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:

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Direct Current (DC) Circuits

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Resistors

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Cells and Batteries

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Magnetism

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Alternating Current (AC) Circuits

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Inductors and Capacitors

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Phase

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Inductive and Capacitive Reactance

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Impedance and Admittance

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AC Power and Resonance

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Transformers and Impedance Matching

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Semiconductors, Diodes, and Transistors

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Integrated Circuits (ICs) and Electron Tubes

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Amplifiers and Oscillators

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Wireless Transmitters and Receivers

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Digital Circuits

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Microcontrollers, including the Arduino

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Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation

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Acoustics and Audio

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Lasers

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Advanced Communication Systems

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Antennas for RF Communications