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Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications -- all without taking a formal course This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, features plain language explanations and step-by-step lessons that make it easy to understand the material quickly. Throughout, detailed illustrations, practical examples, and self-tests reinforce key concepts. Inside, you'll find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers -- even the Arduino electronics platform. This up-to-date sixth edition covers: Direct Current (DC) Circuits Resistors Cells and Batteries Magnetism Alternating Current (AC) Circuits Inductors and Capacitors Phase Inductive and Capacitive Reactance Impedance and Admittance AC Power and Resonance Transformers and Impedance Matching Semiconductors, Diodes, and Transistors Integrated Circuits (ICs) and Electron Tubes Amplifiers and Oscillators Wireless Transmitters and Receivers Digital Circuits Microcontrollers, including the Arduino Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation Acoustics and Audio Lasers Advanced Communication Systems Antennas for RF Communications .
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