Learning electronics

irishguy

can anyone tell me a good book to learn about electronics. eg knowings whats what and maintaince etc

Stoner

As in building circuits, resistance, cap, rectifiers, amp up to what level, what do you want to maintain? I know a couble of good ones, depending on where you are entering etc what do you mean by maintenance- would this be like fixinf circuit boards etc and servicing etc

irishguy

entry level ,just a good general book/ site that will help me learn about electronics in general

cerebus

One book that I've always recommended to people who are interested in learning about electronic design is "The Art of Electronics", by Horowitz and Hill. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521370957.

Hasn't been revised since 1989, so it's a bit behind the times in terms of recent developments, but it gives a pretty good background in almost all aspects of electronic design. Expensive, but well worth it. It would help if you had some basic circuit knowledge, but an enthusiastic novice should be able to understand it.

If you want something more semiconductor oriented then you're better off going for some other books - be warned though that this is a really specialized area, so you could find yourself in over your head very quickly.

For starters on the semiconductor side, Sze's classic "Physics of Semiconductor Devices" is still a pretty good reference in terms of device physics. Can be heavy going though.

Hope that helps.