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