Beginner's Guide to Reading Schematics - Softcover

Gibilisco, Stan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071827781 ISBN 13: 9780071827782

Publisher: Tab Books, 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 has authored or coauthored more than 50 books on physics, electronics, mathematics, and computing. He began his career as a radio-frequency design engineer, a technical writer, a magazine editor, and a wireless broadcast technician. The American Library Association named Stan’s McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing (1995) as one of the “Best References of 1996.” In addition to authoring several books in McGraw-Hill’s Demystified series of home study guides, he has also written three books in the Know-It-All series for students who enjoy mathematics. Gibilisco’s Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics has become a classic in the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tab Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071827781
• ISBN 13: 9780071827782
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 173