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Practical Electronics for Inventors| Media: | Paperback | | Author: | Paul Scherz | | Publisher: | McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics | | Release date: | 15 April, 2000 | | List price: | $39.95 |
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Thorough conceptual overview of modern electronics |
| I am currently a graduate researcher in the nanoelectronics field, and I find that this text provides an excellent overview of the theory and applications of general electronic devices. I often find myself referencing this book in order to get a no-BS explanation of various electrical semiconductors or integrated circuits. The book is not quite the technical reference that I often encounter (such as Horowitz), but this is definitely not a weakness! Sometimes, when you want to understand the basics, the technical stuff can cause pain. Instead, this book addresses the topics clearly, concisely, and in a simple fashion. "Practical Electronics for Inventors" is a thorough and well written overview of the electronics present in much of modern technology. The only minor weakness is a lack of "further reading" references or "technical references", but on the most part, other technical texts are easy to find |
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Poor Math |
| This book is alright if you are interested in the idea behind things, but get a second source for your math. The math is riddled with typos. I am fairly good with math, I've completed 3 semesters of college calculus. However, when I start to look at his math I find my self asking now how'd he get that? Or in some questions he asks one thing and then uses a different number in his solving. For example in Chapter 3 on page 83, he asks how much current a battery will provide when connected to a circuit with 100 Ohms of resistance, but he solves it for a ciruit with 1000 Ohms of resistance. Not a big deal in this situation, but when you are trying to follow his calculus, there are parts that you are wondering if he made a mistake, or if you just can't follow all of his steps. When he gets in to calculus equations he doesn't provide good explanations of how to do the math, just a sample problem for you to try to figure out how to do it. |
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What a headache!! |
| The mathematical theory is awful, unless you've had a full year of calculus. I have, and I still am confused at the easiest equations. There so many holes missing. For example, let's say A |
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