An easy-to-read but useful book

[Dan Shanefield]

Of course there's a ton of books for beginners in electronics. But, in
spite of its title, here is a book that got 5-star customer reviews in
amazon.com, for being UNUSUALLY EASY to read and to understand, as
well as for having a lot of practical info. It has optional
experiments, none of which uses more than two transistors, 2
capacitors, and/or 2 resistors. If at all interested, see customer
revu at amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0815514670/ref=cm_rev_all_1/103-2039771-7466213?v=glance&s=books&vi=customer-reviews&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER

(If that link doesn't work, you can go to amazon, search books for
shanefield, and click on Customer Revu.)

You can probably buy a used copy cheaper than new, via amazon (or
similar site), since this has been used as a college (and vocational
sch.) textbook, and students often sell those (to buy more beer!),
even tho they really should keep texts like this, for use when they go
to work.

Dan Shanefield, the author of this book
http://homepage.mac.com/shanefield/Resume1.html

 

[andy]

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:31:09 -0700, Dan Shanefield wrote:

Of course there's a ton of books for beginners in electronics. But, in
spite of its title, here is a book that got 5-star customer reviews in
amazon.com, for being UNUSUALLY EASY to read and to understand, as
well as for having a lot of practical info. It has optional
experiments, none of which uses more than two transistors, 2
capacitors, and/or 2 resistors. If at all interested, see customer
revu at amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0815514670/ref=cm_rev_all_1/103-2039771-7466213?v=glance&s=books&vi=customer-reviews&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER

(If that link doesn't work, you can go to amazon, search books for
shanefield, and click on Customer Revu.)

You can probably buy a used copy cheaper than new, via amazon (or
similar site), since this has been used as a college (and vocational
sch.) textbook, and students often sell those (to buy more beer!),
even tho they really should keep texts like this, for use when they go
to work.

Dan Shanefield, the author of this book
http://homepage.mac.com/shanefield/Resume1.html

i bought a copy of 'the art of electronics' a while ago. apart from the
academic bias, i really like the way it's written - quite to the point
with occasional bits of dry humour. maybe not for a complete beginner
though. (i have a degree in physics from years back, so the concepts
weren't hard to get my head round - just the practicalities.)

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[Dan Shanefield]

Re: "Art of Electronics," that's a really great book! Much more
thorough than my book (much, MUCH more!). But when I was still
working as a professor, students told me that "A. of E." was quite
difficult for beginners, if they hadn't studied a lot of phys. or
electr. yet. Also, it has very little on practical application stuff
like motors, speed controllers, sensors, ground loops, RFI, etc.,
which my book does cover (at beginner's level, at least). But "A. of
E." is the greatest, if you plan to design your own ckts, at a fairly
advanced level, after a reader has already absorbed the ideas in mine
(or a similar one).
Dan

 

[Animesh Maurya]

shanefield@ieee.org (Dan Shanefield) wrote in message news:<8512db5b.0407221350.6b6f7db5@posting.google.com>...

Re: "Art of Electronics," that's a really great book! Much more
thorough than my book (much, MUCH more!). But when I was still
working as a professor, students told me that "A. of E." was quite
difficult for beginners, if they hadn't studied a lot of phys.

I agree, it appears but as you move on, more lucid it becomes. If not
yet, then obviously some preliminary knowledge is missing.

Each time I read, more I discover just amazing.

Best regards,
AM