Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast
Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast
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- Author:Charles Platt
- Publisher:Make Community, LLC
- Pages:325
- Condition: New
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The ultimate hands-on guide to learning electronics—now in its most exciting and complete edition yet!
Make: Electronics, Third Edition by Charles Platt sets a new standard for beginners who want to understand, build, and truly enjoy electronics through practical discovery. With completely rewritten text, brand-new full-color diagrams, and stunning photographs throughout, this updated edition continues the award-winning “Learning by Discovery” approach that has inspired countless makers, hobbyists, and students around the world.
Learn by Doing—Not Just Reading
Platt’s unique “Learning by Discovery” method invites you to build your own circuits, experiment freely, and even make mistakes along the way. You’ll blow a fuse, overload an LED, and cut open components to see how they really work—because understanding comes best through experience. Each lesson builds on the last, turning complex concepts into intuitive insights.
Inside You’ll Discover:
- Over 200 detailed experiments that teach resistance, capacitance, voltage, amperage, inductance, and magnetism
- Step-by-step guidance to build circuits for reflex tests, combination locks, light sensors, and fun interactive games
- Affordable components and complete shopping lists (kits available online)
- Newly drawn circuit diagrams and photos in full color for crystal-clear understanding
- Simple math and Ohm’s Law made easy—just enough theory to make you confident
- Hands-on exploration of integrated circuits, relays, transistors, LEDs, and more
- A practical buying guide for tools, from pliers to a budget-friendly multimeter
Ideal for Beginners of All Ages
No prior experience? No problem. This friendly, patient, and engaging book assumes zero background knowledge and walks you through every concept step by step. Readers from ages 8 to 84 have successfully built and learned from these projects. Whether you want to explore electronics as a hobby, prepare for STEM studies, or gain practical repair skills, this book makes it fun and achievable.
Make: Electronics, Third Edition is more than a manual—it’s a hands-on journey into the heart of how things work. If you only buy one book to learn electronics, make it this one.
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