Make: More Electronics: Journey Deep Into the World of Logic Chips, Amplifiers, Sensors, and Randomicity

If you want to learn electronics, read this one second (_Make: Electronics_ should be firs!t)
An excellent follow-on to Make: Electronics! I’ve tried to learn electronics a number of times over the years, and each time I made it a little farther before bogging down. Make Electronics was my latest attempt, and this time I think I’m getting it! The explanations are clear, the order of subjects makes perfect sense, only as much theory and math as are absolutely required are used, and the pictures and diagrams are clearly laid out with the reasons why specific symbols, colors, etc. were selected are explained. Charles Platt clearly is a master of the subject, and is very capable of explaining the subject material. Based on my prior attempts, about half of what was in Make: Electronics was review for me, but Make: More Electronics is mostly new, and mostly things that I just didn’t get in the past, but I’m understanding it now due to the same clear, well ordered explanations as in the prior book. This one picks up where Make: Electronics left off, and continues into more complex areas, such as AC circuits and OpAmps, with some fun and interesting projects. The explanations of how to approach a design are especially useful…you can’t just copy other’s designs forever!If you want to learn electronics, you won’t go wrong with Make: Electronics, followed by Make: More Electronics. The set of three parts encyclopedias that Mr. Platt has also published are well worth a look as well. These aren’t tutorials, like Make: Electronics and Make: More Electronics, but they aren’t simple catalogs of parts either…they go into the theory, variations, uses, and cautions for a host of electronics parts from transformers, to transistors, and connectors. Based on my reading of these books, I’d certainly want to take a look at anything else Mr. Platt produces!

Kool Electronics Book
Hi I bought this to freshen up on my electronics…Has alot of different projects…Has schmatics plus what circuit looks like on protoboard..this will help me learn more about electronics… I may buy more like this..

The range of projects is GREAT!
I started to do breadboarding about 6 months ago. Having grown up in the vacuum tube era, I did not learn about semiconductors. After learning a great deal with the first book. it’s time to learn more. This book has very good projects and they are presented in an outstanding way. After learning a great deal and set to expand even more, I wish the system would allow more stars. Being very pleased with this text, I can not give high enough praise for the book and the author. Two thumbs up, and two big toes up.

A Must Read for Electronic Enthusiast’s
I purchased all of Charles Platt’s Make: books in the series and they are all just packed with knowledge and beautifully laid out. I highly recommend these books for anyone looking to get into the world of electronics. Another wonderful feature about these books is, if you have any questions about any of the content in these books, Charles will personally reply to answer your quarries. Be sure to check out all the books in this series!!!Make: ElectronicsMake: More ElectronicsMake: Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Vol 1,2,3

Un livre d’une très grande clarté qui revient au début sur “La pratique de l’électronique”, mais en allant plus loin. A partir du chapitre 3 on apprend à utiliser de nouveaux composants (37 chapitres au total) et à réaliser des montages dont certains trouveront l’utilité dans leur vie de tous les jours. On appréciera les suggestions données au début de l’ouvrage pour le rangement des composants, le câblage, les vérifications à opérer dans un montage de circuit… Pour moi qui n’y connaissait rien en électronique au premier juin de cette année, ce livre et le précédent (“L’électronique par la pratique”) ont été à la fois une source précieuse d’enseignement et d’amusement. Encore un mot pour signaler les annexes importantes concernant les achats à réaliser. Je conseillerai néanmoins de lire d’abord les expériences proposées avant d’acheter. Peut-être le lecteur n’est-il pas intéressé par toutes les expériences et les achats qui en découlent.

* PhysicalThis book is printed on high-quality paper and improved with colour pics and diagrams. The text is of good size for those who require specs to read.* Target audienceIn my humble opinion, the quality of the work within this book by this author is broadly around H.N.C level and later then strays into initial degree level later on. This is a largely practical pitch, and still with its signature of reduced mathematical content, apart from BODMAS rules.* What are the best bits?The best bits are carried from what’s in the previous volume, ‘Make Electronics’. And this clarity continues and explains what you may be too shy to admit you may not already grasp? This book describes individual components in enlightening ways, such as differing comparators and op-amps configurations – the LM741 and quad op-amp LM339 -, the simple transistors- the 2n2222, 555 timers, phototransistors, decoders and encoders and multiplexers, logic gates AND OR NOT NAND NOR XOR. And a major section of differing sensors is again very clearly explained. The great thing it promotes good comprehension skills with very tidy prototyping on boards that’s is always a very handy skill and is a major help in debugging when faults occur.The reason why i estimate this book to be ‘H.N.C’ level plus is the problem of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’. This i experienced this type of problem in my H.N.D, and this book goes into great lengths showing the principles of this multi logic setup, even going into multiple boards carrying discrete components and not always with logic gates. The lack of logical mapping is an unusual oversight considering its pitch. A nice thing is that it applied a system approach, advising blocks in order to avoid ‘reinventing the wheel’ and then working down into the component level.* SummaryI enjoyed this largely practical book very much and devoured it over a week. Its refreshed lots of my half-forgotten studies and gave me pleasure to read. The author explains on page 323 his background and this may surprise?

Me gusta todo, desde los consejos, aunque no soy inexperto los consejos y técnica que usa el autor son excelentes, recuerdas y aprendes conceptos muy prácticos