Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Fourth Edition

Stan Gibilisco is a professional technical writer who specializes in books on electronics and science topics. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Electronics, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics, as well as over 20 other technical books. His published works have won numerous awards. The Encyclopedia of Electronics was chosen a "Best Reference Book of the 1980s" by the American Library Association, which also named his McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing a "Best Reference of 1996."

PART ONE: DIRECT CURRENTChapter 1. Basic Physical ConceptsChapter 2. Electrical UnitsChapter 3. Measuring DevicesChapter 4. Basic DC CircuitsChapter 5. Direct-current Circuit AnalysisChapter 6. ResistorsChapter 7. Cells and BatteriesChapter 8. MagnetismTest: Part OnePART TWO: ALTERNATING CURRENTChapter 9. Alternating Current BasicsChapter 10. InductanceChapter 11. CapacitanceChapter 12. PhaseChapter 13. Inductive ReactanceChapter 14. Capacitive ReactanceChapter 15. Impedance and AdmittanceChapter 16. RLC Circuit AnalysisChapter 17. Power and Resonance in AC CircuitsChapter 18. Transformers and Impedance MatchingTest: Part TwoPART THREE: BASIC ELECTRONICSChapter 19. Introduction to SemiconductorsChapter 20. Some Uses of DiodesChapter 21. Power SuppliesChapter 22. The Bipolar TransistorChapter 23. The Field-effect TransistorChapter 24. Amplifiers and OscillatorsChapter 25. Data transmission and ReceptionChapter 26. Digital PrinciplesChapter 27. Measurement and MonitoringTest: Part ThreePART FOUR: SPECIALIZED DEVICES AND SYSTEMSChapter 28. Electron TubesChapter 29. Integrated CircuitsChapter 30. Transducers and SensorsChapter 31. Audio and High FidelityChapter 32. Personal CommunicationsChapter 33. Computers and the InternetChapter 34. Robotics and Artificial IntelligenceChapter 35. Location and NavigationTest: Part FourFINAL EXAMAppendix A. Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam QuestionsAppendix B. Schematic SymbolsSuggested Additional Reading and Reference