Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course

* PhysicalIt is 1149 pages masterwork of introductory electronics at this level of studies on good but bit thin paper. The text is a nice size for those with specs.* H.N.D degree, post-degree graduation, Masters?In my experience, this superb book is mostly towards H.N.D 1 - 2 and first /second-year degree level.* What's the best bits?This book is amazing. It builds from Ohms law, (yes really). Then component-level circuits such as in discrete circuit forms with building filters for example and their effects in series and parallel resonances. Then eventually used a system based approach to electronics, starting with transistors, and building simplified opamps into a painless transition into real self-contained Opamps. The effects of capacitive components with circuits is really closely examined and its a real head turner and designed to give you extra marks. MAJOR sections are explored into how to build circuits that are stable in both analogue and digital converter circuits. Again its brilliantly put across. It works with as many self-contained chips and makes systems from these. These are self-contained and clearly explained. This section with opamps have no limit as to what level of study is best, it will be H.N.D and above and I mean degree level upwards. Flip flops are explained as to why they are so important to computing devices. A huge chunk of the latter post half of the book is for microcontrollers and it's a masterwork as its balance what is useful and what not required until later. If your H.N.D project or above has a differing microcontroller than this one featured in this book you would still learn from the generic information.* SummaryThis book is a special, closely examined and clearly explained the structure of fundamental electronic circuits and is worth the money and time spent reading it. It covers H.N.D and degree electronics in such details it's bound to give you great boosts in marks for your assignments. its a solid foundation for your degree level studies too and will help in degree level. Its a really well explained and observed book on circuits of analogue and digital designs and will do you well to learn from. It's taken me three weeks and a couple of hours per day to get through it. it's the real deal!

I have noticed that a lot of people keep lowering the star rating because of thin pages. They may be thin but are top quality. If the pages were any thicker it would be ridiculously large so this not a reason to lower the rating. The content is excellent and as I am just completing a HNC I wish I bought the set sooner. The only thing I would change would be for this to be hardback too like the other two, but this could be my mistake as I might have not looked hard enough.

This book is wonderful and should be the first book that every hobbyist or electrical engineering student read on electronics, it’s a complete practical electronics lab course in a book.It is self-contained and can be read alone, but I encourage you to read it with the Art of electronics vol 1 and vol 2, after reading and making the labs you will have a first class education on electronics design and can start designing your own electronics devices.The book style of engaging with you is unique and very friendly, I can’t recommend it enough.It will teach you in a very intuitive way all the first steps with practical labs to jump start you in electronics.

Bought this book having skirted around the edges of electronics as a hobby for many years. After buying this book and starting the labs, not only am I now learning more than ever before but I am also thoroughly enjoying the experience. The book is easy to use yet puts across a lot of information quite quickly. I am no engineer or mathematician, but feel more connected to my hobby with a better understanding than ever before. Well worth the price. I also went and purchased the parts recommended to complete the labs which are available from the links in the website of the same name as the book.

bought as a present

This is a truly wonderful book. I've been playing with electronics for forty years and I still learn something new with almost every page. Im in no way connected with the authors and am just a hobbyist that thinks they have hit exactly the right spot. They labs themselves are brilliant but to be fair need a fair bit of test gear to do, at the least a decent dual trace scope and a signal generator plus various parts. Also although it complements a of e it isn't essential to have that to make use of this. Wholeheartedly recommended.

Having bought the book and the lab book to support I found it very comprehensive. If you are not mathematical in nature there are a few bits that may work the had a bit hard but they have explained the calculations well. If you get stuck on any bit there are loads of resources on net, YouTube that go in at a very basic level to further support the material.

This is the best book you can buy for learning electronics by a long shot. Its easy to understand and hits the subject with a theory of how things work rather than a maths take on it like pretty much every other book. The only down side is to buy all of the equipment for the experiments cost quite alot of money but you can alway get a simulation software for your lap top to save a fortune.