Preface

Learning electronics from the ground up requires a foundation of knowledge of electronic components more than resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors. This book also covers different types of batteries and construction techniques.

This book is roughly divided into three sections—beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels for the hobbyist. There are projects for the hobbyist in all these sections to gain some practical experience and to reinforce some basic principles in electronics.

As the title says, Electronics From the Ground Up, this book is intended not only to introduce the hobbyist to electronics but also to lift the hobbyist to the next level in terms of learning and building more complicated circuits. This book is geared toward the hobbyist. However, there are some advanced topics discussed as well, such as a look into harmonic distortion analysis, which is written in terms of high school mathematics.

I think this book will offer information not only for hobbyists but also for students, engineers, and perhaps even for some electronics lab courses.