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Ask HN: Reccomend an interesting and fun book to learn electronics.

13 points by Beanblabber 17y ago

Preferably with an emphasized hands on approach.

prakash 17y ago
Electronic Projects for Musicians http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Projects-Musicians-Craig-Anderton/dp/0825695023 http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Projects-Musicians-Craig-An...
mahmud 17y ago
Horowitz and Hill's "The Art of Electronics" is the category killer. It's very in-depth and hands on, supplement it with "fun" stuff.
- Anon84 17y ago
  The companion student manual is fun and actually a large part of what make H+H such a great book.
christianwright 17y ago
I immediately thought of this book "The Manga Guide to Electricity by Kazuhiro Fujitaki, Matsuda, and Trend-pro Co, Ltd." published by No Starch Press (http://tinyurl.com/mwsw7k)- http://tinyurl.com/mwsw7k)- it's squarely in the "fun" category but it's a little more basic and not really hands on with electronics.
kqr2 17y ago
Forrest Mims classic: http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Electronics-Forrest- http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Electronics-Forrest- Mims/dp/0945053282/ It's written in a very friendly notebook style.
plaes 17y ago
Although this series is still a bit incomplete, it should get you started: http://openbookproject.net//electricCircuits/ http://openbookproject.net//electricCircuits/ PS. Don't forget to send feedback and suggestions to the authors.
grinich 17y ago
Practical Electronics for Inventors is pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Paul-Scherz/dp/0070580782 http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Paul-S...
coryrc 17y ago
Buy the 200-in-1 Electronics kit sold (at least at one time) by Radioshack. The book is great (though aimed at a young crowd) and is the reason I am now an Electrical Engineer.
camperman 17y ago
Electronics for Dummies is surprisingly good and has lots of hands-on stuff. It also has a great section on microcontrollers.
renkeyes 17y ago
I just saw this today...it might fit the bill: "Make: Electronics -- Learning Through Discovery" By Charles Platt; Released: December 2009 (est.) ; http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596153755 http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596153755 "With this practical introductory guide, you'll learn important concepts while you work on real projects."

13 points by Beanblabber 17y ago

Preferably with an emphasized hands on approach.

Electronic Projects for Musicians http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Projects-Musicians-Craig-Anderton/dp/0825695023 http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Projects-Musicians-Craig-An...

mahmud 17y ago

Horowitz and Hill's "The Art of Electronics" is the category killer. It's very in-depth and hands on, supplement it with "fun" stuff.

Anon84 17y ago
The companion student manual is fun and actually a large part of what make H+H such a great book.

christianwright 17y ago

I immediately thought of this book "The Manga Guide to Electricity by Kazuhiro Fujitaki, Matsuda, and Trend-pro Co, Ltd." published by No Starch Press (http://tinyurl.com/mwsw7k)- http://tinyurl.com/mwsw7k)- it's squarely in the "fun" category but it's a little more basic and not really hands on with electronics.

kqr2 17y ago

Forrest Mims classic: http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Electronics-Forrest- http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Electronics-Forrest- Mims/dp/0945053282/ It's written in a very friendly notebook style.

plaes 17y ago

Although this series is still a bit incomplete, it should get you started: http://openbookproject.net//electricCircuits/ http://openbookproject.net//electricCircuits/ PS. Don't forget to send feedback and suggestions to the authors.

grinich 17y ago

Practical Electronics for Inventors is pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Paul-Scherz/dp/0070580782 http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Paul-S...

coryrc 17y ago

Buy the 200-in-1 Electronics kit sold (at least at one time) by Radioshack. The book is great (though aimed at a young crowd) and is the reason I am now an Electrical Engineer.

camperman 17y ago

Electronics for Dummies is surprisingly good and has lots of hands-on stuff. It also has a great section on microcontrollers.

renkeyes 17y ago

I just saw this today...it might fit the bill: "Make: Electronics -- Learning Through Discovery" By Charles Platt; Released: December 2009 (est.) ; http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596153755 http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596153755 "With this practical introductory guide, you'll learn important concepts while you work on real projects."