Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course

Well bound and a stout cover, this book has survived many perusals of mine. As a 40+ year veteran EE, I find it a good reference for not only myself, but for teaching others of my craft. I find it to be well laid out, and to include a wealth of pertinent information on each topic. It includes plenty of tables, and side information in support of the explanations given. I would suggest this book for anyone's library, expert or novice.

I love what they said somewhere in the in the opener (from memory) ~"We want to cover less, uncover more". I just got it a few days ago. I've only had time to thoroughly read from first page thru the first lab (haven't physically done the labs yet) and various sections of interest. It moves at just the right speed and, like AoE, has that "energy"... The quality of this content and readability are simply fantastic. I'm so excited to get back into circuits after a very long time off. I wish I had 6 months off of work with no distractions to just dig in, learn, and build.

Pricey but worth it!

Best lab book ever. Not just unanswered questions. Labs but in another text book around them.

The book was kind of a mixture of engineering (electrical) and a technician's lingo. It is very informative.

The content is great but it's a pity that a book about electronics is only available in paperback format which is only relevant to museums nowadays. Who reads such a massive printed technical book today without being able to search a word or phrase in the whole text or to zoom in the pages for comfortable reading? I resorted to purchasing an overhead scanner to be able to read the content at the comfort of my screen.

This is a way better introduction to working with real electronics than any cookbook or starter kit. Although the full list of components needed to follow along wasn't the easiest to acquire and more expensive than a run-of-the-mill assortment, the selection is diverse and actually covers many functions. Paired with the main text, Art of Electronics, this will leave you with a solid baseline understanding of what the components are and how they work. Very helpful when facing the overwhelmingly massive economy of parts. Light on math and theory; instead focused on component selection. The whole collection compliments any traditional textbook on electronics very well.

I have not gotten into the second edition, but I have done the first edition. It was excellent, and the updates to the second edition was exactly what I was hoping would be upgraded in the second edition. As I was going through the first edition I was thinking the digital section was a bit out dated but the second edition appears to have have tackled this problem. I am happy to see the authors are taking active steps in keeping the book in modern times. Truly a great time to be alive. Can't wait to see what this book holds.

Having tried some of the experiments referred to in this book - an extension to the main Art of Electronics textbook in this trilogy - I strongly recommend it as it provides a coherent practical approach that attends to detail without losing the reader.

It has both theory and practice.

These series of books are invaluable and well worth the money

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Ho acquistato anche la versione originale del 1980: nel confronto, l'attuale perde clamorosamente rispetto a quella vecchia! Che era pulita, schematica, essenziale. Ora è molto fumo ma poco arrosto ... Si fa fatica a capire quali siano le cose importanti, e, soprattutto, a determinare come calcolare e risolvere i circuiti.