Electronics All-In-One for Dummies, UK Edition - Paperback

by Dickon Ross (Author), Doug Lowe (Author)

Your one-stop UK shop for clear, concise explanations to all the important concepts in electronics and tons of direction for building simple, fun electronic projects.

The 8 mini-books in this 1 volume include:

• Getting Started with Electronics
• Working with Basic Components
• Working with Integrated Circuits
• Getting into Alternating Current
• Working with Radio and Infrared
• Doing Digital Electronics
• Working with Basic Stamp Processors
• Building Special Effects

With nearly 900 pages of instruction, Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, UK Edition covers all the bases and provides a fascinating hands-on exploration of electronics.

Back Jacket

8 books in 1

• Getting Started with Electronics
• Working with Basic Electronic Components
• Working with Integrated Circuits
• Getting into Alternating Current
• Working with Radio and Infrared
• Doing Digital Electronics
• Working with BASIC Stamp Processors
• Having Fun with Special Effects

The one-stop electronics shop for tinkerers, hobbyists, DIYers and evil geniuses in-the-making

If you're fascinated by electronics, this book is for you. From basic concepts and components to integrated circuits and microcontrollers, and from radio to infrared, Electronics All-in-One For Dummies delivers clear, concise information, illustrated step-by-step guidance, troubleshooting tips and dozens of fun, learn-by-building electronics projects. Bringing together eight For Dummies electronics mini-books, this book is your complete how-to guide to this fascinating topic. Whether you're looking for a complete introduction or you've got the basics down and feel like you'd like to try your hand at more advanced electronics projects, you've come to the right place.

• Brush up on the building blocks - learn how conductors, resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors work and how to use them
• Keep it safe - discover how to work safely as you tackle your projects
• Complete the circuit - explore integrated circuits, digital circuits, logic circuits and programmable circuits
• Get technical - from basic circuits to XOR gates and radio to microcontrollers, get the practical reviews and instruction you need to start building - right away!
• Have fun while you learn - build dozens of quick, easy projects
• Be a troubleshooter - learn to overcome common electronics challenges and make common repairs

Open the book and find:

• Important safety standards
• An introduction to electronics basics
• Dozens of fun, easy projects
• Step-by-step instructions, clearly illustrated
• Tips for working safely with household current
• The ins and outs of working with integrated circuits
• An introduction to microprocessors
• Techniques for working with radio control and infrared

Author Biography

Doug Lowe is a life-long tinkerer and a computer programming book author. He's written books on COBOL, Fortran, Visual Basic, IBM mainframe computers, mid-range systems, PCs and Web programming. He's the best-selling author of more than 30 For Dummies books. Dickon Ross is the Editor-in-Chief of E&T Magazine, published by the Institute of Electronics and Technology, and the Editor-in-Chief of Flipside, a science, engineering and technology magazine for young teenagers. He is the author of the UK edition of Electronics For Dummies.