Electronics for Kids, 2nd Edition

(nostarch.com)

42 points | by 0x54MUR41 2 days ago

2 comments

  • oytis 55 minutes ago
    As a parent I would appreciate if it came with an age recommendation.
    • Bishonen88 47 minutes ago
      It's right there on the page. Age 10 and above
  • eth0up 1 hour ago
    I figure it's fair enough, since this is a great but not free book, to drop https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/ - a truly amazing, and in my opinion extraordinarily well written and organized free learning resource.

    Specifically https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/

    • chromacity 10 minutes ago
      It's a labor of love and a great reference to go back to, but I wouldn't recommend it for newcomers.

      Traditional books benefit from having an editor who (ideally) asks questions like "who are you writing for", "what's the best order to introduce ideas", and "how much detail is enough". If you don't ask these questions, you often end up getting too deep into the weeds or jumping back and forth between ideas in ways that can be difficult to follow. To give you a specific example, the guide spends a lot of time on some of the more obscure theories in DC network analysis before even defining what a battery is, capacitors and inductors are explained in the DC section by focusing on their AC characteristics, the discussion of op-amps kicks off with an odd reference to calculus, etc.

      Again, I don't mean that as a criticism, it's just that (properly edited) books have their merits.

    • holyhnhell 23 minutes ago
      Upvoted for the unhinged but on the money profile bio. May Michael O’Church be with you, kind stranger.