I'd like to add a bit more to this
section so if anyone has any suggestions for
electronics books they find useful please
e-mail me. If you could include a link to an
online review or shop it would be
helpful. Hover over a title for details or to buy the book from
Amazon.co.uk.
Bebop to the Boolean Boogie: An Unconventional Guide to Electronics
- Maxfield, 2nd Edition, 2002, ISBN 0750675438 -
Highly regarded guide to electronics covering all the basics of digital electronics; boolean algebra, transsistors, logic,
integrated circuits and much more. All preented in Max's unique easy-going and humerous style.
Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius: 57 Lessons with Projects (TAB Electronics Technician Library) - Cutcher,
McGraw-Hill/Tab 2005, ISBN 0071448810 - Hands-on
beginners guide to electronics. Introduction to
analog & digital electronics including tips
to avoid common mistakes discovered the hard
way by the author. Web site includes
information on the book, downloads including a
game (Resistor-Attack) and other supporting
material.
Electrical Engineering 101: Everything You Should Have Learned in School but Probably Didn't -
Darren Ashby, North-Holland Publishing Co. 2006, ISBN 0750678127 -
Practical book covering the gap between theory and practice, filling in all the bits they didn't teach you
at school. Focussing on the practical side of electronics the book includes sections on circuit analysis, equivalent
components, troubleshooting and much more. Also included is a free software CD (including Electronics Assistant).
Surface Mount Technology: Principles and Practice -
Ray Prasad, Kluwer Academic Publishers 1988, ISBN 0442205279 -
A guide to surface mount principles, industry practices and options. Useful to students and anyone involved in the design or
manufacture of SMT assemblies. More info can be found on the the author's website
here.
The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator
- Maxfield, 2005, ISBN 0471732788 -
An introduction to how computers work in general, and in particular
how they perform mathamatical calculations. Includes a CD-ROM containing
a virtual calculator, used for the practical laboratory
exercises in the book. The material in the book is complemented by extra
downloads and information on the web site.
The Art of Electronics - Horowitz
& Hill, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University
Press 1989, ISBN 0521370957 - An invaluable
book covering theory of transistors, op-amps,
logic gates, microprocessors and more. The book
also explains basics such as how to draw
circuit diagrams and how to use an
oscilloscope, and draws on the authors
practical experience to provide a no-nonsense,
hands-on guide. Read EPE contributor Alan
Winstanley's review for more details.
The Intelligent Wireless Web
- Alesso & Smith, Addison-Wesley,
2001, ISBN 0201730634 - Web site with
details of the book, which contains information
on current and future wireless internet
technologies. Written by two authors at the
forefront of the Internet revolution.
