Make electronics learning through discovery 2nd edition pdf download

A completely new section on the Arduino shows you how to write properly structured programs instead of just downloading other people's code.

Projects have been reworked to provide additional features, and the book has been restructured to offer a step-by-step learning process that is as clear and visually pleasing on handheld devices as it is on paper. Full color is used throughout.

As before, Make: Electronics begins with the basics. You'll see for yourself how components work--and what happens when they don't. You'll short out a battery and overheat an LED.

You'll also open up a potentiometer and a relay to see what's inside. No other book gives you such an opportunity to learn from real-life experiences. Ultimately, you will build gadgets that have lasting value, and you'll have a complete understanding of how they work. From capacitors to transistors to microcontrollers--it's all here. Hans Camenzind, the inventor of the Timer the world's most successful integrated circuit chip , said that "This is teaching at its best! Now the second edition offers even more!

The new visuals are undoubtedly the thing that readers will notice first. There's color on every page now, with over images. Get ready to burn things out and mess things up—because that's how you learn!

Charles Platt is a Contributing Editor and regular columnist for Make: Magazine , where he writes about electronics. He is the author of the highly successful introductory hands-on book, Make: Electronics , as well as Make: More Electronics , and the Encyclopedia of Electronic Components , volumes Platt was a Senior Writer for Wired magazine, and has written various computer books.

Make: Electronics by. Book description Want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun, hands-onway? Discover by breaking things: experiment with components andlearn from failure Set up a tricked-out project space: make a work area at home,equipped with the tools and parts you'll need Learn about key electronic components and their functionswithin a circuit Create an intrusion alarm, holiday lights, wearable electronicjewelry, audio processors, a reflex tester, and a combinationlock Build an autonomous robot cart that can sense its environmentand avoid obstacles Get clear, easy-to-understand explanations of what you're doingand why Show and hide more.

Table of contents Product information. Table of contents Preface 1. Chips, Ahoy! As it says on the cover, "Burn things out, mess things up--that's how you learn! You can cut open the sealed case of a relay to see exactly what goes on inside.

Unique 3D diagrams illustrate components as they are plugged into a solderless breadboard. A simple circuit reveals how a capacitor stores and releases electricity. While Make: Electronics minimizes the amount of theory that you need, it does show you how to figure out Ohm's Law and do the simple math to calculate the time constant of a capacitor. A buying guide shows basic tools ranging from pliers to a low-cost multimeter. Components such as transistors and capacitors are shown in color photographs so that you will quickly recognize them.

A simple "finger test" demonstrates how transistors switch or amplify current. The book then shows functional circuits that you can build to create light and sound, leading to a plan for a simple intrusion alarm. Platt includes three chapters explaining how to solder wires and build a permanent circuit.

However, the skill of soldering is not essential for other projects in the book. You learn all about integrated circuit chips: how they work, what they do, how they are identified, and where you can buy them.