Basic Electronics: Theory and Practice

by Sean Westcott, Jean Riescher Westcott

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683929567
Publisher:	Mercury Learning and Information
Publication date:	05/10/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	362
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Sean Westcott works in IT and cybersecurity in Washington, DC.

Jean Riescher Westcott is the co-author of Industrial Automation and Robotics and
Video Game Addiction.

Together Jean and Sean Westcott have written Digitally Daunted: The Consumer’s Guide to the Technology in Your Life and The Complete
Idiot’s Guide to Electronics 101.

Table of Contents

1: The Theory Behind Electricity
2: How Electricity Works
3: Currents and Circuits
4: Tools of the Trade
5: Shop Setup and Safety
6: Switches
7: Resistors
8: Capacitors and Inductors
9: Diodes
10: Transistors
11: Power Sources and Power Supplies
12: Soldering
13: Constructing a Power Supply
14: Digital Theory
15: Integrated Circuits
16: Memory
17: Microcontrollers
18: Motors and Controllers
19: Sensors
20: Electronic Communication
21: Building Your Robot
22: Getting Your Robot Moving
23: Adding Sensors to Your Robot
24: Using Raspberry Pi in Your Electronics Projects
25: More Raspberry Pi Labs
26: Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things (IoT) for Electronic Projects
Appendices:
A: Glossary
B: Timeline of Electronics
C: Mathematics for Electronics
D: Careers in Electronics
E: Resources
F: Answers for Odd-Numbered Questions
G: Lab Videos, Animations, and Supplementary Video Directory
Index

Editorial Reviews

Sam Davis:
Basic Electronics Theory and Practice is a new book by Sean Westcott and Jean R. Westcott that lives up to its title, it covers the basics of electronics. It would be a good book for the high school or college student who wants to learn the fundamentals, components and systems employed in electronics. It could actually be a good review book for an electronics engineer.

Midwest Book Review:
An excellent textbook choice for a basic electronics curriculum, "Basic Electronics: Theory and Practice" is strongly recommended for high school, technical college, and university instructional reference collections.

From the Publisher

Basic Electronics Theory and Practice is a new book by Sean Westcott and Jean R. Westcott that lives up to its title, it covers the basics of electronics. It would be a good book for the high school or college student who wants to learn the fundamentals, components and systems employed in electronics. It could actually be a good review book for an electronics engineer.

Sam Davis

An excellent textbook choice for a basic electronics curriculum, "Basic Electronics: Theory and Practice" is strongly recommended for high school, technical college, and university instructional reference collections.

Midwest Book Review