Electronics made simple /
Sinclair, Ian.
Electronics made simple / Ian Sinclair - 2nd ed. - ix, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Previous edition: 1997.
For those needing quick, accurate and up-to-date information on the fundamentals of electronics, this book can be used as a complete beginners' guide. Yet for the student needing to revise, it offers a straightforward revision of the subject. New in the second edition is a chapter on the Digital Revolution, covering digital TV, digital radio, MP3 players, etc, and a chapter on the Communications Revolution, including mobile phone technology and GPS. Coverage of microprocessors, microcontrollers and integrated circuits has been thoroughly updated and expanded. The key features include: discover the world of electronics behind today's digital revolution; uncover the workings of household and industrial electronic systems; and learn electronics without needing access to expensive equipment. Table of Contents Preface; Electricity, waves and pulses; Components; Active components and ICs; Linear circuits; Block and circuit diagrams; How radio works; Disc and tape recording; Elements of TV and Radar; Digital signals; Gating and logic circuits; Counting and correcting; CD system and beyond; Microprocessors, calculators and computers; Digital TV and radio; Miscellaneous systems; Appendix A; Appendix B; Index
075065368x 9780750653688
Electronics.
621.381 / S.I.E.
Electronics made simple / Ian Sinclair - 2nd ed. - ix, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Previous edition: 1997.
For those needing quick, accurate and up-to-date information on the fundamentals of electronics, this book can be used as a complete beginners' guide. Yet for the student needing to revise, it offers a straightforward revision of the subject. New in the second edition is a chapter on the Digital Revolution, covering digital TV, digital radio, MP3 players, etc, and a chapter on the Communications Revolution, including mobile phone technology and GPS. Coverage of microprocessors, microcontrollers and integrated circuits has been thoroughly updated and expanded. The key features include: discover the world of electronics behind today's digital revolution; uncover the workings of household and industrial electronic systems; and learn electronics without needing access to expensive equipment. Table of Contents Preface; Electricity, waves and pulses; Components; Active components and ICs; Linear circuits; Block and circuit diagrams; How radio works; Disc and tape recording; Elements of TV and Radar; Digital signals; Gating and logic circuits; Counting and correcting; CD system and beyond; Microprocessors, calculators and computers; Digital TV and radio; Miscellaneous systems; Appendix A; Appendix B; Index
075065368x 9780750653688
Electronics.
621.381 / S.I.E.