Bebop to the Boolean Boogie: An Unconventional Guide to Electronics Fundamentals, Components, and Processes - Brossura

Maxfield, Clive

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ISBN 10: 0750675438 ISBN 13: 9780750675437

Casa editrice: Newnes, 2003

Riassunto

From reviews of the first edition:

"If you want to be reminded of the joy of electronics, take a look at Clive (Max) Maxfield's book Bebop to the Boolean Boogie." --Computer Design

"Lives up to its title as a useful and entertaining technical guide....well-suited for students, technical writers, technicians, and sales and marketing people." --Electronic Design

"Writing a book like this one takes audacity! ... Maxfield writes lucidly on a variety of complex topics without 'writing down' to his audience." --EDN

"A highly readable, well-illustrated guided tour through basic electronics." -Science Books & Films

"Extremely readable and easy to understand, you'll wonder how people learned about this stuff before this book came along." --New Book Bulletin, Computer Literacy Bookshops

* The difference between the analog and digital worlds.

* What logic gates are and how to make them from transistors.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Clive "Max" Maxfield received a BS in Control Engineering from Sheffield Polytechnic, England in 1980. He began his career as a mainframe CPU designer for International Computers Limited (ICL) in Manchester, England. Max now finds himself a member of the technical staff (MTS) at Intergraph Electronics, Huntsville, Alabama. Max is the author of dozens of articles and papers appearing in magazines and at technical conferences around the world. Max's main area of interest are currently focused in the analog, digital, and mixed-signal simulation of integrated circuits and multichip modules.

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*Written in quirky fun style that has generated a strong following for the author and sales of over 10,000 copies of the First Edition *The Second Edition is even bigger and better than the first, with lots of new material, illustrations, and an expanded glossary *Ideal for training incoming engineers and technicians, and for people in marketing or other related fields or anyone else who needs to familiarize themselves with electronics terms and technology Bebop to the Boolean Boogie is now better than ever! The long-awaited second edition of Clive Maxfield”s comprehensive introduction to contemporary electronics is still friendly, funny and quirky, and it has been completely updated with lots of new material. Each subject is covered in a novel and thought-provoking way. Whether you’re an engineer, hobbyist, or student who needs a thorough and up-to-date electronics reference or a nontechnical person who wants to understand more about this electron dance that has seemingly taken over the world, this book is the answer. The writing is clear and witty and is supported by hundreds of diagrams that clarify even the most difficult subjects. The exhaustive glossary is almost worth the price of the book by itself. Now accompanied by a CD-ROM with a fully searchable electronic version of the text! From reviews of the first edition: “If you want to be reminded of the joy of electronics, take a look at Clive (Max) Maxfield’s book Bebop to the Boolean Boogie.”― Computer Design “Lives up to its title as a useful and entertaining technical guide....well-suited for students, technical writers, technicians, and sales and marketing people.”― Electronic Design “Writing a book like this one takes audacity! ... Maxfield writes lucidly on a variety of complex topics without ‘writing down’ to his audience.”― EDN “A highly readable, well-illustrated guided tour through basic electronics.”― Science Books & Films “Extremely readable and easy to understand, you’ll wonder how people learned about this stuff before this book came along.”― New Book Bulletin, Computer Literacy Bookshops

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Newnes
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0750675438
• ISBN 13: 9780750675437
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile