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 enlarge | Author: Forrest M. Mims Iii
Publisher: Master Publishing, Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 15091
Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0945053282
EAN: 9780945053286
ASIN: 0945053282
Publication Date: February 2003
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 Great Starter Book May 19, 2008
Trying to study for GROL, realized I needed a base in electronics, so got this book too. Its a great starter!
A classic introduction, and still one of the best for the beginner. March 1, 2008
My first electronics book 25 years ago, this book is still on my workbench. Mim's writing style is straightforward and conversational, and the handwritten and illustrated format is friendly and easy to understand. Through this unique method, Mim's manages to present material that could otherwise be somewhat daunting in a fun and easy to learn manner. The book also includes dozens of complete circuits so that you can get started putting your knowledge to work right away.
 Still a Popular Hobbyist Item February 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a reprint, with little change, of the popular Radio Shack "how to do it" manual by Mims. Still hand-printed and having less educational value than a good textbook, it is an inexpensive way to do a few things with electronics. Should you want to develop a deeper understanding, look for a copy of Electronics Technology Fundamentals by Robert T. Paynter and Tody Boydell, a very readable and complete book at considerably greater expense.
 Great book for the absolute basics January 14, 2008
This a great book if you are new or learning and trying to grasp the basics.
I picked up this book in order to brush up on the basics and it helped me grasp concepts that I did not previously understand.
The way that it is written may seen child like at first but it gets the jop done at helping you understand how the conponents work.
This would make a great gift to any high school student and above intersted in technology.
Off to a Good Start January 12, 2008
This is an excellent book to learn the fundamentals to get started learning electronics. I really don't have much of a background in electronics. I got this book because I read about it in Make Magazine. Also I have been trying to complete a correspondence course in electronics. This book reviewed what I had already learned in a fraction of the number of pages that I had to read. It also introduce things that my course hasn't cover yet. Not bad for 128 pages.
Think about it: many high schools don't have an electronics program. Mine didn't. It isn't that the material is unimportant or doesn't have job opportunities. The electronic field is huge. This is the book to start with if you know nothing of electronics and are doing a self study.
The book is easy to understand. It wasn't until it discusses "Digital Integrated Circuits" in chapter 6 that I did not have a full understanding of the material. But I guess this is just a "start" to learning such topics. But I think it works, because it is more advanced and thus gets the reader's interest. However diode and transistor gates can become complicated.
It is important to note there is not much math here except for some basic algebra. A few formulas, truth tables, and graphs of functions are present but the book uses them to show how electronics are represented and not to have the reader do many math problems.
I have yet to build the circuit projects in the back of the book. That is the next step. Forrest Mims, the author, states that you have to do them to get the complete understanding of circuits. That makes sense.
In summary, this is an excellent book and I give it a high recommendation. It is the fastest way to learn all about electronics that you were never taught.
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