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5 Responses to “Electronics For Dummies”

1. John F. Spray on October 30th, 2009 at 6:19 am

   WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THIS BOOK. PLEASE EXPEDITE AND RESPOND SO I CAN KNOW THAT AS A MINIMUM, SOMEONE DID GET AND READ THIS RESPONSE.
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. Jack on October 30th, 2009 at 7:23 am

   Too broad, too vauge. When it came time to put the projects together, taking what I had learned from the book, I couldn’t do it. Not worth it whatsoever!
   Rating: 1 / 5

3. A. Sherman on October 30th, 2009 at 9:37 am

   This is a very poorly written book. It throws a bunch of formulas at you but doesn’t explain the reasons for the formulas. (I still have no idea why some parts of the book say that electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive, and the other parts of the book say that the current flows from positive to negative. I’m sure it’s not a typo, but I would love for them to actually explain it).
   
   Furthermore, the first 9 chapters have a bunch of info, so you have to read that first in order to start your first projects. But when you get to the projects, there aren’t even that many of them. And you don’t learn much from them.
   
   I don’t understand why they don’t start the book off with a few very simple projects and then teach you about the differenct electronic components as you get to use them. For example, they could have you build a simple circuit that makes a light shine, and then tell you how everything worked inside, and why. No, instead they go through a whole glossary of terms, and then expect you to remember it all when you’re starting out your first project.
   
   Again, if you want to understand what you’re doing, so that your hobby eventually lets you create really cool stuff, this book is not good. It is a waste of time, and I would return it had I not already marke
   Rating: 1 / 5

4. demomo on October 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am

   I hated this book. It is vague and broad and won’t tell you much you need to know. The cute jokey style is a weak attempt to demystify when some insightful writing would serve much better.
   Rating: 1 / 5

5. Drew on October 30th, 2009 at 11:11 am

   I gave this book to an intern we have working for us in our sales dept. He is representing a technical product and does not have a technical background. He says that it has helped. Its on his desk with lots of bookmarks hanging out of it so it looks as though he’s using it. I personally haven’t opened it.
   Rating: 4 / 5

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