Electronics Simplified

NEW in the second edition is a chapter on the Digital Revolution, covering digital TV, digital radio, MP3 players, etc, and a chapter on the Communications Revolution, including mobile phone technology and GPS. Coverage of microprocessors, microcontrollers and integrated circuits has been thoroughly updated and expanded.

· Discover the world of electronics behind today's digital revolution.
· Uncover the workings of household and industrial electronic systems.
· Learn electronics without needing access to expensive equipment.

Preface; Electricity, waves and pulses; Components; Active components and ICs; Linear circuits; Block and circuit diagrams; How radio works; Disc and tape recording; Elements of TV and Radar; Digital signals; Gating and logic circuits; Counting and correcting; CD system and beyond; Microprocessors, calculators and computers; Digital TV and radio; Miscellaneous systems; Appendix A; Appendix B; Index