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_bS.I.E.
100 1 _aSinclair, Ian.
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245 1 0 _aElectronics made simple /
_cIan Sinclair
250 _a2nd ed.
264 1 _aOxford :
_bMade Simple,
_c2002.
300 _aix, 268 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aPrevious edition: 1997.
505 0 _aFor 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.
505 0 _aNew 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.
505 0 _aTable 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
650 4 _aElectronics.
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