Practical Electronics for Inventors
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THE BOOK THAT MAKES ELECTRONICS MAKE SENSEThis intuitive, applications-driven guide to electronics doesn't overload you with technical detail. Instead, it tells you — and shows you — what basic and advanced electronics parts and components do, and how they work. Practical Electronics for Inventors offers over 750 hand-drawn images that provide clear, detailed instructions that can help turn theoretical ideas into realities.CRYSTAL CLEAR AND COMPREHENSIVECovering the entire field of electronics, from basics through analog and digital, AC and DC, integrated circuits (ICs), semiconductors, stepper motors and servos, ICD displays, and various input/output devices, this guide even includes a full chapter on the latest microcontrollers. If you want to succeed in turning your ideas into workable electronic gadgets and inventions, this is THE book.ENTHUSIASTIC READERS HELPED US MAKE THIS BOOK EVEN BETTERThis revised, improved, and completely updated second edition reflects suggestions offered by the loyal hobbyists, students, and inventors who made the first edition a bestseller.Reader-suggested improvements in this guide include:Thoroughly expanded and improved theory chapter New sections covering test equipment, optoelectronics, microcontroller circuits, and more Answered problems throughout the bookPractical Electronics for Inventors takes you through reading schematics, building and testing prototypes, purchasing electronic components, and safe work practices. You'll find all this in a guide that's destined to get your creative — and inventive — juices flowing.New projects, sample problems, and much more!Starting with a light review of electronics history, physics, and math, the book provides an easy-to-understand overview of all major electronic elements, including:Basic passive components Resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers Discrete passive circuits Current-limiting networks, voltage dividers, filter circuits, attenuators Discrete active devices Diodes, transistors, thrysistors Microcontrollers Rectifiers, amplifiers, modulators, mixers, voltage regulatorsPaul Scherz is a physicist/mechanical engineer who received his B.S. in physics from the University of Wisconsin. His area of interest in physics focuses on elementary particle interactions. Paul is an inventor/hobbyist in electronics, an area he grew to appreciate through his experience at the University's Department of Nuclear Engineering Physics and the Department of Plasma Physics. Booknews Covering the same basic information as other introductory electronics books, only presenting the information on particular devices and circuits do before discussing the physics of how they work, this text covers basic circuit components, semiconductors, optoelectronics, integrated circuits, operational amplifiers, filters, oscillators and timers, voltage regulators, audio electronics, digital electronics, DC motors, RC servos, and other devices. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceCh. 1Introduction to Electronics1Ch. 2Theory5Ch. 3Basic Electronic Circuit Components59Ch. 4Semiconductors123Ch. 5Optoelectronics191Ch. 6Integrated Circuits213Ch. 7Operational Amplifiers219Ch. 8Filters247Ch. 9Oscillators and Timers267Ch. 10Voltage Regulators and Power Supplies283Ch. 11Audio Electronics299Ch. 12Digital Electronics313Ch. 13DC Motors, RC Servos, and Stepper Motors409Ch. 14Hands-on Electronics423App. A: Power Distribution and Home Wiring459App. B: Electronic Symbols465App. C: Useful Facts and Formulas467App. D: Finding Components471App. E: A Note on Injection Molding and Patents473App. F: History of Electronics Timeline477App. G: Component Data, List of Logic ICs, Foreign Semiconductor Codes483App. HAnalog/Digital Interfacing497App. I: Displays515App. J: Memory Devices535App. K: Microprocessors and Microcontrollers553Index585
