Beginner's Guide to Reading Schematics, Third Edition - Softcover

Gibilisco, Stan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071827781 ISBN 13: 9780071827782

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education Tab, 2013

Synopsis

Translate schematic diagrams into today's cutting-edge electronics

Navigate the roadmaps of simple electronic circuits andcomplex systems with help from an experienced engineer.With all-new art and demo circuits you can build, thishands-on, illustrated guide explains how to understand andcreate high-precision electronics diagrams. Find out how toidentify parts and connections, decipher element ratings,and apply diagram-based information in your own projects.Beginner’s Guide to Reading Schematics, Third Edition, also contains valuable appendices covering symbols and resistor color codes.

Featuring detailed coverage of:

• Schematic, block, and pictorial diagrams
• Resistors and capacitors
• Inductors and transformers
• Switches, conductors, and cables
• Diodes, transistors, and logic gates
• Electron tubes
• Cells and batteries
• Voltage dividers and reducers
• Breadboards and wire wrapping
• Electronics troubleshooting

About this title

About the Author

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."

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education Tab
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071827781
• ISBN 13: 9780071827782
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 182