Without some understanding of theory you get guys like my friend in Navy BE/E school who thought he was going to find a way to power the world by feeding a signal into a series of more powerful amplifier circuits - nice guy, but not the brightest bulb in the class.
In the process of explaining why so many textbooks about electronics are full of misconception, William Beaty gives easy to understand layman explanations of electrical theory. Without an understanding of electrical theory, electronics is just voodoo plugging of components to make a 'recipe'.
The best part? It's free as in beer
http://amasci.com/miscon/elect.html
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Without some understanding of theory you get guys like my friend in Navy BE/E school who thought he was going to find a way to power the world by feeding a signal into a series of more powerful amplifier circuits - nice guy, but not the brightest bulb in the class.
In the process of explaining why so many textbooks about electronics are full of misconception, William Beaty gives easy to understand layman explanations of electrical theory. Without an understanding of electrical theory, electronics is just voodoo plugging of components to make a 'recipe'. The best part? It's free as in beer http://amasci.com/miscon/elect.html