Electronic Formulas, Symbols & Circuits
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Getting Started in Electronics
Hand-drawn pages
Lettered and illustrated by the author
Circuits to build
Wire them up and test them yourself
Bench reference
Handy to keep open while you build
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Getting Started in Electronics is Forrest M. Mims III's hand-lettered, hand-drawn introduction to electronics. In 128 pages it goes from what electricity is to circuits you can build and test yourself.
What it covers
- Electricity: charge, current, voltage and resistance
- Components: resistors, capacitors, coils, switches and what each one does
- Semiconductors: diodes and transistors, and how they rectify, switch and amplify
- Light and electronics: LEDs, light sensors and solar cells
- Integrated circuits, both digital logic and analog (linear)
- Circuit assembly tips
- 100 electronic circuits and projects to build and test
Who it suits
Beginners, students and makers who want the fundamentals explained with drawings, and anyone who wants a single reference to keep at the bench while building a first circuit.
Book details
| Author | Forrest M. Mims III |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Master Publishing, Inc. |
| Pages | 128 |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0945053286 |
| ISBN-10 | 0945053282 |
The book does not include any components. To build the circuits you will need a solderless breadboard, a small assortment of common parts and a power source such as batteries. A multimeter helps.
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Circuits you build and test, not just read about.
Forrest M. Mims III lettered and drew these books by hand, and each schematic sits beside the note that explains it. You build the circuit on a breadboard, measure it, change one part and see what happens. That is how the ideas stick.
Common parts, nothing exotic.
The circuits use inexpensive parts you can find anywhere: resistors, capacitors, LEDs, transistors, a few chips and a battery, on a solderless breadboard. Parts are not included with the book, and a multimeter helps.
A reference that stays on the bench.
Start with Getting Started in Electronics if you are new. Keep the three Mini Notebook collections beside it for formulas and symbols, timers and op amps, and sensor projects. Each one is a book you open again when the next project needs it.
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Who is selling this book?
Academic Resources is an independent bookseller. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorised by Forrest M. Mims III or his publisher, Master Publishing, Inc.
The author's own site is forrestmims.org.
Are parts or a kit included?
No. You are buying the book only. The circuits use common, inexpensive parts that you source separately.
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What if it is not what I needed?
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