Some of the great things about real books: no batteries required, one can make marginal notes & cross-references, and they can be read in direct sunlight.
@@tobymaltby6036 agreed but there are trade offs. If your paper book gets lost, stolen, spilled coffee on etc, there is no back up that can be instantly redownloaded.
Books mentioned in the video: The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill The ARRL Handbook For Radio Communications The Master Handbook of 1001 More Electronic Circuits The Encyclopedia of Electronics Circuits
@@Thoughtflux Horowithz and Hill is a must read for anyone who wants to know how an electronics designer thinks of design. Horowitz does a very good job of giving broad exposure, including on how to think about 'precision circuits' like millivoltmeters (It is another story on how you can design nanovoltmeters, picoammeters, etc). However Horowitz' book is not good sufficiently enough for high-frequency / R.F./ microwaves or even magnetics designs. The rest of the books mentioned here are decent references, but are kind of 'magazine' style - not book style. I have been a big fan of ARRL publications of course. To keep up-to-date with the latest ongoing electronics, Elector magazine is also a good source. I would also recommend two classic books by Jim Williams: 1) Analog circuit design - Art Science and Personalities (the pioneers who created the field wrote about their ways of thinking - a very interesting and exciting read). The people who designed the first op-amps, vottage to frequency convertors, etc... talks about how they went about doing their job. 2) The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design (similar to 1, but with more contemporary pioneers) Depending on your interest, there are many other excellent books in specific areas. There may be Top 2 in each sub-area as well.
Just received a used copy of the 1995 edition of the _ARRL Handbook_, which cost me ~$10 including shipping. The topics that interest me are basic principles of AC and DC circuits--amplifiers, filters, oscillators and power supplies--and the mathematical formulas needed to design and troubleshoot them. All are covered in depth in the _Handbook_, and the text and illustrations are among the best I've encountered. For the price of two froufrou drinks at Charbucks, I now have the equivalent of two years of tech school at my fingertips. So glad I learned how to read!
Some also very great books are the "300 electronic circuits" series books made by Elektor, I have versions 300-305 translated in romanian and they're great. The 304 and 305 books contain some circuits and programs for computers that haven't been used in two decades but they still have a lot of interesting circuitry in them.
Instantly recognized the 1001 More from the thumbnail. That's a pretty old book, I got it in the 1980s. I sort of keep up with raspberry pi and arduino tho I have never used them. People are using them to do simple stuff that would be much easier with discrete components.
I loved Horowitz and Hill we used it in an amazing physics class called "Methods of Experimental Physics." As a mechanical engineer it taught me so much about the circuits and logic needed for building digital (PC-based) engine controllers for research.
"The Art of Electronics" is *still* a great book; it was the text for my Physics Electronics course. It is "Square One" of getting into all facets of electonics; starting here you can then get more specialized and technical texts in your area of interest. Skim through it back-to-front because the best parts are in the latter chapters.
The Art of Electronics - Paul Horowitz & Winfield Hill The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, The Comprehensive RF Engineering Reference Master Handbook of 1001 More Practical Electronic Circuits - Edited by Michael L. Fair The Giant Handbook of Electronic Circuits - Edited by Raymond A. Collins Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits - Rudolf F. Graf (& William Sheets in later editions)
This is the best youtube video on electronics, have been an electronic hobbyists for decades and never ever heard about these "schematic circuit books", the only books that comes to mind for such schematic circuits are forest mims books.
I appreciate the video- older guy with a lot of my own "Books" in other areas- thank you for putting the list together- potentially a beginners series with these books as a "Where to get-What to do first" series?
Yep, exactly right. I have learned most of the electronics I know from both the first and second editions of H&H, and I have about 6 or 8 different years of the ARRL Handbook between 1948 and 2012. I'm a self-taught senior electronics tech, retired and an Amateur Extra class ham. I've worked for HP, TRW, IBM, and SONY, and I still do some repair work for a government lab. I also have 4 or 5 copies of 1001 circuits books, and Cookbooks to digital logic, RF amps, and op-amps. In all I've spent about $25 on the books I've turned into both a career and a hobby. I pick them up at used book stores and ham swaps unless they are simply given to me.
Excellent books but I find they are a bit technical for beginners. I recommend Jestineyong's website of free articles and his e-book "Electronic troubleshooting and repair guide." For beginners.
I remember how I came across the Art Of Electronics book. There was a book review on Elektor, The Dutch publication ( in English). It said " We normally do not review books but once in a while a gem of a book appears which one can't help reviewing ". I bought the book. Fortunately a Paper back was available in India which was much cheaper.
The one electronic book I bought when I was a young electronics technician in the Navy was The Art of Electronics 2nd Edition. Good to know I chose well.
Sad to think that I had a bunch of decent text books from my college days on electronics and electrical engineering, before I switched focus to computer science. I tossed them all in the early 90s when I moved. They would cost so much to replace now, but I appreciate the pointers to buy as I rebuild my old knowledge these days.
Good video! I have been an ARRL Life Member for over 40 years & have quite a collection of the ARRL handbooks. At a ham radio flea market in Connecticut, the ARRL Lab was cleaning house and had assorted years for $5 each. I found on-line, there is another book "Learning the Art of Electronics A Hands-On Lab Course" by Thomas C. Hayes. It seems to be the companion volume for The Art of Electronics you mention in the video.
They are dated. However, sometimes it is good to review how they used to do things, to get inspiration to solve new problem. For example, old regenerative receiver architecture, which were abandoned for many years, and now are being used again for cheap Bluetooth and WiFi receiver.
It took me several weeks to convince the manager of the electronic calibration lab where I worked to add The Radio Amateurs' Handbook to our extensive technical library, many of the technicians had never heard of or seen the book, curiosity prevailed for several months after it arrived on the shelf.
Another one to suggest is the Handbook for Electronics Engineering Technicians by Milton Kaufman and Arthur Seidman much like the Art of Electronic with a broad scope. I tend to prefer some of the older ARRL handbooks as they had more of the technical information that seems to be lacking from the new editions so most of mine are from the 50's and 70's. Also the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has some excellent technical reference books that are available some places in the states... Thanks
Was glad to see two books I already had be listed (art of electronics and the ARRL handbook), couldn't resist the urge to get volume 1 and 2 of encyclopedia of electronic circuits. EE hoping to focus on RF and I'm a sucker for buying more books as reference material if I'm being honest.
For getting a beter understanding of RF see if you can get a copy of "rf circuit design" from Bowick. I found that a nice one that aims more at understanding than at complex math. Very happy with it
My favorite one is Handbook. This book really practical based on electronics. Many realistic projects helps hobbiest and learners. It is helping me lot to understand basic how components work. Very easy explanation. This book totally practical based book. Projects based book you might also say.
3rd addition ordered from Amazon. I've heard about this book from others as well so I found a chapter of it online and it sold me. Thanks for the advice!
There are several components to studying circuits. One plan I discovered which successfully combines these is the Gregs Electro Blog (google it if you're interested) without a doubt the no.1 info that I've seen. look at this awesome site.
I want to warn everyone who watches this video. This person who posted this video is absolutely correct. Get books!!!!!!…but I want to warn everyone from experience, invest in a bookcase!!!! I have so many books and use them all and my book shelves are full. I have them stacked up. Books are great and the more you read the more discipline your mind becomes storing information into memory. Have at it folks, get the books while you can, a lot of them are disappearing. 👍🏻
the ART OF ELECTRONICS this book propel me into electronics designs and I also recommend to my student a good book if you want to design circuits not for pass exams
It's nice to have a book full of electrical schematics, what would be nicer to have is a break down of each schematic explaining the functionality of it, do we have a book like that where they really break down how the circuit works? That's what I've been searching for for years and never found one.
You first learn building block circuits. Then you build bigger circuits and experiment and take measurements by changing component values. Make changes and observe that's how you learn. If you get a book explaining you everything you won't learn a damn thing.
@@nobytes2 You still have to do that regardlesse even if that book existed and I agree with you but I think there aren't enough books that explain detailed functionality of useful circuits unless it's something too easy or intuitive.
Don't forget Forrest Mims III books, especially the Engineer's Notebook volumes 1 & 2. Some of the best quick circuits in them, which came from Allied Electronics/Radio Shack/Archer. Mims had several other circuit encyclopedias as well. Another is the Navy's electronics training course, which can be found online, called: The Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series (NEETS). This uses water theory to teach beginner's electricity and electronics, and it is easy to understand.
It is known wisdom : "Learn from the masters". Horowitz and Hill is really all about how an electronics designer thinks about creating circuits (not the academically oriented professors who are too eager to get into equations and simulations and bypassing the basic thought process of a designer). A dying art these days, Analog Electronics - there is an excellent set of 2 books by Jim Williams "Analog Circuits : Art, Science and Personalities", where the pioneers in the field of analog electronics shares their way of thinking about how they designed analog electronic circuits. For RF circuits, the book by Thomas Lee "The design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuits" will give a lot of insight even if you are not interested in IC design.
I must have read every National Semi Application Notes published. In the 80s each Engr would have dozens of data books. When i retired in 2017 a Power Qucic 3 Integrated host processor data sheet was over 1000 pages. I started in 1974 with the Burr Brown Op Amp Books. Some things were not explained well, like the META-STABLE-STATE issue when transferring data from one clock domain to another. Many an FPGA design would fail, sometimes. Or like the COSMIC rays causing SEU in DRAM memories. I cut my teeth on the RCA CD4000 Series data books, plenty of useable circuits.
Yep Art of Electronics is what I would recommend. Love seeming somebody elses view on text, its quite personal but there are some that do have a general acceptance Art of... is one.
I print off so many internet articles while cursing them for not being books. The best books I ever learned anything from was the superbly indexed and structured Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 programming manual in about 1995 - THAT's how good it was I've been looking for anything as educational and effective for 30 years.
hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to learn about introduction to electronics book try Sovallo Circuits Expert Fixer (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my brother in law got amazing results with it.
There's enough difference if you have the 2nd edition it's probably a good idea to get the 3rd edition as well. The latest printing will have the most bug bounty corrections. .02 as it's the last edition it's kind of a collectors item.
I have saved all of my elecronics books from the 1060's. I have a few rarities printed by RCA, Siemens and Texas Instruments and some of General Electric. They contain thousands of circuits with now obsolete parts. However, the circuits are applicable with modern parts too. It may be surprising to know that some transistors, like 2N3904 / 3906 are from about 1961 and still made in millions. There are many other types too which still are in heavy use since they are so reliable and have good specs.
@@IMSAIGuy it was an ovious typioo.. I enjoy greatly still by reading them ocasionally. Btw, I also have Telefunken tube handbooks and DEALER JOURNALS from 1930's- They are printed on top quality paper and just like were just printed.
Charles Platt, "Make: Electronics" is worth mentioning. It's a great book for beginners, and there are component sets available for experiments described in this book. Charles also has a few more books. I've read them all and heartly recommend them. "Practical Electronics for Inventors" by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk is also great.
I remember finding an ARRL Handbook in my local library when I was a kid.... it was tech-porn! Trampolined me in to electronics...hamradio...uni...comms industry:) Still have a copy. The Horowitz+Hill... a bible, too. I also like 'Solid State design For The Radio Amateur'... great book. All obtainable second hand fairly cheaply as you say. Coupled with information now easily obtained on the internet and cheap chinese components ...and pcb manufacturing.... happy days:)
@@michealscott6198 typical text book. you will learn lots of things but sill cannot design a circuit. Not saying it is a waste of time, appropriate for a EE degree.
These things are called books. I encourage you to get some of these LOL! Gotta' love it. But be very careful. Reading can greatly damage one's ignorance.
In the U.K i grew up collecting the small books by Babani press. Each page had a small circuit diagram for almost anything one could wish for as a small teenager, i still have them & would never part with them.
@@IMSAIGuy yup 👍 thats the ones. I didn't realize that there were so many. I loved them as a youngster, and still enjoy them now ( aged 60) . Many thanks.
Thank you for the recommendations! Do you think 30 years old is too old to try to get into electronics? I work in IT so I work around computers and I can program/script, but have never dabbled with circuits or tried to understand what all of the components on a board are.
depends on what you mean by get into. most jobs require a 4 yr degree. if you are in IT you recognize the people without degrees doing repair or installation.
'These things are called books', not in the least bit patronising. I've got a good one for you from 1964, it's called 'Beginner's Guide to Electronics', by Terence Squires, it does mention the use of discrete transistors in common base, common emmiter and common collector modes, just 5 years before the first moon landing. Also quite insightful for the time as it discusses the acquisition of voltages from the human brain. The pace of technological change was enormous in those days - VLSI appeared within ten years of the Squires book and the outcomes from those changes came at a pace too. Interesting that outcomes from modern technological advancement don't have the same high impact - discuss :)
I'm a bit jealous from you...>>)) You have all the editions from Art of electronics! I just have the 3th one!! :D By the way, I'm reading the first chapter right now..... And... By the way, I'm reading the first chapter right now.....I'm doing exactly what you said on the other video. I see a circuit, put on Proteus, simulate, go to my desk, put all the components into the same position... and run. Than, I try to see the waves on my osciloscope... change some parameters on Proteus, put on my bench again... and go on... that is a fantastic way to learn Electronics. Take care!!! I'm your new fan ! :D Regards, from Brazil ! :D
I just knew he was going to include Horowitz & Hill and there it was first. It does have a whole load of useful information in it, but (maybe it is just me but) it is the most unhelpful book on electronics I've ever bought. It really didn't help me to know what to do and most of what I did understand from it was only because I had knowledge from other sources. IMO is is not worth the price.
In my opinion, the best electronics books are: The old Radio Amateurs handbooks (I like 1956 and 1937) RDH4 The Art of Electronics The Audiocyclopedia Electronic and Radio Engineering/Radio Engineers Handbook by Terman Great video!
The best part pf the old Handbooks were the eye candy in the catalogue section in the back. Gorgeous lithographs of variable condensers, coils and tubes, etc.
@@qwaqwa1960 Why so passive-aggressive? You're using big words to emphasize your claim. I was just interested to learn what makes it "utter garbage" according to you.
@@edwinschuddemat8280 Big words?? What?!? Where?...LOL. It's been years since I read & reviewed it. I'm not about to waste any more time with it. Like I said with my big words, read the negative reviews...
Most good books of electronic circuits design were published in the 70’s & 80’s. If you really want to be ahead of the game look for any electronic book of that era. What we have in this era is just a plagiarism of those books with more pictures.
Some of the great things about real books: no batteries required, one can make marginal notes & cross-references, and they can be read in direct sunlight.
And they still work after you drop them...
@@tobymaltby6036 agreed but there are trade offs. If your paper book gets lost, stolen, spilled coffee on etc, there is no back up that can be instantly redownloaded.
Nothing is better than sitting in peace and read ur favorite books
Some of the bad things about books: The need real trees to make the paper. Major advantage of electronic books over real. ;)
@@DavidChatterton-j6bElectronic books just need non-biodegradeable pollution to work.
"these things are called books" XD
Comedy gold!
What are books?
@@huhulili9021 those things xD
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Sassy!
Books mentioned in the video:
The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill
The ARRL Handbook For Radio Communications
The Master Handbook of 1001 More Electronic Circuits
The Encyclopedia of Electronics Circuits
Thanks a lot
All good - I have all of them and a lot more. ARRL handbook in particular has a lot of good data geared towards RF (obviously).
If you could pick 2, which would you buy. I don’t have a lot of money right now.
Can you rank them? Top 2?
@@Thoughtflux Horowithz and Hill is a must read for anyone who wants to know how an electronics designer thinks of design. Horowitz does a very good job of giving broad exposure, including on how to think about 'precision circuits' like millivoltmeters (It is another story on how you can design nanovoltmeters, picoammeters, etc). However Horowitz' book is not good sufficiently enough for high-frequency / R.F./ microwaves or even magnetics designs. The rest of the books mentioned here are decent references, but are kind of 'magazine' style - not book style. I have been a big fan of ARRL publications of course. To keep up-to-date with the latest ongoing electronics, Elector magazine is also a good source.
I would also recommend two classic books by Jim Williams:
1) Analog circuit design - Art Science and Personalities (the pioneers who created the field wrote about their ways of thinking - a very interesting and exciting read). The people who designed the first op-amps, vottage to frequency convertors, etc... talks about how they went about doing their job.
2) The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design (similar to 1, but with more contemporary pioneers)
Depending on your interest, there are many other excellent books in specific areas. There may be Top 2 in each sub-area as well.
In that old show Max Headroom, one guy calls a book "a nonvolatile storage mechanism"
watch out for the blipverts.
so glad i have your channel, currently in school for electrical engineering
Just received a used copy of the 1995 edition of the _ARRL Handbook_, which cost me ~$10 including shipping. The topics that interest me are basic principles of AC and DC circuits--amplifiers, filters, oscillators and power supplies--and the mathematical formulas needed to design and troubleshoot them. All are covered in depth in the _Handbook_, and the text and illustrations are among the best I've encountered. For the price of two froufrou drinks at Charbucks, I now have the equivalent of two years of tech school at my fingertips. So glad I learned how to read!
There is nothing to beat a book except the ability to read it. Great video by the way.
I like Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition as well. I have both Art and this one and they are both good.
Someone recommended Practical Electronics for Inventors to me years ago and it's really fantastic!
That and the art of electronics went a bit over my head tbh but I'll definitely check out the arrl handbook.
Practical Electronics for Inventors is my go to book for when I'm working on an idea.
Some also very great books are the "300 electronic circuits" series books made by Elektor, I have versions 300-305 translated in romanian and they're great. The 304 and 305 books contain some circuits and programs for computers that haven't been used in two decades but they still have a lot of interesting circuitry in them.
Instantly recognized the 1001 More from the thumbnail. That's a pretty old book, I got it in the 1980s. I sort of keep up with raspberry pi and arduino tho I have never used them. People are using them to do simple stuff that would be much easier with discrete components.
I loved Horowitz and Hill we used it in an amazing physics class called "Methods of Experimental Physics." As a mechanical engineer it taught me so much about the circuits and logic needed for building digital (PC-based) engine controllers for research.
"The Art of Electronics" is *still* a great book; it was the text for my Physics Electronics course. It is "Square One" of getting into all facets of electonics; starting here you can then get more specialized and technical texts in your area of interest. Skim through it back-to-front because the best parts are in the latter chapters.
thank you sir
@@chococola4931 Don't fear experimentation.
The Art of Electronics - Paul Horowitz & Winfield Hill
The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, The Comprehensive RF Engineering Reference
Master Handbook of 1001 More Practical Electronic Circuits - Edited by Michael L. Fair
The Giant Handbook of Electronic Circuits - Edited by Raymond A. Collins
Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits - Rudolf F. Graf (& William Sheets in later editions)
This is the best youtube video on electronics, have been an electronic hobbyists for decades and never ever heard about these "schematic circuit books", the only books that comes to mind for such schematic circuits are forest mims books.
I appreciate the video- older guy with a lot of my own "Books" in other areas- thank you for putting the list together- potentially a beginners series with these books as a "Where to get-What to do first" series?
Yep, exactly right. I have learned most of the electronics I know from both the first and second editions of H&H, and I have about 6 or 8 different years of the ARRL Handbook between 1948 and 2012.
I'm a self-taught senior electronics tech, retired and an Amateur Extra class ham. I've worked for HP, TRW, IBM, and SONY, and I still do some repair work for a government lab.
I also have 4 or 5 copies of 1001 circuits books, and Cookbooks to digital logic, RF amps, and op-amps. In all I've spent about $25 on the books I've turned into both a career and a hobby. I pick them up at used book stores and ham swaps unless they are simply given to me.
Excellent books but I find they are a bit technical for beginners. I recommend Jestineyong's website of free articles and his e-book "Electronic troubleshooting and repair guide." For beginners.
If I was near, I'd candidate myself to be your apprentice. And I mean it.
@@ulysses_grant I wish I still was working and managing the repair shop I'd let you in.
@@briang.7206 It would be an honor.
I remember how I came across the Art Of Electronics book. There was a book review on Elektor, The Dutch publication ( in English). It said " We normally do not review books but once in a while a gem of a book appears which one can't help reviewing ". I bought the book. Fortunately a Paper back was available in India which was much cheaper.
Another good one is Practical Electronics for Inventors.
My problem has been I am pragmatic rather than theoretcal.
The one electronic book I bought when I was a young electronics technician in the Navy was The Art of Electronics 2nd Edition. Good to know I chose well.
good job!
Sad to think that I had a bunch of decent text books from my college days on electronics and electrical engineering, before I switched focus to computer science. I tossed them all in the early 90s when I moved. They would cost so much to replace now, but I appreciate the pointers to buy as I rebuild my old knowledge these days.
Probably 'free' pdfs online
I have started buying the electronics books this year. excellent information
Do you start using this books or you still don't use it?
@@Naeem98-v2u oh I have been using them as well. Worked through a few and built lots of
Good video! I have been an ARRL Life Member for over 40 years & have quite a collection of the ARRL handbooks. At a ham radio flea market in Connecticut, the ARRL Lab was cleaning house and had assorted years for $5 each. I found on-line, there is another book "Learning the Art of Electronics A Hands-On Lab Course" by Thomas C. Hayes. It seems to be the companion volume for The Art of Electronics you mention in the video.
The third edition of the art of electronics is available as pdf file.
Thanks for sharing!
Manufacturer application notes and data sheets are also free and often have several circuits and ideas.
I was never really good at electronics, but i gave it a go about 35 years ago. This makes me hungry to start learning again.
They are dated. However, sometimes it is good to review how they used to do things, to get inspiration to solve new problem. For example, old regenerative receiver architecture, which were abandoned for many years, and now are being used again for cheap Bluetooth and WiFi receiver.
It took me several weeks to convince the manager of the electronic calibration lab where I worked to add The Radio Amateurs' Handbook to our extensive technical library, many of the technicians had never heard of or seen the book, curiosity prevailed for several months after it arrived on the shelf.
I've got 3 of the books - can't say I've read the entire contents but the have been wonderful to reference!
Another one to suggest is the Handbook for Electronics Engineering Technicians by Milton Kaufman and Arthur Seidman much like the Art of Electronic with a broad scope.
I tend to prefer some of the older ARRL handbooks as they had more of the technical information that seems to be lacking from the new editions so most of mine are from the 50's and 70's.
Also the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has some excellent technical reference books that are available some places in the states...
Thanks
Was glad to see two books I already had be listed (art of electronics and the ARRL handbook), couldn't resist the urge to get volume 1 and 2 of encyclopedia of electronic circuits.
EE hoping to focus on RF and I'm a sucker for buying more books as reference material if I'm being honest.
For getting a beter understanding of RF see if you can get a copy of "rf circuit design" from Bowick. I found that a nice one that aims more at understanding than at complex math. Very happy with it
The first thing I learned today is *"these things are called books"* thanks! I never know these
Art of electronics
ARRL Handbook
Practical electronics for inventors
1001 practical Electronic circuits
Good collection mate
These things are called books LOL. That’s very true. Thanks regards Chris
the 2022 ARRL is a very large compendium. very interesting.
"When I get a little bit of money, I buy books. If any is left over, I buy food and clothing." author unknown
My favorite one is Handbook. This book really practical based on electronics. Many realistic projects helps hobbiest and learners. It is helping me lot to understand basic how components work. Very easy explanation. This book totally practical based book. Projects based book you might also say.
3rd addition ordered from Amazon. I've heard about this book from others as well so I found a chapter of it online and it sold me. Thanks for the advice!
There are several components to studying circuits. One plan I discovered which successfully combines these is the Gregs Electro Blog (google it if you're interested) without a doubt the no.1 info that I've seen. look at this awesome site.
LOVE IT it's like you just giving me my favorite meal when I'm starting... My brain in STARVING to get all those books information hahaha
I want to warn everyone who watches this video. This person who posted this video is absolutely correct. Get books!!!!!!…but I want to warn everyone from experience, invest in a bookcase!!!!
I have so many books and use them all and my book shelves are full. I have them stacked up.
Books are great and the more you read the more discipline your mind becomes storing information into memory. Have at it folks, get the books while you can, a lot of them are disappearing. 👍🏻
Thank you very much.
If I have to choose 3 from these. Which will you recommend?
Finally someone showed me the way, thanks sir
the ART OF ELECTRONICS this book propel me into electronics designs and I also recommend to my student a good book if you want to design circuits not for pass exams
It's nice to have a book full of electrical schematics, what would be nicer to have is a break down of each schematic explaining the functionality of it, do we have a book like that where they really break down how the circuit works? That's what I've been searching for for years and never found one.
I don't know of a book that does that. The best source would be application notes and sometimes datasheets.
"The Art of Electronics" does that pretty well.
It contains Circuit Ideas and Bad Circuits, in addition to a sprinkling of problems.
You first learn building block circuits. Then you build bigger circuits and experiment and take measurements by changing component values. Make changes and observe that's how you learn. If you get a book explaining you everything you won't learn a damn thing.
@@nobytes2 You still have to do that regardlesse even if that book existed and I agree with you but I think there aren't enough books that explain detailed functionality of useful circuits unless it's something too easy or intuitive.
"Getting Started In Electronics" Forest Mims. That and Horowitz & Hill are all most people will need.
You are correct about the Bible. I’ve got both 2nd and 3rd editions. The 2nd edition also has a workbook that accompanies it.
Don't forget Forrest Mims III books, especially the Engineer's Notebook volumes 1 & 2. Some of the best quick circuits in them, which came from Allied Electronics/Radio Shack/Archer. Mims had several other circuit encyclopedias as well.
Another is the Navy's electronics training course, which can be found online, called: The Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series (NEETS). This uses water theory to teach beginner's electricity and electronics, and it is easy to understand.
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It is known wisdom : "Learn from the masters". Horowitz and Hill is really all about how an electronics designer thinks about creating circuits (not the academically oriented professors who are too eager to get into equations and simulations and bypassing the basic thought process of a designer). A dying art these days, Analog Electronics - there is an excellent set of 2 books by Jim Williams "Analog Circuits : Art, Science and Personalities", where the pioneers in the field of analog electronics shares their way of thinking about how they designed analog electronic circuits. For RF circuits, the book by Thomas Lee "The design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuits" will give a lot of insight even if you are not interested in IC design.
I must have read every National Semi Application Notes published. In the 80s each Engr would have dozens of data books. When i retired in 2017 a Power Qucic 3 Integrated host processor data sheet was over 1000 pages. I started in 1974 with the Burr Brown Op Amp Books. Some things were not explained well, like the META-STABLE-STATE issue when transferring data from one clock domain to another. Many an FPGA design would fail, sometimes. Or like the COSMIC rays causing SEU in DRAM memories. I cut my teeth on the RCA CD4000 Series data books, plenty of useable circuits.
The "encyclopedia of electronic circuits" is great. Graff,? I think was authors last name😃I never knew there was a vol.2,wow.
I actually found a hardcover edition of 1001 circuits and 1001 more circuits at a local used book store a while ago. Didn't think I'd see it here
how much was it pls?
@@manuelsongfack1431 $6 and $10 respectively
My oldest book, The Allied Radio Electronics Data book. About 1969, i was in high school.
Yep Art of Electronics is what I would recommend. Love seeming somebody elses view on text, its quite personal but there are some that do have a general acceptance Art of... is one.
Even though I have seen this before, I watched it again.
I'm laughing out of joy and happiness as you are talking about these books ,I will buy them 🤩
Nice sir you electric book collection is awesome 👏🏻 keep going sir
I want too get my kids these books.
Man it was a great reminder for us internet folks that a so called book exist.
I print off so many internet articles while cursing them for not being books. The best books I ever learned anything from was the superbly indexed and structured Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 programming manual in about 1995 - THAT's how good it was I've been looking for anything as educational and effective for 30 years.
Gosh, tell us how you really feel! ;-) Just kidding, I'm a book hoarder as well, heck I still have my EE, math and physics texts from 45 years ago!
hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to learn about introduction to electronics book try Sovallo Circuits Expert Fixer (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my brother in law got amazing results with it.
hi guys, the greatest results that ive ever had was by following the Gregs Electro Blog (just google it) definately the no.1 info that I've followed.
@@olimpiasorando7428 it looks like a paid course...
There's enough difference if you have the 2nd edition it's probably a good idea to get the 3rd edition as well. The latest printing will have the most bug bounty corrections. .02 as it's the last edition it's kind of a collectors item.
I have saved all of my elecronics books from the 1060's. I have a few rarities printed by RCA, Siemens and Texas Instruments and some of General Electric. They contain thousands of circuits with now obsolete parts. However, the circuits are applicable with modern parts too.
It may be surprising to know that some transistors, like 2N3904 / 3906 are from about 1961 and still made in millions. There are many other types too which still are in heavy use since they are so reliable and have good specs.
the printing press wasn't invented until 1436 so I'm very interested in getting copies of those old books 😎
@@IMSAIGuy it was an ovious typioo.. I enjoy greatly still by reading them ocasionally. Btw, I also have Telefunken tube handbooks and DEALER JOURNALS from 1930's- They are printed on top quality paper and just like were just printed.
Charles Platt, "Make: Electronics" is worth mentioning. It's a great book for beginners, and there are component sets available for experiments described in this book. Charles also has a few more books. I've read them all and heartly recommend them. "Practical Electronics for Inventors" by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk is also great.
I would like to be as excited as you when about those "twin t" bridges ahah let's start learning
I have a 1948 ARRL Handbook. I love it
www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/Technology/ARRL/The-Radio-Amateur's-Handbook-1948-25th.pdf
The arrl handbook is pretty great I have one. They (arrl) also have an electronics book if you don't want the whole book on radio.
I remember finding an ARRL Handbook in my local library when I was a kid.... it was tech-porn! Trampolined me in to electronics...hamradio...uni...comms industry:) Still have a copy. The Horowitz+Hill... a bible, too. I also like 'Solid State design For The Radio Amateur'... great book. All obtainable second hand fairly cheaply as you say. Coupled with information now easily obtained on the internet and cheap chinese components ...and pcb manufacturing.... happy days:)
I'm now scratching my head by reading "Microelectronic circuit" by sedra & smith
I would not recommend that book for a beginner
@@IMSAIGuy it's actually for our electronics-I course that has DIODE, BJT, JFET, MOSFET from that book
@@IMSAIGuy Most of the time I feel like those sentences written on the book is not even making any sense in my head.
@@michealscott6198 typical text book. you will learn lots of things but sill cannot design a circuit. Not saying it is a waste of time, appropriate for a EE degree.
I live in Turkey. I studying university exam. I hope ı am become a electrik-electronic engineer. I love this job.
Same from Pakistan.
But I don't have university experience.
This is amazing these thing they call books.
These things are called books. I encourage you to get some of these LOL! Gotta' love it. But be very careful. Reading can greatly damage one's ignorance.
oh yeah, books. I remember those 😁. Thanks for sharing.
ooooooh flat trees 🤩 ... sorry, trying to sound like a kid now lol. Bring on the paper!
I'd recommend the SMD parts books 😊
im sold!! just what ive been looking for. thanks
Nice books. Have Art of electronics from Uni days
I love the opening comment!
What a time to be alive.
In the U.K i grew up collecting the small books by Babani press. Each page had a small circuit diagram for almost anything one could wish for as a small teenager, i still have them & would never part with them.
www.worldradiohistory.com/Bookshelf_Bernards_Babani.htm
@@IMSAIGuy yup 👍 thats the ones. I didn't realize that there were so many. I loved them as a youngster, and still enjoy them now ( aged 60) . Many thanks.
Thank you for the recommendations! Do you think 30 years old is too old to try to get into electronics? I work in IT so I work around computers and I can program/script, but have never dabbled with circuits or tried to understand what all of the components on a board are.
depends on what you mean by get into. most jobs require a 4 yr degree. if you are in IT you recognize the people without degrees doing repair or installation.
'These things are called books', not in the least bit patronising. I've got a good one for you from 1964, it's called 'Beginner's Guide to Electronics', by Terence Squires, it does mention the use of discrete transistors in common base, common emmiter and common collector modes, just 5 years before the first moon landing. Also quite insightful for the time as it discusses the acquisition of voltages from the human brain. The pace of technological change was enormous in those days - VLSI appeared within ten years of the Squires book and the outcomes from those changes came at a pace too. Interesting that outcomes from modern technological advancement don't have the same high impact - discuss :)
I'm a bit jealous from you...>>)) You have all the editions from Art of electronics! I just have the 3th one!! :D
By the way, I'm reading the first chapter right now..... And... By the way, I'm reading the first chapter right now.....I'm doing exactly what you said on the other video. I see a circuit, put on Proteus, simulate, go to my desk, put all the components into the same position... and run. Than, I try to see the waves on my osciloscope... change some parameters on Proteus, put on my bench again... and go on... that is a fantastic way to learn Electronics. Take care!!! I'm your new fan ! :D Regards, from Brazil ! :D
Have a few ARRL Handbooks, tent to give away the old ones. Might have the ART one, I'd not will get that and the circuits one.
Best thing bout books!
You cannot alter the content.
I found the first book's pdf version thank you.
I just knew he was going to include Horowitz & Hill and there it was first. It does have a whole load of useful information in it, but (maybe it is just me but) it is the most unhelpful book on electronics I've ever bought. It really didn't help me to know what to do and most of what I did understand from it was only because I had knowledge from other sources. IMO is is not worth the price.
In my opinion, the best electronics books are:
The old Radio Amateurs handbooks (I like 1956 and 1937)
RDH4
The Art of Electronics
The Audiocyclopedia
Electronic and Radio Engineering/Radio Engineers Handbook by Terman
Great video!
The best part pf the old Handbooks were the eye candy in the catalogue section in the back. Gorgeous lithographs of variable condensers, coils and tubes, etc.
Also look for William Orr's Radio Handbook, and anything by Joseph Carr, Jim Williams or Bob Pease
Carr's Secrets of RF Circuit Design (Tab) is utter garbage...
@@qwaqwa1960 ....and why is that?
@@edwinschuddemat8280 Go ahead, buy it. See if I care. Read the reviews...in particular, the negative ones.
@@qwaqwa1960 Why so passive-aggressive? You're using big words to emphasize your claim. I was just interested to learn what makes it "utter garbage" according to you.
@@edwinschuddemat8280 Big words?? What?!? Where?...LOL. It's been years since I read & reviewed it. I'm not about to waste any more time with it. Like I said with my big words, read the negative reviews...
would love to get my hands on all of them, still most are rare or quite expensive and out poor man's budget
@Definately Not Skynet ah dont make it sound like your committing a crime, ofc this is all for science, just buy the books when you have enough money
Google the pdf ya nub
@@joefuentes2977 thats what i meant, then buy it once u have money cuz having the physical book is just something else
sell me a simpson meter aye? been waiting for you electronic book guy
Such a great video! Thanks a lot
Thank you for your nice efforts
I need to buy a book about the electronics.title how to test almost everything electronics.
Oof that roast at the begging lmao!
Excellent video! Thank you...
These things look scarry
i like the book named complete electronics self teaching guide from earl boysen,very beginner friendly
The ARRL Handbook is basic and includes electronic project construction. American Radio Relay League.
Most good books of electronic circuits design were published in the 70’s & 80’s.
If you really want to be ahead of the game look for any electronic book of that era.
What we have in this era is just a plagiarism of those books with more pictures.
8:45 for Chug-Chug
What we need is a 'Machinery's Handbook' but for Electronics, right?'
As an ME that began as an EE major, I heartily agree. Also, every ME would benefit from having EE materials.
Forget the books. All you need is a modified dinner fork and a childlike curiosity.