Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications-all without taking a formal course

This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, features plain language explanations and step-by-step lessons that make it easy to understand the material quickly. Throughout, detailed illustrations, practical examples, and self-tests reinforce key concepts. Inside, you'll find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers-even the Arduino electronics platform.

This up-to-date sixth edition covers:

* Direct Current (DC) Circuits

* Resistors

* Cells and Batteries

* Magnetism

* Alternating Current (AC) Circuits

* Inductors and Capacitors

* Phase

* Inductive and Capacitive Reactance

* Impedance and Admittance

* AC Power and Resonance

* Transformers and Impedance Matching

* Semiconductors, Diodes, and Transistors

* Integrated Circuits (ICs) and Electron Tubes

* Amplifiers and Oscillators

* Wireless Transmitters and Receivers

* Digital Circuits

* Microcontrollers, including the Arduino

* Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation

* Acoustics and Audio

* Lasers

* Advanced Communication Systems

* Antennas for RF Communications