Beginner's Guide to Reading Schematics (3rd Edition)

Translate schematic diagrams into today's cutting-edge electronics
Navigate the roadmaps of simple electronic circuits and complex systems with help from an experienced engineer. With all-new art and demo circuits you can build, this hands-on, illustrated guide explains how to understand and create high-precision electronics diagrams. Find out how to identify parts and connections, decipher element ratings, and apply diagram-based information in your own projects. Beginner’s Guide to Reading Schematics, Third Edition, also contains valuable appendices covering symbols and resistor color codes.

Featuring detailed coverage of:

- Schematic, block, and pictorial diagrams
- Resistors and capacitors
- Inductors and transformers
- Switches, conductors, and cables
- Diodes, transistors, and logic gates
- Electron tubes
- Cells and batteries
- Voltage dividers and reducers
- Breadboards and wire wrapping
- Electronics troubleshooting

About the Author:

Stan Gibilisco has authored or coauthored more than 50 books on physics, electronics, mathematics, and computing. He began his career as a radio-frequency design engineer, a technical writer, a magazine editor, and a wireless broadcast technician. The American Library Association named Stan’s McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing (1995) as one of the “Best References of 1996.” In addition to authoring several books in McGraw-Hill’s Demystified series of home study guides, he has also written three books in the Know-It-All series for students who enjoy mathematics. Gibilisco’s Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics has become a classic in the field