Basic Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide

by Charles Ryan

Basic Electricity Second Edition A Self-Teaching Guide Ever Wonder… What makes a light bulb work? What overloads a fuse? Why your car needs a battery and an alternator? We all use electricity in our daily lives, yet most of us don’t know what it is or how it works. With Basic Electricity, Second Edition, you can teach yourself all about electricity—for everyday understanding or as a basis for further study. This easy-to-use guide takes you through the basics of electricity and familiarizes you with the workings of voltage, current, resistance, power, and other circuit values in direct-current and alternating-current electricity. The Second Edition has been extensively updated to include the latest in electrical technology. Through step-by-step problem-solving, you’ll gain a true understanding of the basic rules, laws, concepts and equations of electric circuits. Best of all, you’ll understand and appreciate the nature of electricity without ever having to determine its "invisible" identity. Self-tests at the end of each chapter have been fully revised…and a brand-new end-of-course exam is included so you can test your overall comprehension of basic electricity. For further study, the Second Edition’s cross-referenced list of standard texts on electricity has also been updated.

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1986

Reviews

[Azmi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will say this is the equal of Auto Mechanics Fundamentals in electrical field. It begins with basic concept and then building up on the topic, slowly introducing assorted mathematical formulae related and how we can use it to manipulate electricity.

One downside though is this is an old publication which means it is outdated and lacks much information about modern and advanced semiconductor technology. But to begin learning electricity, look no further, you won't find any book superior than this.

[Mohamed Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have problems with understanding electricity since my high school
So when it comes to physics of anesthesia and starts to mention electricity I feel trapped

I decided to fix this selecting some basic books about electricity to solve this problem

This is one of them
It is good so basic and simple explaining things gradually terms and work out some excercises repeat self test until so sure you got the point

From electrons volts and amperes to the compound circuits and calculating resistance both in series and parllel

I enjoyed it but still not enough for me and I need more
But I think I will deter this to another times as I need more focus on anesthesia topics
I want to pass my exams so quickly and smooth