Episode 491 If you want to learn more electronics get these books also: • #1110 Free Electronics... for raw beginner, start with the radio shack books, link in the description Be a Patron: / imsaiguy
Some of the great things about real books: no batteries required, one can make marginal notes & cross-references, and they can be read in direct sunlight.
@@tobymaltby6036 agreed but there are trade offs. If your paper book gets lost, stolen, spilled coffee on etc, there is no back up that can be instantly redownloaded.
Books mentioned in the video: The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill The ARRL Handbook For Radio Communications The Master Handbook of 1001 More Electronic Circuits The Encyclopedia of Electronics Circuits
I appreciate the video- older guy with a lot of my own "Books" in other areas- thank you for putting the list together- potentially a beginners series with these books as a "Where to get-What to do first" series?
the 70's were great; Radio Shack books, Heathkit and Dick Smith kits plus US Army 31victor radio troubleshooting class were awesome for me. Also helped my Dad was a Cleveland Institute of Electronics self taught Electrical-Mechanical Engineer. Love your vids.
@@barrybogart5436 RadioShack had an electronics learning lab and the included book was written by Mims! I basically learned electronics from Forrest Mims lol
Good video! I have been an ARRL Life Member for over 40 years & have quite a collection of the ARRL handbooks. At a ham radio flea market in Connecticut, the ARRL Lab was cleaning house and had assorted years for $5 each. I found on-line, there is another book "Learning the Art of Electronics A Hands-On Lab Course" by Thomas C. Hayes. It seems to be the companion volume for The Art of Electronics you mention in the video.
Some also very great books are the "300 electronic circuits" series books made by Elektor, I have versions 300-305 translated in romanian and they're great. The 304 and 305 books contain some circuits and programs for computers that haven't been used in two decades but they still have a lot of interesting circuitry in them.
"The Art of Electronics" is *still* a great book; it was the text for my Physics Electronics course. It is "Square One" of getting into all facets of electonics; starting here you can then get more specialized and technical texts in your area of interest. Skim through it back-to-front because the best parts are in the latter chapters.
3rd addition ordered from Amazon. I've heard about this book from others as well so I found a chapter of it online and it sold me. Thanks for the advice!
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Just received a used copy of the 1995 edition of the _ARRL Handbook_, which cost me ~$10 including shipping. The topics that interest me are basic principles of AC and DC circuits--amplifiers, filters, oscillators and power supplies--and the mathematical formulas needed to design and troubleshoot them. All are covered in depth in the _Handbook_, and the text and illustrations are among the best I've encountered. For the price of two froufrou drinks at Charbucks, I now have the equivalent of two years of tech school at my fingertips. So glad I learned how to read!
I loved Horowitz and Hill we used it in an amazing physics class called "Methods of Experimental Physics." As a mechanical engineer it taught me so much about the circuits and logic needed for building digital (PC-based) engine controllers for research.
Yep, exactly right. I have learned most of the electronics I know from both the first and second editions of H&H, and I have about 6 or 8 different years of the ARRL Handbook between 1948 and 2012. I'm a self-taught senior electronics tech, retired and an Amateur Extra class ham. I've worked for HP, TRW, IBM, and SONY, and I still do some repair work for a government lab. I also have 4 or 5 copies of 1001 circuits books, and Cookbooks to digital logic, RF amps, and op-amps. In all I've spent about $25 on the books I've turned into both a career and a hobby. I pick them up at used book stores and ham swaps unless they are simply given to me.
Excellent books but I find they are a bit technical for beginners. I recommend Jestineyong's website of free articles and his e-book "Electronic troubleshooting and repair guide." For beginners.
This is the best youtube video on electronics, have been an electronic hobbyists for decades and never ever heard about these "schematic circuit books", the only books that comes to mind for such schematic circuits are forest mims books.
Was glad to see two books I already had be listed (art of electronics and the ARRL handbook), couldn't resist the urge to get volume 1 and 2 of encyclopedia of electronic circuits. EE hoping to focus on RF and I'm a sucker for buying more books as reference material if I'm being honest.
For getting a beter understanding of RF see if you can get a copy of "rf circuit design" from Bowick. I found that a nice one that aims more at understanding than at complex math. Very happy with it
Instantly recognized the 1001 More from the thumbnail. That's a pretty old book, I got it in the 1980s. I sort of keep up with raspberry pi and arduino tho I have never used them. People are using them to do simple stuff that would be much easier with discrete components.
Another one to suggest is the Handbook for Electronics Engineering Technicians by Milton Kaufman and Arthur Seidman much like the Art of Electronic with a broad scope. I tend to prefer some of the older ARRL handbooks as they had more of the technical information that seems to be lacking from the new editions so most of mine are from the 50's and 70's. Also the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has some excellent technical reference books that are available some places in the states... Thanks
I remember how I came across the Art Of Electronics book. There was a book review on Elektor, The Dutch publication ( in English). It said " We normally do not review books but once in a while a gem of a book appears which one can't help reviewing ". I bought the book. Fortunately a Paper back was available in India which was much cheaper.
Wow. Used copies of those encyclopedia volumes from 8 USD for volume 1 through 40 USD for volume 7. Even if I never open them, having all that knowledge at my bench sure would make me *feel* like I knew what I was doing!
It took me several weeks to convince the manager of the electronic calibration lab where I worked to add The Radio Amateurs' Handbook to our extensive technical library, many of the technicians had never heard of or seen the book, curiosity prevailed for several months after it arrived on the shelf.
The one electronic book I bought when I was a young electronics technician in the Navy was The Art of Electronics 2nd Edition. Good to know I chose well.
My favorite one is Handbook. This book really practical based on electronics. Many realistic projects helps hobbiest and learners. It is helping me lot to understand basic how components work. Very easy explanation. This book totally practical based book. Projects based book you might also say.
The Art of Electronics - Paul Horowitz & Winfield Hill The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, The Comprehensive RF Engineering Reference Master Handbook of 1001 More Practical Electronic Circuits - Edited by Michael L. Fair The Giant Handbook of Electronic Circuits - Edited by Raymond A. Collins Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits - Rudolf F. Graf (& William Sheets in later editions)
Sad to think that I had a bunch of decent text books from my college days on electronics and electrical engineering, before I switched focus to computer science. I tossed them all in the early 90s when I moved. They would cost so much to replace now, but I appreciate the pointers to buy as I rebuild my old knowledge these days.
the ART OF ELECTRONICS this book propel me into electronics designs and I also recommend to my student a good book if you want to design circuits not for pass exams
What? Everyone is recommending the Art of Electronics, but in reality, it's not a book to learn Electronics, it's just a reference book, they say. So...still no book to learn electronics from.
@@alejandroperez5368 doing stuff is the best way to learn electronics, its like math, staring at books aint going to do much you have to take on projects, troubleshoot design, so the first step is obviously to set a goal or a project in mind
@@ShahZahid that's where the books he recommends are great. these books are filled with actual circuits people can make, and are intended for people to make them. Less theory, more doing.
It's nice to have a book full of electrical schematics, what would be nicer to have is a break down of each schematic explaining the functionality of it, do we have a book like that where they really break down how the circuit works? That's what I've been searching for for years and never found one.
You first learn building block circuits. Then you build bigger circuits and experiment and take measurements by changing component values. Make changes and observe that's how you learn. If you get a book explaining you everything you won't learn a damn thing.
@@nobytes2 You still have to do that regardlesse even if that book existed and I agree with you but I think there aren't enough books that explain detailed functionality of useful circuits unless it's something too easy or intuitive.
Yep Art of Electronics is what I would recommend. Love seeming somebody elses view on text, its quite personal but there are some that do have a general acceptance Art of... is one.
They are dated. However, sometimes it is good to review how they used to do things, to get inspiration to solve new problem. For example, old regenerative receiver architecture, which were abandoned for many years, and now are being used again for cheap Bluetooth and WiFi receiver.
Thank you for the recommendations! Do you think 30 years old is too old to try to get into electronics? I work in IT so I work around computers and I can program/script, but have never dabbled with circuits or tried to understand what all of the components on a board are.
depends on what you mean by get into. most jobs require a 4 yr degree. if you are in IT you recognize the people without degrees doing repair or installation.
There's enough difference if you have the 2nd edition it's probably a good idea to get the 3rd edition as well. The latest printing will have the most bug bounty corrections. .02 as it's the last edition it's kind of a collectors item.
I have saved all of my elecronics books from the 1060's. I have a few rarities printed by RCA, Siemens and Texas Instruments and some of General Electric. They contain thousands of circuits with now obsolete parts. However, the circuits are applicable with modern parts too. It may be surprising to know that some transistors, like 2N3904 / 3906 are from about 1961 and still made in millions. There are many other types too which still are in heavy use since they are so reliable and have good specs.
@@IMSAIGuy it was an ovious typioo.. I enjoy greatly still by reading them ocasionally. Btw, I also have Telefunken tube handbooks and DEALER JOURNALS from 1930's- They are printed on top quality paper and just like were just printed.
Looking for some practical book related to LED and related electronics, practical in the sense testing of components, working and few basic practical circuits.
It is known wisdom : "Learn from the masters". Horowitz and Hill is really all about how an electronics designer thinks about creating circuits (not the academically oriented professors who are too eager to get into equations and simulations and bypassing the basic thought process of a designer). A dying art these days, Analog Electronics - there is an excellent set of 2 books by Jim Williams "Analog Circuits : Art, Science and Personalities", where the pioneers in the field of analog electronics shares their way of thinking about how they designed analog electronic circuits. For RF circuits, the book by Thomas Lee "The design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuits" will give a lot of insight even if you are not interested in IC design.
anything recommended for like first steps ? I'm interested in electronics but have no clue about any of these things the ARRL book looks promising, anything else you guys would recommend ? Help is appreciated.
I was recommended by my teacher to go thru Art of electronics too when I was doing my masters when he saw me struggling, he literally called it the bible of electronics, sadly electronics never clicked in me I do understand basic theory but that's just it... Was never good enough to use those in exams to even solve decent level numericals.... I do want to build up my foundation again if possible, can you suggest me some books that basically need no pre requisite knowledge about electronics too read... Something that build you from the ground up...
Learn by actually building circuits and analyzing wave forms using an oscilloscope For starters start building amplifiers using different transistors configurations and even op Amps After that build oscillators, filters and signal generators Now move to power supply circuits design Build counters Finally microcontrollers, IC circuits, make sure you under 555 timer as a pre requisite
hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to learn about introduction to electronics book try Sovallo Circuits Expert Fixer (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my brother in law got amazing results with it.
I'm a bit jealous from you...>>)) You have all the editions from Art of electronics! I just have the 3th one!! :D By the way, I'm reading the first chapter right now..... And... By the way, I'm reading the first chapter right now.....I'm doing exactly what you said on the other video. I see a circuit, put on Proteus, simulate, go to my desk, put all the components into the same position... and run. Than, I try to see the waves on my osciloscope... change some parameters on Proteus, put on my bench again... and go on... that is a fantastic way to learn Electronics. Take care!!! I'm your new fan ! :D Regards, from Brazil ! :D
I remember finding an ARRL Handbook in my local library when I was a kid.... it was tech-porn! Trampolined me in to electronics...hamradio...uni...comms industry:) Still have a copy. The Horowitz+Hill... a bible, too. I also like 'Solid State design For The Radio Amateur'... great book. All obtainable second hand fairly cheaply as you say. Coupled with information now easily obtained on the internet and cheap chinese components ...and pcb manufacturing.... happy days:)
@@michealscott6198 typical text book. you will learn lots of things but sill cannot design a circuit. Not saying it is a waste of time, appropriate for a EE degree.
I print off so many internet articles while cursing them for not being books. The best books I ever learned anything from was the superbly indexed and structured Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 programming manual in about 1995 - THAT's how good it was I've been looking for anything as educational and effective for 30 years.
In the U.K i grew up collecting the small books by Babani press. Each page had a small circuit diagram for almost anything one could wish for as a small teenager, i still have them & would never part with them.
@@IMSAIGuy yup 👍 thats the ones. I didn't realize that there were so many. I loved them as a youngster, and still enjoy them now ( aged 60) . Many thanks.
You don't recommend Fundamentals of Electronic Circuits from Sadiku? My professor told me to go through this but it seems no one else is recommending this.
