[volt-nuts] The Art of Electronics

[Adrian Flynn]

Thanks,
Found it in Ohio.

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Adrian KF7DYU
On Apr 18, 2015 5:40 PM, "Orin Eman" <orin.eman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Try searching for the T&S V2 ISBN,
>
> 3540004297
>
> on www.abebooks.com
>
> $40 for the International Edition from a somewhat reputable seller.
> Since this is an international list, I have no qualms about passing
> this on.  Whether you can stand the almost transparent paper and
> smudgy ink is a different matter.
>
> Orin.
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Marv @ Home <marvin.gozum at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > When AoE was released in 1980, the intended audience was electronics for
> a
> > non-EE major.  How this morphed into an engineering text shows how what
> is
> > 'core' has changed.  It had a friendly style, akin to having a instructor
> > with you.  AoE was best read in chapter sequence through the
> fundamentals,
> > and higher chapters expect readers to know material from previous
> chapters
> > without reference to it.  On occasion it used concepts a jump forward but
> > could be figured out by cross referencing its index.  It was a semester
> > course for us back in early 1980s.
> >
> > AoE v2 updated more in the digital domain with many corrected errata and
> > typos from V1.
> >
> > I'd wait for V3 2nd printing or later, as typos from 1st printing are
> being
> > reported as well as I read references to unpublished chapter "Xs" not in
> > this printing.
> >
> > T&S is an excellent text, if you already know the material and just need
> a
> > refresher.  It gets to the point quickly.
> >
> > Only 2 T&S editions were translated to English; German has ?10+ editions.
> > The only edition I ever looked at in print was v1, and it was $180+ in
> > 1990s, compared to $50 for AoE new, or $20+ used.  T&S used in the USA is
> > harder to find, and few V1 I've seen sell near $100+.
> >
> > Student or someone with a cursory interest, cost, writing style and
> similar
> > breadth could be a tie breaker, AoE V3 sells for ~$100 delivered, and V2
> > $20-30 used.  T&S V2 from 2008 is ~$US260 delivered.
> >
> >
> > At 04:33 AM 4/17/2015, Attila Kinali wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:24:38 +0000
> >> "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> >>
> >> > >How does it compare to the gold standard of the Tietze&Schenk?
> >> >
> >> > No idea.
> >>
> >> If you know a bit of german, get yourself a copy of it.
> >> You will love the in-depth explanations of the various
> >> electronics compontents. Also you can use it to knock
> >> out any burglar, should the need arise ;-)
> >>
> >> > You have to remember that not everybody here are professional
> >> > electronics
> >> > people, I'm a software person who knows enough electronics to be
> useful
> >> > without being dangerous, and I've certainly learned a lot from AOE3
> >> > over breakfast this past week.
> >>
> >> True that. The AoE gives at least a nice overview of quite a few
> >> electronics techniques. And probably not the worst thing you can
> >> start with, when you are new to electronics.
> >>
> >> That said, I kind of miss the amateur radio/electronics literature
> >> that was so abundant in the 80s. They really did a good job of
> >> introducing various circuits and how successfully build them if
> >> you don't have any professional equipment.
> >>
> >>                         Attila Kinali
> >
> >
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