CITATION

Cutcher, Dave. Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius 2/E. US: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2010.

Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius 2/E

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Published:  September 2010

eISBN: 9780071744133 0071744134 | ISBN: 9780071744126

Book description:

The Fiendishly Fun Way to Master Electronic Circuits!

Fully updated throughout, this wickedly inventive guide introduces electronic circuits and circuit design, both analog and digital, through a series of projects you'll complete one simple lesson at a time. The separate lessons build on each other and add up to projects you can put to practical use. You don't need to know anything about electronics to get started. A pre-assembled kit, which includes all the components and PC boards to complete the book projects, is available separately from ABRA electronics on Amazon.

Using easy-to-find components and equipment, Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius, Second Edition, provides hours of rewarding--and slightly twisted--fun. You'll gain valuable experience in circuit construction and design as you test, modify, and observe your results--skills you can put to work in other exciting circuit-building projects.

Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius:

  • Features step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations

  • Provides tips for customizing the projects

  • Covers the underlying electronics principles behind the projects

  • Removes the frustration factor--all required parts are listed, along with sources

Build these and other devious devices:

  • Automatic night light

  • Light-sensitive switch

  • Along-to-digital converter

  • Voltage-controlled oscillator

  • Op amp-controlled power amplifier

  • Burglar alarm

  • Logic gate-based toy

  • Two-way intercom using transistors and op amps

Each fun, inexpensive Genius project includes a detailed list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and lots of clear, well-illustrated instructions for easy assembly. The larger workbook-style layout and convenient two-column format make following the step-by-step instructions a breeze.

Make Great Stuff! TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.

Dave Cutcher is a former technology and industrial education teacher who designed his own hands-on courses, which resulted in great classroom success and became the basis of the first edition of this book. He currently writes for hobbyist publications such as MAKE Magazine.

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