the classic Electronics Text
You don't need to go further than this book for a thorough introduction into electronics.The table of contents says it all.It's a must read for anyone needing an understanding of electronics and it serves as a good refrence as well.The presentation is excellent, with the copious use of colour, diagrams and photos.I especially like the little side bars highlighting some of the people whose names are used for units of measurement like Ampere, Marconi, Joule etc. and those whose pioneering work made our current understanding of electronics possible - Millikan etc.

A Big Disappointment
Basic Electronics, 8th Edition, was a big dispointment.I used an earilier edition of Grob in high school.I hardly recognized the book that I received in the mail.Half of each page is given over to pictures that have little or nothing do with the text, and at more than $80 it is over priced.I would recommend "Practical Electronics of Inventors" by Scherz instead.

Great for the newbie
I have just joined the N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology, Electronics Eng. dept. (2002-2003 batch). I almost finished the book before the classes started.I just wanted to have a knowhow of what I'd be studying in the next 4 years (B.E.), and picked up the book after having a look at this very page.

I must say that this is a wonderful book. It is very easy to understand b/c it has very basic maths involved (which i knew, even when i was in 10th class). It explains quite a hell lot, and i've increased my knowledge very much. I'm sure I'll be a step ahead of my class mates all year long.

I has the best explanation of A.C. circuits, capacitors, inductors, time contants, Diodes, BJTs, FETs ..... which is helping me very much...

It comes highly recommeded, from me, for the complete newbie (although i skipped the first 7-8 chapters.... b/c i had some knowledge from my 12th Physics). MUST BUY ... Read more

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This briefer text gives students an overview of managerial and technical concepts of e-commerce.The material follows a life cycle approach to show students the entire process of e-commerce from "vision" or strategic planning to "fulfillment" for delivery of products and services with the goal of customer satisfaction. ... Read more

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A horrible book for a horrible class
As the previous reviewer pointed out this book is out of date and just wrong in some cases. My professor used this book during lecture and discussed in detail parts of it (where were incidentally out of date).

A friend of mine, Eric Corley, who manages a computer related magazine is mentioned, but they spelled his name wrong! (And this is the second edition).

If you're a professor looking to get a text for an intro to e-commerce class, please god buy this book, then burn it, and then choose a different text.

Screaming fits - is what this book gave me.
I am stuck using this book. It is so bad I do not know where to start .... outdated, imprecise, inconsistent and incorrect terminology, contradicting itself andwhat I can describe as an "emotional" rather than technical writing style. Lack of simple clarifying examples.Misleading figures. Many key terms are defines multiple times in a different and misleading way.

Let me just give FEW exampes:
1. It is so very out of date - it does not even mention DSL, it goes on forever about dial-up!
2.Quote: "Infrared transmission operates at frequencies approaching the speed of light".I am not sure what that means, last time I checked frequency and speed were two different things.
3. p. 132, "Portal: a Web page that offers links to other sites". According to this ANY old web page is a portal.
4. p. 165, "Internet Service Provider (ISP): a specialiazedcompany that connects customers with PCs and browsers to the Internet". Sorry - you are out of luck if you are running a server, or do not intend to use a browser!
5.p.218 - range for WLAN is listed as "only 150 feet", VS , p.219 range for a WLAN from less than 100 to 300 feet.
6.talks abotut KM (knowledge management) in Ch 5 but never defines it.
7. loves imprecise expressions with little substancelike "information super highway", "entrance ramp to the internet", "virtually unstoppable", "possibilities are truly endless"
8. figure 14-7 labeled "Quantum computing", while displaying an eliptic curve.

It feels like the author was just hurrying to get yet another book out in an area in which he lacked serious expertise. ... Read more

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This renowned book offers a comprehensive yet practical exploration of basic electrical and electronic concepts, hands-on applications, and troubleshooting. Written in a clear and accessible narrative, the 7th Edition focuses on fundamental principles and their applications to solving real circuit analysis problems, and devotes six chapters to examining electronic devices. With an eye-catching visual program and practical exercises, this book provides readers with the problem-solving experience they need in a style that makes complex material thoroughly understandable. For professionals with a career in electronics, engineering, technical sales, field service, industrial manufacturing, service shop repair, and/or technical writing.

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You can learn the basic principles of electronics in class or on your own with this terrific text
What a terrific introduction to electronics!The author explains electricity, the relevant formulae, the basic physics of electricity, electromagnetism and a lot more.The text requires no more than algebra and right angle trigonometry.I find the text clear, engaging, and quite understandable even without an instructor to help me.

Each chapter begins with an outline of what is going to be discussed, chapter objectives, key terms, application assignment, web materials, and an introduction.The text uses color very well, is richly illustrated, and is mindful of the student learning process.I like the way the author introduces a point, poses a problem that he then solves, and then asks you a similar problem to work on your own (with the answer provided at the end of the chapter).At the end of each chapter there is a bullet point summary, key terms with definitions, a self-test to check your understanding, and a section by section set of basic problems.

The text has 21 chapters divided into three parts. Part 1 discusses DC circuits (quantities & units, voltage - current & resistance, Ohm's Law - Energy & Power, Series Circuits, Parallel Circuits, Series Parallel Circuits, Magnetism & Electromagnetism).Part 2 discusses AC Circuits (Introduction to Alternating Current & Voltage, Capacitors, RC Circuits, Inductors, RL Circuits, RCLS Circuits & Resonance, Transformers, Time Response & Reactive Circuits).Part 3 discusses Devices (Diodes & Applications, Transistors & Applications, the Operational Amplifier, Basic Op-Amp Circuits, Special Purpose Op-Amp Circuits, Measurement - Conversion & Control).

There are also 5 appendices having a table of standard values, capacitor color coding & marking, Norton's Theorem & Millman's Theorem, Devices Data Sheets, Field-Programmable Analog Arrays (FPAAs).A glossary, index and answers to odd number questions are provided as well.

This text is, of course, usable in college or high school introductory courses to electronics, but it is also usable by interested general readers who want to build or fill in their understanding of the basic principles and applications of electronics.

Recommended!

Reviewed by Craig Matteson - Ann Arbor, MI
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THIS IS THE ONLY WIRING GUIDE YOU WILL EVER NEED TO BUY. Learn step by step how to completely wire Telecaster, Stratocaster, Esquire, and Les Paul guitars and all of the potentiometers, capacitors, switches, ground wires, hot wires, pickups, output jack, and bridge ground. Even if you dont have a Fender or Gibson, this guide will teach you how to wire a guitar with 1, 2, or 3 pickups. Also learn where you can get the complete wiring kits for dirt cheap, and learn essential soldering tips. Why not learn how to change your pickups, tone or volume controls, switches, and capacitors yourself? There are a ton of modifications you can do to your guitar for dirt cheap. This book will also show you some secret "hot rod" techniques that the pros use. This book will teach you how to do coil tapping, coil cutting, phase switching, series wiring, parallel wiring, bridge-on switching, mini toggle switching, varitone switching, mega switching, yamaha switching, blend pots, and much more !!! ... Read more

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Very good!
This is a great book - a must have for anyone who desires to learn how to work with guitar electronics or even for those who run a shop - it's a great reference!

A wealth of information in layman's terminology
I acquired this book in e-book form to assist me with several electric guitar rewiring projects, including pickup upgrades and replacement of potentiometers ("pots") and other wiring. I found a wealth of information presented in easy-to-understand, non-technical terminology, with many clear illustrations to show exactly how to connect everything. There is instruction in soldering basics and necessary tools to help the amateur guitar technician get the job done. If you want to repair the electronics in your guitar, or do your own upgrades and experiment with different wiring and control options, this book will help you.

A great book worth every penny!
This book is perfect the guitarist ready to dive in to the complicated world of guitar electronics. Not only does the book show you how to wire a guitar, it also helps you understand the wiring designs more clearly, so that you can come up with your own wiring schemes. I really found the info on wiring an unknown 4 wire humbucker very useful for my own projects. If you play through humbuckers like me, then you should coil cut them in order to get a ton of additional sounds. Very useful book. ... Read more

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This book provides an explanation of whole-system structures and relationships rather than isolated circuits or devices. It is committed to showing how the devices of modern electronics are applied in realistic industrial applications, and makes every effort to help you reach the skill level needed for carrying out your job responsibilities.It thoroughly examines a wide variety of systems—from PLCs to industrial robots—and includes a wealth of background information regarding the economic importance and/or environmental impact of the production process involved in the system.A book for the Industrial Electronics Technician or Engineering Technologist who want current information showing how the devices of modern electronics are applied in realistic industrial applications. ... Read more

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Im brefer this book on all book talk about industrial ele.
Rale it's agood bookther are alot of exambel exblein practicl life, it's lunguge cler. ... Read more

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OBD II & Electronic Engine Management Systems (Haynes)
This book is easy reading and comprehensive. It covers all of the OBD II diagnostic codes for the majority of auto builders. I've found it to be very helpful in diagnosing vehicles with the check engine light on.

OBD-II insight
The book is quite useful to help one understand how the OBD-II system works.It may not solve your current problem, but at least you will have some idea of what causes the "service engine" light to come on and sometimes go off.It makes no bones about the fact that some problems are difficult to solve. ... Read more

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At Last! The authoritative, hands-on book for Ford EEC-IV Engine Control Systems. More than 16 million Ford cars and trucks are covered by this book.

Author Charles Probst worked with Ford engineers, trainers and technicians to bring you expert advice and inside information. His comprehensive troubleshooting, service procedures and tips will help you master Ford's fuel injection system.

For high-performance tuning advice Probst went straight to the experts-Ford's own Special Vehicle Operations (SVO). He also includes recommendations from some of the best-known Ford tuners and aftermarket parts suppliers. You'll learn the hot set-up for your car or truck: what really works, what doesn't, and how to stay emissions-legal.

No other book gives you as much detailed, proven information, with 454 pages, including all EEC wiring diagrams, trouble codes and test specifications, and hundreds of photos and illustrations. This is the only choice for Ford enthusiasts, professional repair technicians and high-performance tuners who really want to get the most out of their Ford.

-Over 200 pages of test specifications and wiring diagrams
-Step-by-step procedures for troubleshooting and service
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Ford Fuel Injection 80 through 87
Very informative book.Covers the history of fuel injection on Fords from the years 80 thru 87.If you have a newer Ford than 1987, I would suggest you buy the newer version of this book namely the 88 thru 93 version.

DO NOT let anyone ship your merchandise by DHL!DHL does not have a clue as to how to find the destination!Then DHL winds up mailing it via the Post Office and the whole process takes forever!

Excellent reference book
If you're a 5.0 owner (88-93) this is a perfect book to help decipher what controls what and how. I particularly used it to measure and test voltages from various sensors to verify proper operation and resolve some issues. Nice book & definitely worth the read...

Not for tweakers
But if you want a solid understanding of how everything works, so you can fix it, this is the single best book on the subject.It answers many of those those arcane questions that crop up when you're really digging into a problem.As many of us have learned, the error code is NOT a recipe for a repair.It is simply the place to start.

As an example, my F-250 4.9 started stalling when warm.I had also noticedan occasional gassy smell & my mileage had dropped noticeably.It also failed emissions on NOx.Later, I pulled a code pointing to the engine coolant temperature sensor (ECT).Since the problem only occurs when the engine is fully warm, I checked that strategy & saw that the ECT is indeed involved in managing engine performance.Probst describes the effect of a low or high reading, provides a table of expected voltage and resistance values at specific temperatures, and the pin locations on the connector.

If the ECT isn't the exact problem, there's enough meat in this book to figure out what is.

Last time I had to take my car into Ford, I found I knew more about oxygen sensor operation than the service writer.It saved me $150.

Best Book Ever Written About Fords EEC-IV Compuer System
No matter what you want to do with the Ford EEC-IV computer (88-93) this is the book for you.This is a very indepth book that dosent just tell you how to do somthing but it also shows you why it does what it does and why it will do somthing else if you mess with it.He explains how everything works, from the sensors to the computer and then to the acutators, he explains how the work together and he writes very clearly so it is easy to understand and to put into action.

Best Bang for the Buck!
If you have questions, or just need a very good understanding of the Ford EEC-IV Fuel Injection systems, this is the book for you. Don't waste your time or money on any other book. This one explains theory, real life problems, and the methods for tracking down a malfunction and correcting it. Also includes what is the best way to go about improving performance, and making the system adapt to performance improvements. ... Read more

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Technical Introduction to Basic Electronics
This book provides a technical introduction for understanding electronics.Starting with the concept of moving electrons, it builds in short sections to cover voltage, amperage, AC and DC circuits, etc., up to semiconductors and integrated circuits.

Despite the whimsical cartoons used throughout the book, it is based from a quantitative and technical approach, starting out with a 60 page math review that includes logarithms, polar coordinates and trigonometry. Some of this may helpful as a refresher, but is much more in depth than what is required for the coverage of the book, where mostly simple algebra is needed. People who are not comfortable with math may find portions of this book confusing or intimidating.

Some of the explanations of components and concepts are quite clear.Others jump from a simple premise to a complex idea without a clear bridge.It did help me to understand several concepts and components which I never 'got', but other sections left me totally 'up in the air'.

The book is focused on circuits and components typically used in ham radios, but most of these (transistors, vacuum tubes, resistors, amplifiers, etc.) are used/have been used in a variety of electronic devices, and would be useful for a technically minded reader, even if not a 'ham'.

Some of the referential information is dated, with instructions for using calculators and computers from 1990, however, if you read past that, the electronics stuff remains current at this level.

Disapointing is the lack of summary information for circuits and components that can be used for reference, without having to dig it out of individual chapters each time it is needed.

In summary, this 300+ page book is not a quick read or refresher for people who want concise information on electronics. It could be good for a technically inclined person who wants to understand how and why electronic components work.It could also be used as a text for a high school or adult education course on this topic.

awesome
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great book to study before taking phone company exam ... Read more

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The quickest way to learn the hows and whys behind computing, communications, robotics, entertainment devices, and the force that makes them work

Great for preparing for licensing exams, previous editions of this guide have been prized bythousands of students and professionals for the book's uniquely thorough coverage, ranging from dc and ac concepts and circuits to semiconductors and integrated circuits.Packed with more than 500 learning-enhanced illustrations, practical examples, and self-quizzes and tests, this matchless reference:

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Customer Reviews (27)

Learned a shocking amount
I used this book to learn basic electronics so I could pass an employment test for an open position at my work. I combined this book with a college textbook to learn what I needed to know. This book successfully compresses all the major ideas of electronics into tidy chapters. I found this book easy to read and learn concepts from. However, it fell short on circuit analysis,so I turned to my textbook for that.

Good for beginners...
I have a BS in Electrical Engineering. I have been out of school for a while and just started graduate school. Rather than dig back into my old text books I thought I should start slow, something to get my brain working again.

Well if you're like me I definitely would not recommend it. You forget a lot out of school, but not that much...

However, as I read it, I think it would be an awesome book for someone who is 1) Considering engineering 2) About to start engineering 3) Engineering manager who deals with EEs a lot but has no EE background

I kind of wish I had picked it up before I started my degree. It gives youjust enough to not bore you.

Stuck halfways...
This is book is mainly concerned with the theory of electronics, and presents it without getting bogged down in advanced math. However, it does not really explain things - most of it reads like a summary of a more detailed book or an article from an encyclopedia - very dry. Also, I found it rather brief on the practical aspects - here, you will not learn how to read schematics, understand why components are where they are, and take educated guess at how to adapt a circuit for your needs.
In this sense, it is not a practical beginners' book. In my opinion, if you are serious about theory, this is not the book for you, and if you want to do practical projects, you will not find anything here.

I Got a job
I studied this book several times.You really need more than one time through the book (or at least I did) for the concepts to sink in.It is very dense with information.However eventually the concepts stuck and when I interviewed for a tech job I got it.I guarantee that without this book I wouldn't have gotten it.Thanks a bunch Stan!

A great book for junior high students, or...
I am taking a college le