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  1-10 of 26 Reviews about "Electronics (J.2...)": Date Reviewed
  Beginning breadboarding: physical computing and the basic building blocks of computers
Fox J., Apress, New York, NY, 2023. 495 pp.  Type: Book (9781484292174)

The maker movement is getting more popular, possibly fueled by the recent coronavirus crisis that left many of us searching for new indoor activities. A niche within this field is electronics, with quite a few books available that teach the basics...

Jan 10 2024
  Evolution from single to hybrid nanogenerator: a contemporary review on multimode energy harvesting for self-powered electronics
Khan A., Mahmud A., Ban D. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 1821-36, 2019.  Type: Article

The paper announces a survey of a variety of devices and principles; when combined into hybrid realizations, the devices and principles claim to enable self-powered systems. The categories of devices and principles taken into considera...

Mar 2 2021
  Electronics explained: fundamentals for engineers, technicians, and makers (2nd ed.)
Frenzel L., Newnes, Newton, MA, 2017. 400 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-128116-41-8)

This is a very helpful book designed for a broad audience, including intermediate-level electrical engineering or physics students. Louis Frenzel, Jr. is a technology editor for Electronic Design magazine and possesses academic ...

Mar 21 2018
  Learning the art of electronics: a hands-on lab course
Hayes T., Horowitz P., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2016.  Type: Book (9780521177238)

The book is exactly what the title promises: a very hands-on approach to electronics design, assembly, and testing. It began as the handbook for a long-running Harvard class taught by the authors. They have used it in various formats: ...

Sep 19 2017
  The art of electronics (3rd ed.)
Horowitz P., Hill W., Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2015. 1219 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-521809-26-9), Reviews: (2 of 2)

This is the third edition of The art of electronics. The aim of reviewing this book is not to judge whether it’s good or bad, but rather to highlight what made it so successful....

Mar 28 2017
  The art of electronics (3rd ed.)
Horowitz P., Hill W., Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2015. 1219 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-521809-26-9), Reviews: (1 of 2)

It is difficult to imagine late-night bedtime reading of a 1,192 page, 2.3 kg book. Yet this is what I found myself doing when I got my hands on the third edition of this Horowitz and Hill classic. Although I’m a proud and ha...

Jan 19 2017
  Arduino wearables
Olsson T., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2012. 336 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-430243-59-5)

Arduino is the new Heathkit. It’s not the cheapest, fastest, or most advanced digital technology, but its standardization, open-source parts, simple software interface, and design for easy integration allow anyone to make the...

Dec 13 2012
  Learn electronics with Arduino
Wilcher D., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2012. 280 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-430242-66-6)

While the title includes “Arduino,” this book is more loyal to the “electronics” part of the title. There is no shallow end in this swimming pool. The first chapter, ostensibly an introduction, i...

Oct 24 2012
  Basic electronics for scientists and engineers
Eggleston D., Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2011. 266 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-521154-30-7)

Eggleston argues that scientists and engineers often deal with measurement and experimental data in the form of electric signals obtained from some sort of electronic circuitry. In many cases, the circuitry is self-made because the des...

Feb 2 2012
  Dawn of the electronic age: electrical technologies in the shaping of the modern world, 1914 to 1945
Nebeker F., Wiley-IEEE Press, Hoboken, NJ, 2009. 536 pp.  Type: Book (9780470260654)

This book presents a wonderful way to motivate students to study the history and technology of electricity and electrical devices. While the book does mention the context and development of the relevant technologies, it is not an elect...

Oct 7 2009
 
 
 
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