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Electronics for Beginners: A Practical Introduction to Schematics, Circuits, and Microcontrollers

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Condition
New
Dimensions
6.1 x 1.2 x 9.25 in
Weight
1.6 lb
Publisher
Apress
Publication date
September 2, 2020
Edition
First Edition
Language
English

Description

Jump start your journey with electronics! If you’ve thought about getting into electronics, but don’t know where to start, this book gives you the information you need. Starting with the basics of electricity and circuits, you'll be introduced to digital electronics and microcontrollers, capacitors and inductors, and amplification circuits – all while gaining the basic tools and information you need to start working with low-power electronics. Electronics for Beginners walks the fine line of focusing on projects-based learning, while still keeping electronics front and center. You'll learn the mathematics of circuits in an uncomplicated fashion and see how schematics map on to actual breadboards. Written for the absolute beginner, this book steers clear of being too math heavy, giving readers the key information they need to get started on their electronics journey. What You’ll LearnReview the basic “patterns” of resistor usage―pull up, pull down, voltage divider, and current limiterUnderstand the requirements for circuits and how they are put togetherRead and differentiate what various parts of the schematics doDecide what considerations to take when choosing componentsUse all battery-powered circuits, so projects are safeWho This Book Is For Makers, students, and beginners of any age interested in getting started with electronics. Read more

Specs 9

Publisher Apress
Publication date September 2, 2020
Edition First Edition
Language English
Print length 530 pages
ISBN-10 1484259785
ISBN-13 88
Item Weight 1.6 pounds

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Top Amazon Reviews


Great beginner book...answer key is available...
Format: Paperback
I am 1/4 of the way through the book, and I believe it is much easier than most text books. I compared it to another "basic" electronics textbook I purchased, and concluded that I would rather learn from this one first! It is not easy, but they start from the very beginning and progressively get more advanced. I also followed another reviewers instructions, and downloaded the answer key. It says it is a work in progress, but that is better than nothing! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2024 by Michelle Naranjo

Very Good Book
Format: Paperback
Well written, simple for beginner. You may have to read the book two times or three times. Believe me it does not get tiring. Just everything starts being intuitive. This book will never discourage you from learning electronics. The Arduino uno section is an introduction the microcontrollers with a few samples to practice. Then you can go to the Arduino website and get pdf files of more projects. I don't recommend to jump into Arduino programing books, those will really turn you off. These guys are "programmers" which we are not and they can get the juice out of an Arduino. For us that will be much later. Stick with already built projects. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2025 by Sequin

Quality
Format: Paperback
I would definitely recommend. It was delivered in the time frame given. My dad loves this book. Great knowledge for beginners who's learning about electronics.
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2025 by Shanese

ok
Format: Paperback
This book is ok if you want to build a board. You will have to know higher math skills. A lot of math in this book. I was looking at figuring out problems on a board. So, I found it interesting but not that useful in my work.
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2026 by Charles

Perfect book for a beginner
Format: Paperback
If you bought yourself a breadboard and couple of electronic components, maybe arduino even, watched dozens of videos on youtube but still struggling to put everything together in your head - this book is EXACTLY what you need. When you want to design simple maybe but your own circuits instead of buying DIY kits that will teach you no more than soldering you need to know basics about components available and how to use them. This book is about practical knowledge, bare minimum of theory and math. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2023 by Vlad

great. practical. highly recommend.
Format: Kindle
This is the best electronic book I’ve ever read. It gives practical advice and explains the why as well as the how.
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2025 by John

awesome book for a newbie and up.
Format: Paperback
book does start from very basics. as it goes further in it will start throwing useful formulas at you and give you a few challenges to apply the knowledge uou just acquired. one will need to be friends with math but thers just no way around it. book will train you how to understand schematics and will go in detail on each component present in it. 500 pages of good layed out information. strongly recommend. 1 recommendation to the publisher: I'd rather have the book available in spiral binder, that way it's easier to work with it since it's slso a work book and no way it should be shelf book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020 by vital

Excellent for beginners!
Format: Paperback
Wonderfully written and very easy to quickly understand! Excellent examples (including formulas) for necessary electrical calculations. Highly recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022 by Berticus Maximus
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