A classic book in the electronics field, All New Electronics Self Teaching Guide has been completely revised to reflect current technologies while maintaining its highly touted approach to teaching the fundamentals of electronics circuits. With a new look and organization to help the reader access information, the book is more valuable than ever. New appendices add information about on-line resources and tutorials, an expanded glossary, and other useful information. With over 20 years in the semiconductor industry and an engineering background, author Earl Boysen brings insight into modern electronics usage to update concepts and examples used throughout the book. Here's an extract from chapter 3: "The Transistor Experiment".

Table of Contents

1. DC Review and Pre-Test.

2. The Diode.

3. Introduction to the Transistor.

4. The Transistor Switch.

5. AC Pre-Test and Review.

6. AC in Electronics.

7. Resonant Circuits.

8. Transistor Amplifiers.

9. Oscillators.

10. The Transformer.

11. Power Supply Circuits.

12. Conclusion and Final Self-Test.

Appendix A. Glossary.

Appendix B. List of Symbols and Abbreviations.

Appendix C. Powers of Ten and Engineering Prefixes.

Appendix D. Standard Composition Resistor Values.

Appendix E. Supplemental Resources.

Appendix F. Equation Reference.

Appendix G. Schematic Symbols Used in this Book.

Index.