Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors

Learn all about electronics with hands-on experiments and projects

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Learn about electronics with fun experiments and projectsCreated in partnership with Thames & Kosmos, Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors introduces you to essential electronics concepts through fun, do-it-yourself projects. You'll get tips for setting up your home workbench, safely handling materials, and creating a variety of entertaining gadgets. All of the projects and experiments use inexpensive, readily available electronic components and different types of breadboard, which creates a plug-and-play environment for you to build electronic circuits—no soldering required!

Inside you'll find:



Things You'll Need--lists of all the electronic components and equipment required for each experiment
A Circuit Diagram--shows how each of the electronic components are connected to produce the experiment
How the Circuit Works--identifies the building blocks used to make the circuit and helps you read circuit diagrams
Breadboard Layout--close-up photographs that guide you in building each electronic circuit
Time to Experiment--explains how to get your experiment working



Step-by-step projects include:

Phone experiments



Make an LED light up
Make an LED flash
Create colors with an RGB LED
Build a working telephone

Dashboard experiments

Create indicator lights
Build a temperature sensor
Make an electronic horn
Set up a water sensor

Security experiments

Design a basic alarm circuit
Make a pressure-sensitive mat
Create a touch-activated alarm
Build an electronic security keypad
Make a reading light that switches on when it goes dark

Electronic game experiments

Create a random number generator
Flip an electronic coin
Get ready for infrared target practice
Build a sound-effects generator