Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics

Stan Gibilisco is a professional technical writer who specializes in books on electronics and science topics. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Electronics, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics, as well as over 20 other technical books. His published works have won numerous awards. The Encyclopedia of Electronics was chosen a "Best Reference Book of the 1980s" by the American Library Association, which also named his McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing a "Best Reference of 1996."

Part 1 DIRECT CURRENT Chapter 1: Basic physical concepts Chapter 2: Electrical units Chapter 3: Measuring devices Chapter 4: Basic dc circuits Chapter 5: Direct-current circuit analysis Chapter 6: Resistors Chapter 7: Cells and batteries Chapter 8: Magnetism TEST: PART 1 Chapter 9: Alternating current basics Chapter 10: Inductance Chapter 11: Capacitance Chapter 12: Phase Chapter 13: Inductive reactance Chapter 14: Capacitive reactance Chapter 15: Impedance and admittance Chapter 16: RLC circuit analysis Chapter 17: Power and resonance in ac circuits Chapter 18: Transformers and impedance matchingTEST: PART 2 Chapter 19: Introduction to semiconductors Chapter 20: Some uses of diodes Chapter 21: Power supplies Chapter 22: The bipolar transistor Chapter 23: The field-effect transistor Chapter 24: Amplifliers Chapter 25: Oscillators Chapter 26: Data transmission Chapter 27: Data reception Chapter 28: Integrated circuits and data storage media Chapter 29: Electron tubes Chapter 30: Basic digital principles TEST: PART 3 Chapter 31: Acoustics, audio, and high fidelity Chapter 32: Wireless and personal communications systems Chapter 33: Computers and the Internet Chapter 34: Robotics and artificial intelligence TEST: PART 4 Appendix A - Answers to quiz, test, and exam questions Appendix B - Schematic symbols; Suggested additional reference