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u/Enlightenment777 · 42 pointsr/ECE

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u/soundcult · 26 pointsr/synthesizers

Hey! I can relate exactly to where your'e coming from. I, some years ago, decided I wanted to get into building synths. I ended up getting a job at a pedal company and have spent more time learning to build and repair pedals than synths. I don't work there anymore, but it gave me a lot of perspective into the field as we also made euro-rack modules.

First up: I don't want to scare you off from this, but just want to give you a realistic perspective so that you go into this knowing what you are getting into. Making synths is hard and it's expensive. As far as electronic projects go, making a synthesizer is up there on the list. I've repaired powerplant turbine controller circuitboards that were simpler than some of the synths I've owned. This isn't to say, "don't do it!" but, expect to learn a lot of fundamental and intermediate stuff before you ever have something like a fully-featured synth that you built in your hands.

It's also expensive. A cheap synth prototype is going to cost a couple hundred bucks, easy, while a more fully-featured prototype could cost into the thousands to produce, and that's just to build one working prototype. If you want to make a run of products you're going to need money up front, and not a small amount. So, just be prepared for that inevitability.

One final note is that my perspective is broad (digital and analog) but is rooted in analog electronics because that's where I started. This isn't the only path you can take to get to where you want to go but honestly in my opinion, even if you're going to go mostly digital later, you need to understand analog.

If you have never messed with electronics much before I highly recommend the Make: Electronics book. I'm a hands-on person and this was the most effective book I found that let me study electronics fundamentals the way I wanted to; by making stuff! No matter which direction you go on (digital, analog, hybrid, DSP, SID, etc) you're going to want to know how to pick the right resistor, or how to pop an LED into a circuit, and this book will teach you that.

Solid follow-up books from there are Make: More Electronics, Practical Electronics for Inventors, How To Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, and The Art of Electronics. All of these books are good books that touch on different concepts you will find useful, so I encourage you to look through them and decide for yourself which of these interests you.

Around this same time, I'd encourage you to start getting into kits. Honestly, before you build anything synth, I'm going to recommend you build some pedals. Effects pedals are fun and rewarding to build without being too hard. Start with a distortion circuit and work your way up from there. Once you can build a delay pedal without freaking out, move on to euro-rack kits, or other synth kits. While you're building these kits, don't just build them, play with the circuits! Try swapping components where you think you can, or adding features. One of my first kits was a distortion pedal with a single knob, but by the time I was done tweaking on it it had five knobs and two toggle switches!

Once you're feeling somewhat comfortable with electronics, then you can dive into the holy grail of analog synth design: Make: Analog Synthesizers this amazing book was written by the brilliant Ray Wilson who recently passed away. His life's goal was to bring the art of building analog synths into the hands of anyone who wanted to learn, and there is no better place to receive his great wisdom than this book. You should also check out his website Music From Outer Space along the way, but the book covers so much more than his website.

If you make through most or all of those resources you are going to be well-equipped to take on a career in synth-building! I'm personally still on that last step (trying to find the time to tackle Make: Analog Synthesizers) but hope within the next year or two to get that under my belt and start diving in deep myself. It's been a fun journey of learning and discovery and I wouldn't trade the skills I've gained in electronics for much.

Hope this helps, good luck!

u/BrotherCorvus · 13 pointsr/electronics

It's a fantastic book. No need to get all of them though, this is a pic of the third edition (2015), the second edition (1989), and the first edition (1980). You can skip the first and second.

u/morto00x · 12 pointsr/engineering

The Art of Electronics. Otherwise, his textbooks should suffice.

u/[deleted] · 11 pointsr/fireemblem

Only kind of people that mishandle books say that (/s).

But seriously, borrowing to people and (in case of technical books) reference material. And some of them are really fucking expensive

u/Bleedthebeat · 10 pointsr/ElectricalEngineering

Buy yourself of copy of the art of electronics. Pick one or two topics from that book every day and read about them. It covers pretty much every aspect of EE without going into an insane amount of detail. Use that to narrow your focus once you find something that really interests you. EE is a huge area of engineering and you’re not gonna like all aspects of it but the art of electronics is a great start.

The Art of Electronics https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521809266/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_FeY5BbNKDNXSF

Edit: to add on to this. Adafruit has a ton of more entry level friendly tutorials and stuff. Find a component on their store and they’ll have tons of projects and tutorials using those components. They don’t get much in to how it all works. You’re going to have to read for that. Kahn academy is pretty good at explaining stuff too.

u/Beagles_are_da_best · 9 pointsr/PrintedCircuitBoard

I did learn all of this stuff from experience. Honestly, I had a little bit of a tough time right out of college because I didn't have much practical circuit design experience. I now feel like I have a very good foundation for that and it came through experience, learning from my peers, and lots of research. I have no affiliation with Henry Ott, but I treat his book like a bible . I refer to it just about every time I do a board design. Why? because it's packed with this type of practical information. Here's his book. I bought mine used as cheap as I could. At my previous job, they just had one in the library. Either way, it was good to have around.

So why should you care about electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)? A couple reasons:

  1. EMC compliance is often regulated by industry and because a product requirement. The types of tests that your product has to pass is dependent on the industry typically, but in general there are tests where bad things are injected into your board and tests where they measure how noisy your board. You have to pass both.
  2. EMC compliance, in my opinion, is very well correlated with the reliability and quality of a product. If a product is destroyed "randomly" or stops working when the microwave is on, you're not likely to have a good opinion of that product. Following guidelines like the one I did above is the path to avoiding problems like that.
  3. EMC design is usually not taught in schools and yet it is the most important part of the design (besides making it perform the required product function in the first place). It also is very hard to understand because many of the techniques for improving your design do not necessarily show up on your schematics. Often, it's about how well your layout your board, how the mechanical design for the enclosure of your board is considered, etc.

    Anyways, it's definitely worth looking at and is a huge asset if you can follow those guidelines. Be prepared to enter the workforce and see rampant disregard for EMC best practices as well as rampant EMC problems in existing products. This is common because, as I said, it's not taught and engineers often don't know what tools to use to fix it. It often leads to expensive solutions where a few extra caps and a better layout would have sufficed.

    A couple more books I personally like and use:

    Howard Johnson, High Speed Digital Design (it's from 1993, but still works well)

    Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics (good for understanding just about anything, good for finding tricks and ideas to help you for problems you haven't solved before but someone probably has)

    Last thing since I'm sitting here typing anyways:

    When I first got out of college, I really didn't trust myself even when I had done extensive research on a particular part of design. I was surrounded by engineers who also didn't have the experience or knowledge to say whether I was on the right path or not. It's important to use whatever resources you have to gain experience, even if those resources are books alone. It's unlikely that you will be lucky and get a job working with the world's best EE who will teach you everything you need to know. When I moved on from my first job after college, I found out that I was on the right path on many things thanks to my research and hard work. This was in opposition to my thinking before then as my colleagues at my first job were never confident in our own ability to "do EE the right way" - as in, the way that engineers at storied, big companies like Texas Instruments and Google had done. Hope that anecdotal story pushes you to keep going and learning more!
u/ManWithoutOptions · 8 pointsr/arduino

assuming you have all the fundamental physic, you can start with the textbook from allaboutcircuits's textbook. A introduction to electronic book. It is about 2000 pages covering all basics of electronics. I think it is a great read and easy to understand, written for beginners.


After that you should read Make:AVR programming. It is quite enjoyable read and I read it in 2 sitting. A computer engineering book specifically targeting microcontroller. And as the name imply, it is about 8 bit AVR which is easily the most popular arduino variant. It covers a lot of detail on microcontroller basics and underlying electronic concept and working principles.

To supplement the above book, read a atmel datasheet on one of their microcontroller (atmega328 is a good choice).


For optional knowledge you can try Make's Encyclopedia Of Electronic Components It basically covers all electronic components and introduce you to it. I didn't like too much because you cant read it as a book but should use it as a reference to a particular component you are interested it. It is a great way to broaden your scope on what components is available to you.


Then for the advanced stuff you can read the The Art of Electronics By many it is consider the holy grail of electronic textbook. But I think it is difficult to read without an formal EE education.

u/Giverwah · 8 pointsr/Skookum

It was called "The Art of Electronics"

Here's the Amazon link.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521809266/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_yd.UBbKSAF1SH

u/baldengineer · 7 pointsr/AskElectronics

Understanding a circuit does require understanding the fundmantal building blocks. For that, there is no better guide than the Art of Electronics. While you might find a guide that says, "this circuit works with a common emitter amplifier," you aren't going to find guides that alway explain those fundamental circuits.

That's where AoE comes in. All of the building blocks are explain in plain simple language. It is worth every penny and I recommend everyone who is interested in circuit design to have a copy. If you can get a good deal on the 2nd edition (e.g. half the price of the 3rd), then go that route. The vast majority of the information is still fine on the older book.

u/PedroDaGr8 · 6 pointsr/electronic_circuits

A couple of recommendations:

First, there are the classic Forrest Mims books they are the quintessential beginner level books. Radio Shack used to sell them. They are very introductory and tend to be rather brief for easy consumption. I'm not a huge fan of the style personally but others LOVE them a lot. Many many many hobbyists and engineers got their start with these books.

Another option I like a lot is Practical Electronics for Inventors, 3rd Ed. by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk. This book is a great beginners book that will take you nicely into circuit theory and things like that. Not as advanced as an academic tome but advanced enough for you to learn a good amount and establish a solid foundation.

Lastly, there is the very advanced Art of Electronics 3rd Ed. by Horowitz and Hill. This is the classic introductory text for engineers and hobbyists alike. It is very math heavy but you will have a very very good understanding of what's going on.

One non-book recommendation is the AllAboutCircuits online textbook tutorial. It is pretty well enumerated and detailed, though it is a bit lacking in sample problems. A great free resource that you can start learning now.

Beyond this, once you get a solid foundation. You can start focusing in specific areas like digital, power, precision measurements, etc.

u/leonthevenin · 5 pointsr/electronics
u/Franklyigiveadamn · 5 pointsr/ECE

I was thinking about using Designing Analog Chips by Hans Camenzind along with The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz as a guide for projects to do. I also recognize its important to know to design digital electronics (even though it may not necessarily be my strength) and know how to do research if I do end up doing the PhD so I was also looking into these books: link 1, link 2, and link 3. Are there any other books I should look into?

u/iheartmetal13 · 4 pointsr/EngineeringStudents

The Art of electronics is a pretty good overview.

u/tryptophantom · 4 pointsr/DIY
u/zippy4457 · 4 pointsr/arduino

It sounds like you're ready for The Art of Electronics.

u/itstimeforanexitplan · 4 pointsr/eebooks

Embedded Systems: Introduction to Arm Cortex-M Microcontrollers , Fifth Edition (Volume 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1477508996/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_lEcJBbGEZ1DE5

Digital Design and Computer Architecture: ARM Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0128000562/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_aFcJBb49BEQFE

The Art of Electronics https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521809266/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_AFcJBb6P452VQ

https://www.publishing.umich.edu/publications/ee/

Troubleshooting Analog Circuits (EDN Series for Design Engineers) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0750694998/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_MGcJBbHN2BD9G

Should help your for microcontrollers

u/ThunderFalcon_3000 · 4 pointsr/VideoBending

Okay, I think i may have came across a great source for those who want to learn more about video.

Video Tutorials

Also some books I would suggest for those who are at least somewhat knowledgeable of electronics:

Active Filter Cookbook

CMOS Cookbook

Art of Electronics

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I would also highly recommend brushing up on your math, if you want to build more advanced electronics. It's not impossible to learn, just take your time.

u/wizoatk · 3 pointsr/amateurradio

One of the better online resources for getting from zero to basic understanding is the Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series.

http://www.fcctests.com/neets/Neets.htm

For something with more rigor and much more depth. one could do worse than "The Art of Electronics" by Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill. But that might not be basic enough for some.

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266/

u/battery_pack_man · 3 pointsr/electronic_circuits

White noise posting here.

Obviously not everything in there...but both do a really good job at pointing out not only typical circuits + intuition, but also on what common configurations of passives do and what they are used for. Sometimes you can look at some circuit and there are three or four resistors/caps/inductors that don't seem to do anything but touch the ground rail...figuring out what those do is very handy as well, and those links to a good job at helping you sort that out.

u/cosmovisioner · 3 pointsr/audiophile

Here are several textbooks on the subject which I used back in the day and still have a proud spot on my bookshelf:

Acoustics by Beranek (classic acoustical engineering theory from an MIT professor)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/088318494X

The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill (for low level lessons on circuit components like DACs and op amps)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521809266/

Introduction To Electroacoustics and Audio Amplifier Design by Leach (more theory by a professor) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0757572863/

JBL Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement (practical applications) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GQZQ8UE/

u/permalmberg · 3 pointsr/AskElectronics

These aren't websites, but The Art of Electronics and its companion Learning the Art of Electronics are often referred to as learning resources, for good reason.

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There are of course web sites that teach you electronics, but not on the level these two books, imho. If you don't want to buy books, then I'd recommend you to go watch bigclivedotcom and EEVblog, they have some great content. There are lots of other YT channels with similar content.

u/Chade_Fallstar · 3 pointsr/EngineeringStudents

Try 'Practical Electronics for Inventors' by 'Paul Scherz'. This book is awesome. It is quite cheap too.
https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Fourth-Scherz/dp/1259587541

You can also try 'The Art of Electronics'. Its 3rd edition was released a year back I think. It has an informal style, so, I suppose you'll like it.
https://www.amazon.com/d/cka/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/0521809266

This site is also good.
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/

u/fatangaboo · 3 pointsr/ElectricalEngineering

I recommend (Bob Cordell's audio power amplifier book) , (The Art Of Electronics 3rd edition) , and (Ron Quan's DIY radio book)

If these seem too advanced, check out the author "Forrest Mims III" and/or the "who needs theory" book (Practical Electronics For Inventors)

u/MusicPi · 2 pointsr/DIYGuitarAmps

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/ This might be a good place to get started, I am taking a physics electronics advanced lab as an undergraduate in physics, and I have found this textbook to be pretty useful. Also Hororwitz's the art of electronics is probably the best text on electronics, however very dense (1200 pages). There is definately a lot to learn, and this is just getting you started in the electronics of it... idk specifically about tube amps though, but understand circuits is probably going to be a must

link to buy horowitz: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521809266/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687442&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0521370957&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0PSJGQA7WTQYDCZ7632X

u/Saboot · 2 pointsr/Physics

I think it is dependent on the field. For several areas in experimental astronomy you deal with extremely large datasets. Advanced statistical methods and 'machine learning' can be very valuable tools. Whereas for someone studying solid state experiment this would be a waste of time. Better time would be spent on learning the physical hardware and electronics and noise (I think, never done solid state myself). Although you would be surprised, I knew someone who was using neural networks for a project involving solid state and transitions.

As a whole, compared with theorists, you may want to develop a better understanding of statistics, computing/programming, electronics, hardware, and several fields I'm not thinking of. However which of those are most applicable depends on the work you are doing. Although a solid foundation in statistics is most likely useful for all scientists.

To add a text, The Art of Electronics is practically an experimental bible for many people.

u/HeroOfCanton · 2 pointsr/electronics
u/Beegram2 · 2 pointsr/AskElectronics

It's difficult to tell without seeing it, but "Learning the Art of Electronics" looks like a book to accompany "The Art of Electronics". If you're a beginner, The Art of Electronics might be a bit overwhelming. My recommendation as an absolute starting point is Getting Started in Electronics by Forest M. Mimms. It's old and used to be sold at Tandy, but it gives a really quick and simply overview of the basics, and you can get the 3rd edition here for free:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5jcnBPSPWQyaTU1OW5NbVJQNW8/edit

If you're still interested after reading Getting Started, it's probably appropriate to move on to either The Art of Electronics http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0H11CKC3J5KJMF8BHHA8

or the much cheaper Practical Electronics for Inventors (as mentioned elsewhere - 4th edition is out in April)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Third-Scherz/dp/0071771336/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452851192&sr=1-1&keywords=practical+electronics+for+inventors

u/tmwrnj · 2 pointsr/Guitar

The definitive electronics textbook is The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill. As with all textbooks it's quite expensive, but you can get used copies of the second edition at a fairly reasonable price.

Guitar electronics are boneheadedly simple and have barely changed in 60 years, but you do need a good understanding of the fundamentals to make sense of them.

u/FPFan · 2 pointsr/AskElectronics

OK, you seem like you are trying to learn, and are asking questions, that is a good thing, and even if someone cringes at your terms, that's OK, you have gotten some good links for the terms and how to use them. Don't be put off.

Now I am going to recommend you see if you can get The Art of Electronics 3rd ed and Learning The Art of Electronics, get the ones with the gold covers. They are expensive, but you will learn huge amounts by working through the Learning book. When I was teaching college labs, I would recommend students get these books (2nd ed at the time). You can find all this information online, and you can learn it that way, but these books are excellent and well worth the cost if you can pull it together.

u/aacmckay · 2 pointsr/amateurradio

Coax publications! Their books are decent, I wouldn't say the best, but decent. I'm 2/3rds the way through studying for my Advanced as well and I've found it very helpful. Nice thing with their books is access to a practice exam site that got me through my Basic Qualification exam.

Full disclosure I have a computer engineering degree and have a pretty strong background in electronics as well, so I'm able to fill in some gaps. I've found a couple of errors or gaps in the edition I'm studying from. So I'd possibly recommend some supplementary material. Good book for electronics if that's the area you're struggling with is The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill: https://www.amazon.ca/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542256671&sr=8-1&keywords=art+of+electronics

Beyond that study and good luck! I'm hoping to take my test early 2019. Been distracted with getting my HF station up and running.

u/Dryparn · 2 pointsr/raspberry_pi

If you really want to learn electronics I recommend the book "The Art of Electronics" (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456842742&sr=8-1&keywords=art+of+electronics)

I know it's a bit pricey but it's the most complete book i have read and also very easy to follow. It's magnitudes better than any school litterature I have used.

I still use it as a reference in my work as a electronics engineer.

u/MrAureliusR · 2 pointsr/ElectricalEngineering

Okay, you're definitely at the beginning. I'll clarify a few things and then recommend some resources.

  1. Places to buy components: Depending on where you live in the world, the large component suppliers are almost always the way to go, with smaller suppliers like Adafruit/Sparkfun if you need development boards or specialised things. I buy almost exclusively from Digikey -- they have $8 flat shipping to Canada, which typically arrives the next day, with no customs fees. They have some sort of agreement in place where they cover these costs. This *always* saves money over going to my local stores where the prices are inflated. It's crazy how cheap some things are. If I need a few 2.2K 1206 resistors for a project, I just buy a reel of 1000 because they are so cheap.
  2. "Steer a joystick with an app" Do you mean connect motors to it and have them move the joystick for you? You're going to want some sort of microcontroller platform, along with a motor controller and way to communicate with a smartphone app. You mention you know C++ so it will be easy to switch to C. This is both true and false. Programming for microcontrollers is not the same as programming for computers. You are much closer to the hardware, typically manipulating many registers directly instead of abstracting it away. Each microcontroller vendor has their own tools and compilers, although *some* do support GCC or alternatives. You mentioned PIC, which is a line of microcontrollers by a large company called Microchip. There are 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit PICs, all at different price points and with hugely differing capabilities. Selecting the microcontroller for a project can be half the battle sometimes. Or, like me, you can just go with whatever you have on hand (which is usually MSP430s or PIC32MX's)
  3. A lot of people will recommend the book The Art of Electronics. It's decent, but it's not for everyone. Some really like the conversational style, others don't. Many people who want to get into microcontroller programming and embedded development want to skip over the fundamentals and just get something working. For those, I point them to Arduino and let them on their merry way. However, if you actually want to learn something, I highly recommend buying an actual microcontroller development board, learning the fundamentals about electrical circuits, and programming in actual C with actual IDEs.
  4. As far as resources go, again it depends on your actual goal. Whenever I want to learn a new tool (like a PCB layout software, or a new IDE) I always start with a simple project. Having an end point to reach will keep you motivated when things seem complicated. Your controlling a joystick with motors is a great starting point. I would buy a development board, Microchip PICs are popular, as are ST32s, and MSP430. It doesn't really matter that much in the long run. Just don't tie yourself too hard to one brand. Then pick up some stepper motors, and a stepper motor control board (grab one from Sparkfun/Adafruit, etc). Get yourself a breadboard, and some breadboard jumpers, a cheap power supply (there are tons available now for cheap that are pretty decent), and then jump in head first!
  5. I highly recommend the book Making Embedded Systems by Elecia White, once you've covered the basics. It's a great way to learn more about how professionals actually design things. For the basics, you can watch *EARLY* EEVBlog videos (anything past around video 600/650 he gets progressively more annoying and set in his ways, another topic entirely, but the early stuff is decent). I'd also recommend picking up your choice of books about the fundamentals -- Electronics for Dummies, the aforementioned Art of Electronics, Making Embedded Systems, The Art of Designing Embedded Systems, and even stuff like Design Patterns for Embedded Systems in C. Again, it all depends on what your goal is. If you want to do embedded design, then you'll need to focus on that. If you're more into analog circuits, then maybe check out The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design. Either way, grounding yourself in the fundamentals will help a LOT later on. It will make reading schematics way easier.

    I feel like I've gone off on a few tangents, but just ask for clarification if you want. I'd be happy to point you towards other resources.
u/hwy95 · 2 pointsr/ElectricalEngineering

The Art of Electronics - The EE bible
ARRL Handbook - Great for analog and RF circuit knowledge, but tons of general stuff too.
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic - For hands on, real world circuit diagnosis. I've been doing this a long time and I still learned a lot from this book. This book will save you a lot of magic smoke.

u/RylesC · 2 pointsr/ElectricalEngineering

"The Art of Electronics" is a good option. They approach circuit design from a practical standpoint.

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

u/doom2 · 1 pointr/amateurradio

I picked up a UV-82HP from Prime Day but my real catches were Gordo's Extra Class study guide, Carr's Practical Antenna Handbook, and H/H's Art of Electronics.

Here's to spending the rest of my summer in a book.

u/SilentDemon555 · 1 pointr/Multicopter

This Book is like the bible for basic electrical engineering topics.

It is a text book, so it's less of a "I'd really like it if someone could just give me all the infos on the electronics" and more of a dense technical reference.

u/_sxb · 1 pointr/audio

In that case, I bet you'll want to take the custom route. Have a pair custom made for yourself and you'll never go back to the generic ones. Here are a few resources to get started. [1], [2], [3], [4], [5].

u/igrewold · 1 pointr/electronics

There is a book called The Art of Electronics, 3rd Edition. Get that and also its separately sold Lab book.

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266

The book might fulfill your needs.

u/HIGregS · 1 pointr/AskElectronics

The Art of Electronics is the best all-in-one resource for practical discrete electronics. Add individual device data sheets and plenty of Digikey/Mouser searches with filters and you'll start to get a good feel for general availability of components.

u/nixfu · 1 pointr/AskElectronics

Best two:

  • Practical Electronics for Inventors - a new version is supposed to be coming out in 2015 to correct the bugs in this book, there quite a few errors in the book, but its still a great read

  • The Art of Electronics - an old college text book, out of print and hard to find, but a classic. I always considered this book to be a sort of the electronics version of "Joy of Cooking". You can find used copies sometimes at a decent price on Ebay. The new 3rd edition is coming out in April 2015, but its going to be a >$100 hardback textbook and its kinda pricey.
u/Night_Duck · 1 pointr/ElectricalEngineering

Art of Electronics is pretty comprehensive. Also the unofficial bible for electrical engineers
https://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266?&linkCode=wey&tag=maggicom0e-20

u/nonya-in · 1 pointr/electricians

"The Art of Electronics" is widely considered the the single most authoritative book for electronics. There is a companion book "The Art of Electronics Student Manual" that may also prove very useful to you. If you don't have any experience building circuits yet check out this video from EEVBlog "How to setup an Electronics Lab for $300". The easiest way to learn is to learn by doing.

If you haven't started playing with electronics yet, get started you will be glad you did. Never stop learning.

u/dragontamer5788 · 1 pointr/AskElectronics

> EDIT: So it seems there is alot more involved when trying to choose a transistor or FET to use for a given application and they all appear to work differently. If anyone has any recomended resources for learning this wizardry I'd be very grateful!

The Art of Electronics

u/Mezmorizor · 1 pointr/audioengineering

Honestly, the Art of Electronics. There's nothing particularly special about audio on the electronics front. It's just electronics where you care about noise a bit more than average.

u/Ag0r · 1 pointr/AskElectronics

Is [this] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521809266/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_1FnRybW1CCK94) the book you're taking about? It sounds like that is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot ☺️

u/solid7 · 1 pointr/electronics

I dig it, good work. To help sort out some of the necessary fundamentals, I recommend you pick up a copy of The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill - 3rd edition. This is a staple for anyone that does anything with electronics. A couple of reads through the first handful of chapters and you'll have a good understanding what a bipolar-junction or field-effect transistor is, what a capacitor is, and how a capacitor and frequency relate to one another - and a whole bunch of other stuff too.

u/Aplejax04 · 1 pointr/electronics

No, I don't, it was just the best ASIC textbook from when I was in grad school. It really helped me understand how transistors work. If you want a good book on discrete components I would recommend The art of electronics. It is written more as a practical guide, with part suggestions for op amps and filters. Like it compares and contrasts different discrete components and will give you suggestions for what op amp to use for different applications. 10/10, would buy again.

u/TheJBW · 1 pointr/AskElectronics

If you want the one book to rule them all, I still stand by: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266

Pricey, but it's a classic.

u/hamsterdave · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn

This book is a bit spendy but there is nothing better for the hobbyist. It is the Holy Bible of hobby electronics.

Khan Academy also has a course on Electrical Engineering, but I've not looked at it terribly closely. They generally do a good job at whatever they decide to include though.

u/d_phase · 1 pointr/ElectricalEngineering

I would recommend the Art of Electronics (or the ARRL Handbook) if you are looking for more of a reference style text. Very thorough, but not something you would want to read front to back.

Assuming you have your circuits basics down, a good text to really start learning how to design circuits would be Microelectronic Circuits by Sedra and Smith which is your undergrad text on introductory analog/digital circuits. This one you can definitely read front to back (but it's big). And then if you really want to get into the thick of things, you could read Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits AKA Grey and Meyer which is your advanced undergrad/graduate text on analog circuits. There are many alternatives to these texts, but these ones are basically bibles.

u/mindheavy · 1 pointr/engineering

For electronics, go with The Art of Electronics. Great reviews, very engaging read.

u/Firocket1690 · -12 pointsr/ECE

Oh? First year EE student? That's cute. Go buy a copy of this book right now, and don't wait 'til after completing a BS to brush over important concepts. This was singlehandedly more comprehensive than most of my individual courses.