Radio Shack - Understanding Solid State Electronics (Ocean View, CA)

Radio Shack - Understanding Solid State Electronics

Radio Shack - Understanding Solid State Electronics - A Basic Course condition excellentDeveloped for Radio Shack by the Texas Instruments Learning Center Kingston Books 8 IMG_1254 Illustrated End of Chapter Quizzes Answer Key on page 242 This book was created for the reader who wants or needs to understand electronics but can devote years to the study. The basic challenge was to explain engineering concepts without using mathematics so you won t find any math in this book beyond a little forth-grade arithmetic. A second challenge was to teach technical concepts to non-technical people some of whom would have trouble wiring a doorbell - so you ll find that this book begins at the beginning and explains every new idea and expression along the way. Most such attempts to popularize science leave a rather superficial knowledge of the fields with the reader no matter how conscientious he is. But people who have completed this course reassure us that it has equipped them to hold their own even in technical conversations with electronic engineers. We have achieved our objective in publishing this work if it helps you perform effectively on the job or helps you enjoy your hobby more. But we will have achieved a more important objective if we succeed in heightening your awareness of the technology which more than any other is shaping the future of mankind Contents by Chapter Preface 1. What Electricity Does in Every Electrical System 2. Basic Circuit Functions in the System 3. How Circuits Make Decisions 4. Relating Semiconductors to Systems 5. Diodes What They Do and How They Work 6. Diode performance and Specifications 7. Transistors How They Work and How They are Made 8. The PNP Transistor and Transistor Specifications 9. Thyristors and Optoelectronics 10. Introduction to Integrated Circuits 11. Digital Integrated Circuits 12. MOS and Linear Integrated Curcuits Index Quiz Answer Keys Paperbasck 242 pages