Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition

Very good book with best content

This book is insane! I need to have a proper look through it but I can say so far its unbelievable... the amount of knowlege in this book is second to none! This book would be perfect for anyone in any electronics field as it covers so much from basic components to schematics and how to design your own boards for your very own designs/projects, I also really like all the equations as I feel like im studying theorethical physics or something along those lines.... I'm about as far from sheldon cooper as can be but its nice to imagine 😂

Handy book for reference.

It’s over 1000 pages and a large book. It contains some cartoon style images to give us a little break from the impressive detail of the content. Starts at the beginning with ‘what is electricity’ moves on through an in-depth teaching of everything you need to get a good understanding of the subject. Now, I’m going to point out that this is electronics, so expect a lot of maths - if you don’t have good maths skills, then this subject (and this book) may not be for you - you’ll see some formula which will scare you - but the book does an effective job of trying to get you to understand it. The best electronics book I have (and I have a few). Loses one star for me for being all black and white - sorry, but I like a bit of colour in my books, and when you’re having to describe colours to get across resistor values, then it’s a bit of a chore. However, in every other respect- it’s great. Covers SMD’s in case anyone is interested.

Bought this book because I was heading into an Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree, it's been serving as a very handy accompaniment thus far. The basic theory chapter at the start of the book is very comprehensive and the later, more application-focused chapters serve as a patient introduction to the various aspects of electronics that doesn't presumptuously hurtle off into advanced concepts in the same way 'The Art Of Electronics' does. The writing is very clear and concise, in general it has a very no-nonsense, plain-English approach to explaining things that doesn't require a lot of tangential thought experiments like some other books, but still detailed enough to give you a very robust understanding of the subject matter. I will say that it is a purely Electronics focused book, don't expect much coverage on the theory behind electrical machines like motors and generators, or power electronics. So while this has been a big help so far, and it will probably be all the information a home tinkerer will need, it's not a one-stop solution for a EEE student.

Well written and comprehensive intoduction to Electronics and the components

My 10 year old devoured this book, then spent next few weeks explaining everything he'd learned to anyone who would listen. I look forward to reading it myself one day, but it really inspired him :D

Excellent value for money. It's a long and comprehensive book (1000+ pages) with many illustrations. Paper is quality semi-gloss and the printing is razor sharp. The illustrations are greyscale, but are very clear and have good contrast. Recommended. Would make a great gift for a beginner interested in electronics / inventing.

This book is huge! It will give you all the basics as well as advanced information about electronics and some logic circuits too. So if the reader will have a complete “all in one” book about area this is extremely good. You can also use this as base library book when you start studying electronics for profession classes and other related electrical engineering. It will also cover discrete electronics and digital components such as logic chip.

Livro maravilhoso para àqueles que precisam de algo direto e prático este é o livro. Eletricidade, eletronica digital e analógica. Tem A.O. transistores e microcontrolador. Aqui além da parte teórica bem direcionado o autor se preocupou de apresentar como os componentes são comercializados com os seus valores comerciais e como lê-los. Se a intenção é se aprofundar muito vá de Malvino mas lá não tem o que tem aqui

Il libro è un consistente volume di circa 1000 pagine che propone vari argomenti di elettronica con un orientamento principalmente verso il lato pratico e applicativo, nonostante siano presenti spiegazioni teoriche (principalmente nel capitolo 2 ma anche in altri punti) per giustificare quanto spiegato. La quarta edizione è aggiornata al 2016. Il libro spazia numerosi argomenti, a partire dalle basi teoriche (leggi di Ohm, teoremi di Thevenin e Norton, componenti basilari quali condensatori e induttori), fino ad arrivare a logiche programmabili, microcontrollori ed elettronica digitale in genere, passando prima per componenti generali, amplificatori, filtri, alimentatori etc. Sono presenti numerosi esempi, alcuni esercizi (risolti o proposti, con soluzione) dopo ogni paragrafo e varie tabelle utili da riprendere in mano (come valori comuni di componenti, forme d'onda e così via). Il libro è ovviamente in inglese tuttavia la scrittura è piuttosto scorrevole, quindi per chi ha conoscenze anche non avanzate di inglese ma comunque conosce un po' il gergo tecnico, non è di difficile comprensione. Unica cosa che mi ha dato un po' fastidio è l'uso di unità di misura consuetudinarie (piedi, pollici etc) in luogo delle unità del Sistema Internazionale, ma pazienza... Il libro ha una buona qualità di stampa in bianco e nero e ha una copertina flessibile, che si rovina facilmente, per cui consiglio di mettergli subito una copertina. Tuttavia questa costruzione probabilmente consente di tenerne il prezzo basso, perché 32-33 euro per un volume del genere da 1000 pagine sono davvero pochi. Volendo fare un'accoppiata, consiglio anche il The Art of Electronics di Horowitz e Hill.

If you are new in electronics world, It has everything you need to know for electronics. Suffice to say if you want to learn electronics from basics, this is very good option. Posting some photos of index for relevant one.

one of the best I have read recently. Text is carefully edited. huge variety of circuits and electronic elements. Finally format bigger then A4 readable big characters makes pleasure to read any page. reference book by definition worth the money.