All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide

450 Pages·2008·2.069 MB·English

by  Harry Kybett, Earl Boysen

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All New Electronics
Self-Teaching Guide,
Third Edition
Harry Kybett and Earl Boysen
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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All New Electronics
Self-Teaching Guide,
Third Edition
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All New Electronics
Self-Teaching Guide,
Third Edition
Harry Kybett and Earl Boysen
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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AllNewElectronicsSelf-TeachingGuide,ThirdEdition
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To my wonderful wife Nancy.
Thanks for wandering through life side by side with me.
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About the Author
EarlBoysenisanengineerwho, after20yearsworkinginthecomputerchip
industry, decided to slow down and move to a quiet town in the state of
Washington.Boysenistheco-authorofthreeotherbooks:ElectronicsforDum-
mies(Indianapolis:Wiley,2005),ElectronicsProjectsforDummies(Indianapolis:
Wiley, 2006), and Nanotechnology for Dummies (Indianapolis: Wiley,2005). He
lives with his wife, Nancy, in a house they built together, and finds himself
busyaseverwritingbooksandrunningtwotechnology-focusedWebsites.His
site, www.BuildingGadgets.com, focuses on electronics circuits and concepts.
The other site, www.understandingnano.com, provides clear explanations of
nanotechnologytopics.BoysenholdsamastersdegreeinEngineeringPhysics
fromtheUniversityofVirginia.
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