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'The best self-teaching book and reference book in electronics … The beauty and fun of electronics shows through.' Radio Communication
'Full of clever circuits and sharp insights, but with a surprising minimum of mathematics … The depth is genuine, as is the richness of examples, data and apt tricks.' Scientific American
'Far and away the finest book on the subject of electronics … in the last decade. I cannot recommend this book highly enough to anyone whose research or experiments require some electronics.' Optical Engineering
'Another electronics textbook that became an international best-seller … the book is renowned for presenting the techniques that circuit designers actually use.' IEEE Spectrum
'Full of clever circuits and sharp insights, but with a surprising minimum of mathematics … The depth is genuine, as is the richness of examples, data and apt tricks.' Scientific American
'Far and away the finest book on the subject of electronics … in the last decade. I cannot recommend this book highly enough to anyone whose research or experiments require some electronics.' Optical Engineering
'Another electronics textbook that became an international best-seller … the book is renowned for presenting the techniques that circuit designers actually use.' IEEE Spectrum
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This is the thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the hugely successful The Art of Electronics. Widely accepted as the single authoritative text and reference on electronic circuit design, both analog and digital, the original edition sold over 125,000 copies worldwide and was translated into eight languages. The book revolutionized the teaching of electronics by emphasizing the methods actually used by citcuit designers - a combination of some basic laws, rules to thumb, and a large nonmathematical treatment that encourages circuit values and performance. The new Art of Electronics retains the feeling of informality and easy access that helped make the first edition so successful and popular. It is an ideal first textbook on electronics for scientists and engineers and an indispensable reference for anyone, professional or amateur, who works with electronic circuits.
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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am well aware that i am treading a dangerous line here. Many people fanatically swear by the "Bible" as it is so often called.
I'm sure that at some point, this really was the best book in the business. It has lots of detailed discussion, about almost every area of electronics, often including "real-life" components - very useful when designing circuits. Most of the content is still relevant and there is a great discussion about micro-power and some other subtopics.
The Art excels in its title. There is plenty of discussion about how to go about designing a circuit. Rather than simply give the reader a list of standard circuits (say the myriad opamp circuits, rectifying and regulating circuits, etc) and leaving out the application, the book deals strongly with how to actually put the designs into use. There are (usually in each chapter) often "real world" examples where a believable problem is laid out and a potential solution is carefully examined. Not many books do this and there are some real insightful passages.
Where it falls down, however, is age. Bear in mind that the most recent edition is now over 20 years old (as of last July). 20 years is a long time by most people's standards, but in a field like electronics, that is an age. For instance, this was published before the WWW took off, before OLEDs, etc. Nowadays people are interested in cheap radio frequency/wifi/bluetooth commmunication, components are replaced with more efficient or reliable models and the section on batteries is more or less totally obsolete (for instance Lithium based batteries are now practically standard in most portable electronics).
Sure, the basics of electronics stay the same. Fundamentally opamps are the same as they were 20 years ago, transistors follow the same rules and good old V=IR hasn't failed us yet. However, if you want a beginners introduction on electronics you could look elsewhere. I found that elementary electronics is pretty well explained, but there are better textbooks on the market (see Neil Storey, Electronics: A Systems Approach) for that.
In summary, it's a great book if you're interested in how to apply the principles of electronics - and indeed that is pretty much what it claims to do. However, i would not really recommend using this as more than an occasional reference (particularly with regard to named brand components - many of which have been succeeded). As it stands, perhaps 10 years ago this was the holy grail, but it's slowly becoming a doorstop in my opinion. If they do eventually release a new edition with updated and modern technology then i would certainly give a recommendation to buy.
I'm sure that at some point, this really was the best book in the business. It has lots of detailed discussion, about almost every area of electronics, often including "real-life" components - very useful when designing circuits. Most of the content is still relevant and there is a great discussion about micro-power and some other subtopics.
The Art excels in its title. There is plenty of discussion about how to go about designing a circuit. Rather than simply give the reader a list of standard circuits (say the myriad opamp circuits, rectifying and regulating circuits, etc) and leaving out the application, the book deals strongly with how to actually put the designs into use. There are (usually in each chapter) often "real world" examples where a believable problem is laid out and a potential solution is carefully examined. Not many books do this and there are some real insightful passages.
Where it falls down, however, is age. Bear in mind that the most recent edition is now over 20 years old (as of last July). 20 years is a long time by most people's standards, but in a field like electronics, that is an age. For instance, this was published before the WWW took off, before OLEDs, etc. Nowadays people are interested in cheap radio frequency/wifi/bluetooth commmunication, components are replaced with more efficient or reliable models and the section on batteries is more or less totally obsolete (for instance Lithium based batteries are now practically standard in most portable electronics).
Sure, the basics of electronics stay the same. Fundamentally opamps are the same as they were 20 years ago, transistors follow the same rules and good old V=IR hasn't failed us yet. However, if you want a beginners introduction on electronics you could look elsewhere. I found that elementary electronics is pretty well explained, but there are better textbooks on the market (see Neil Storey, Electronics: A Systems Approach) for that.
In summary, it's a great book if you're interested in how to apply the principles of electronics - and indeed that is pretty much what it claims to do. However, i would not really recommend using this as more than an occasional reference (particularly with regard to named brand components - many of which have been succeeded). As it stands, perhaps 10 years ago this was the holy grail, but it's slowly becoming a doorstop in my opinion. If they do eventually release a new edition with updated and modern technology then i would certainly give a recommendation to buy.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought the first edition of this book in the late 80's as a 'wet behind the ear' engineer. I have owned the second edition since the early 90's and it is, without any doubt, the best general reference book on electronics available. It's informal style, helpful suggestions and non-mathmatical content make it a riveting read! My only comment is "when is the third edition coming out chaps?".
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is practically indispensable for anyone who either wants to get deep into electronics or who wants to just dip in and learn enough about a technique to use it. Unlike a lot of other electronics books which are full of formulas, the art of electronics adds rules of thumb and design shortcuts used by experienced engineers which take a lot of the drudgery out of design. The easy-to-read text and good, practically self-contained chapters make it easy to dive in and out of as needed. One of the major plus points of the book are the many 'good' and 'bad' circuit ideas, giving you circuit ideas and also showing you how NOT to do it. The digital side is slightly out of date (coverage of PICs and other cheap uPs would be nice) but still covers all the main points you'd need to know on small digital circuits.
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Still a very helpful guide on electronics for scientific researchers
This classic reference has now been in publication for over 30 years, and despite its age, has still not lost its usefulness for scientists (especially physical scientists) and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dr. I. R. Walker
Great book for students
I bought a copy of this book in 1991 when I started my Electronics Engineering degree. For fast design solutions to problems it's a must have reference book. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Stephen
An essential reference
This book is simply the best basic general electronics reference source; hence the common title of "the electronics bible". Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2010 by JackF EE Eng
If you want to learn, this is the book
This is a fantastic book for everyone who want to learn electronics. I had studied electronics at the uni but there was too much theory and math and focus was more on the... Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Spassig
Great book!
Though I am still following it, it is a remarkable book for self-study, calling for intuition and practice perception, which helps to understand better the theory behind, instead... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2009 by Joao Carlos Ferreira
Was a classic but now outdated
This book is an excellent introduction to electronics and as a practicing engineer I still find this book is useful to dip into as an aide memoir. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2007 by Mr. Brown
A classic! The first serious book about electronics you should buy!
If you are thinking about buying a book about electronics don't wait any longer. It is the most popular and complete book you can have. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2007 by Mr. Grzegorz Junka
For real world engineering
Some of the comments below say that this is not a great undergrads book. Well no, not for coursework (but great for your project work!). Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2006 by AndyM
An essential book for electronics enthusiasts
As an electronics hobbyist, I must say that I can't rate this book highly enough.
It is a very good introduction to the fundamentals of electronics, such as how transistors... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2002 by S. Ellis
The best reading for a novice in Electronics
I am a software engineer. As such, most terms in Electronics were foreign to me. This book is the first book I have picked in the field because now that I am working in the... Read more
Published on 15 July 2001 by y_yanai@yahoo.fr
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