- ISBN13: 9781856175067
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Written by an expert electronics engineer who enjoys teaching the practical side of engineering, this book covers all the subjects that a beginning EE needs to know: intuitive circuit and signal analysis, physical equivalents of electrical components, proper use of an oscilloscope, troubleshooting both digital and analog circuits, and much more! Even engineers with years in the industry can benefit from the compendium of practical information provided within.
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I used to design circuits years ago and wanted a refresher for some aspects that I’d forgotten because I’m back into circuit design. I picked up this book hoping for a good refresher. Both the reader reviews and my initial scan of the book made it look promising.
But, after slogging through mis-spellings galore, an unclear writing style, sentences obviously missing key words, ambiguous sentences, etc, I gave up. After all, if I have to dig through the language to get to the message, I may as well go with a book that’s deeper in the subject because I would get more information for the same effort.
I place responsibility for the poor quality on the publisher and editor(s) more than on the author. The publisher’s job is to take a manuscript draft and turn it into a polished product to offer to the public. In this the publisher failed miserably.
Rating: 2 / 5
As others have noted, the book needs a good deal of editing and proofreading. But that would not save it from its worst defects, lack of clarity and excessive focus on the author. He would have done better to take a more professional tone and devote more space to showing electronics as understandable and exciting. His attempts at folksy humor and reliance on clichés distract from what might be the basis of an interesting career. The last chapter portrays electrical engineering as work requiring survival skills, something to be endured, not loved.
In his book Practical Electronics for Inventors Paul Scherz inspired me to become more involved in electronics. He provided just enough math to entice me to learn the calculus and matrices needed to understand circuits. Tony Kuphaldt’s online Lessons in Electric Circuits had the same effect. It has some of the most helpful material available on electronics I have been able to find. And it is well written, respectful of its reader and the history of electronics, and free. By example he led me to use spreadsheets and the Spice simulator as a way of gaining even more understanding.
As I read Electrical Engineering 101, I kept hoping I would find something useful before I got to the end. I was disappointed.
Rating: 1 / 5
First things first, I am the author, so yes you can presume a bias
I have been in the EE field for many years and wished that someone had created a book that taught engineers not only how to be good engineers, but how to interact with the rest of those non-EE types too. I finally wrote it since I couldn’t find it, I believe and hope that it will answer that need.
Good reading and much success!
Darren
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought the book because I was looking to enhance my practical knowledge in the electrical engineering field of study. Not only do I feel that the book helped me to accomplish that, but I gained much more. First, from the first chapter to the last chapter, there were thumb rules, principals, illustrations and examples to help make electrical engineering less formidable to study ( something that is not common place in engineering school). Second, the book gives advice that can help you to make yourself more marketable to potential employers. Third, the book gives practical advice for success on the job for managers as well as employees. Finally, Mr. Ashby was willing to answer any questions concerning the book or pertaining to the field of electrical engineering in general. I thought the book was worth every penny.
Rating: 5 / 5
While the idea of the book is valuable, its organization and the author’s writing style leave something to be desired. Glad I bought it, but it’s a struggle to “get” the concepts as presented here.
Stay in school!
Rating: 3 / 5