SHOCK YOURSELF BY LEARNING ELECTRONICS Now anyone with an interest in electronics can master it?by reading this book. In Electronics Demystified, best-selling science and math writer Stan Gibilisco provides an effective and painless way to understand the electronics that power so much of modern life. With Electronics Demystified, you master the subject one simple step at a time?at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers problems at the end of each chapter and section to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 70-question final exam to reinforce the entire book. If you want to build or refresh your understanding of electronics, here's a fast and entertaining self-teaching course that's completely current. Get ready to? Master electronics essentials that can help you as an employee, a hobbyist, or merely as a consumer Discover the electrifying truth about power transmission and power supplies Uncover the purpose of the diodes, transistors, amplifiers, and oscillators that make your appliances work Really "get" wireless Take a "final exam" and grade it yourself! A fast, effective, and fun way to learn electronics, Electronics Demystified is the perfect shortcut to a deeper understanding of many of today's most important technologies.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS Chapter 1. Direct Current Chapter 2. Alternating Current Chapter 3. Impedance Chapter 4. Power Supplies Test: Part One PART TWO: WIRED ELECTRONICS Chapter 5. Semiconductor Diodes Chapter 6. Transistors and Integrated Circuits Chapter 7. Signal Amplifiers Chapter 8: Signal Oscillators Test: Part Two PART THREE: WIRELESS ELECTRONICS Chapter 9. Radio-Frequency Transmitters Chapter 10. Radio-Frequency Receivers Chapter 11. Telecommunications Chapter 12: Antennas Test: Part Three Final Exam APPENDIX 1: ANSWERS TO QUIZ, TEST, AND EXAM QUESTIONS APPENDIX 2: SYMBOLS USED IN SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCES INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR