Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects 4th Edition, Kindle Edition

Based on the title you would think this book would be a good one to learn some basic electronics. But IMHO it is a difficult read at best. Each chapter starts with one to two pages of background then just jumps into a quiz style for the rest of the chapter. As another reviewer said, the book doesn't really provide any upfront information to help you answer the questions. Instead the answers to the questions are right after the question. Its not really theory or example based learning. It feels more like a book for students learning in a class as opposed to someone who is just trying to get a better understanding of some electrical concepts for a hobby.

My background is someone that is currently self teaching himself electronics starting from zero. I started with electronics for inventors but realized that was a little too high level so I went with Make: Electronics instead, realized i still needed more theory so I bought Complete Electronics and Teach Yourself Electronics by Gibilsco. While this book has, in theory, all that you need, the experiments either need to be rewritten or they should admit that this is a companion textbook for someone with access to an electronics lab in college. It also does need a rewrite IMO, you don't need that many pages to explain transistor switching nor is it reasonable for a beginner to have 3 multimeters, a function generator and an oscilloscope for one experiment.Compared to Gibilsco's book this was VERY unclear in a lot of areas for my taste and you absolutely need a bit of background to completely "get it". My advice, if you're teaching yourself, get Make: Electronics first and if you want/need more then run through this book with an electronics simulator and get Gibilsco's book while you're at it to get some better explanations for some concepts.The ONLY reason I don't completely write this book off is because it does have a decent bit of math exercises for you to work with to to help memorize different equations you'll need down the road.

Too many errors. Equations are rendered as images with symbols missing, questions are asked before concepts are presented, etc. Not worth half the price.

The Kindle version contains many typos and errors. It does not reflect accurately the paperback version of the 4th edition of the book. It was very frustrating, as well as detracting, to see so many glaring typos and/or errors. I would have returned the Kindle version, but it was too late for the return date.

The format is based on posing a question then providing the answer. Include projects you can do to understand and see the concepts. Great for learning some simple algebraic math for electronics and a brief overview of electronic laws and theories. I'm a hobbyist, not an electrical engineer.

I enjoy this book for brushing up however there are some errors and the wiley website has those corrections. Biggest disappointment is the BuildingGadgets.com website no longer works so you can't build projects.

The best book I have ever purchase

I BO'T THIS TO TEACH MY SON ELECTRONICS WITH EASY TO READ AND LOGICALLY ORGANISED WITH GOOD EXPLANATIONS OF TECH.

This book is NOT a "COMPLETE" guide at all.In the introduction of this book, it says verbatim;"This book assumes that you have some knowledge of basic electronics such as Ohm's law and current flow. If you have read a textbook or taken a course on electronics, or if you have wrkd with electronics, you probably have the prerequisite knowledge. If not, you should read a book such as "Electronics for Dummies (Indianapolis: Wiley, 2009) to get the necessary background for this book."How can a book be a complete guide to self-teaching, when it literally tells you in the book, that you need to know things already to understand.

This is a very clear and accessible introduction to electronics. Topics are introduced with just enough information to understand key principles, and without the need to understand complex mathematics. Some more theoretical sections are included but with good visual depictions, such as the workings of semi-conductors. Worked examples help to build understanding and the self-tests at the end of each chapter helpfully refer the reader back to where the principle was introduced when an incorrect answer has been derived. For those with test equipment, a variety of practical projects are included, but it is not strictly necessary to do these.

Details text (USA) and related projects (exercises) - Nice, steady intro, this has a question and answer format throughout - Components required for the projects not included, required much research to locate sources. - Pity those components were not included with the course, I would have paid the extra.

just what the complete beginner needs; need to know about electronics IE ohms law and alike. if you struggle with it read electronics for Dummies, then all will become clearer. but yes an excellent book.

This book is great if you are learning electronics, and provides a methodical approach to teaching and testing everything I needed. The only complaint I have is the quality of the paper is very poor, but the content is brilliantly put together.