Learning the Art of Electronics - A Hands-On Lab Course

This is the Second Edition version of the book, Learning the Art of Electronics - A Hands-On Lab Course. Just like the First Edition it still requires no prior knowledge of electronics and students gain intuitive understanding through immersion in good circuit design!

This introduction to circuit design is unusual in several respects. First, it offers not just explanations, but a full course. Each of the twenty-five sessions begins with a discussion of a particular sort of circuit followed by the chance to try it out and see how it actually behaves. Accordingly, students understand the circuit's operation in a way that is deeper and much more satisfying than the manipulation of formulas.

Second, it describes circuits that more traditional engineering introductions would postpone: on the third day, we build a radio receiver; on the fifth day, we build an operational amplifier from an array of transistors.

The digital half of the course centers on applying microcontrollers, but gives exposure to Verilog, a powerful Hardware Description Language.

• The course is intensive, teaching electronics in day-at-a-time practical doses so that students can learn in a hands-on way
• The integration of discussion of design with a chance to try the circuits means students learn quickly
• The course has been tried and tested, and proven successful through twenty-five years of teaching
• The book is practical: it avoids mathematics and mathematical arguments and even includes a complete list of parts needed in the laboratory exercises, including where and how to buy them

Second Edition Features:

• Several New Labs to the analog part of the book
• Many of the Labs have online supplements
• Rebuilt digital sections
• Substantial new lab exercises & more