| Ian Sinclair's Practical Electronics Handbook combines a wealth useful day-to-day electronics information, concise explanations and practical guidance in this essential companion to anyone involved in electronics design and construction. The compact collection of key data, fundamental principles and circuit design basics provides an ideal reference for a wide range of students, enthusiasts, technicians and practitioners of electronics who have progressed beyond the basics. The sixth edition is updated throughout with new material on microcontrollers and computer assistance, and a new chapter on digital signal processing
Invaluable handbook and reference for hobbyists, students and technicians Essential day-to-day electronics information, clear explanations and practical guidance in one compact volume Assumes some previous electronics knowledge but coverage to interest beginners and professionals alike
Component data books are often little more than collections of specifications with little or nothing in the way of explanation or application and, in many cases, with so much information crammed into a small space that the user has difficulty in selecting what is needed. The cost of publishing paper data books, the rate that new products are being brought to market and the ease with which electronic copies of data sheets can be distributed by e-mail or downloaded from websites has begun to deter manufacturers from printing data books at all. This book, now in its sixth edition, has been extensively revised, with a large amount of new material added, to serve the needs of both the professional and the enthusiast. It combines data and explanations in a way that is not served by websites.
Although the book is not intended as a form of beginners’ guide to the whole of electronics, the beginner will find much of interest in the early chapters as a compact reminder of electronic principles and circuits. The constructor of electronic circuits and the service engineer should both find the data in this book of considerable assistance, and the professional design engineer will also find that the items brought together here include many that will be frequently useful and which would normally be available in collected form in much larger volumes.
The book has been designed to include within a reasonable space most of the information that is useful in day-to-day electronics together with brief explanations which are intended to serve as reminders rather than full descriptions. In addition, topics that go well beyond the scope of simple practical electronics have been included so that the reader has access to information on the advanced technology that permeates so much of modern electronics. |