Table of Contents

Level 2 material covered in the printed book: Unit 1 - D.c. technology, components and circuits: Direct current technology; Conductors, insulators, semiconductors and wiring; Resistors and resistive circuits. Unit 2 - A.c. technology and electronic components: Magnetism; Capacitance and capacitors; Waveforms. Unit 3 - Electronic devices and testing: Semiconductor diodes; Transistors. Unit 4 - Electronic systems: Other waveforms; Transducers and sensors; Transducers (2); Electronic modules. Unit 5 - Digital electronics: Logic systems; Digital oscillators, timers and dividers; Digital inputs and outputs. Unit 6 - Radio and television systems technology: Home entertainment systems; Frequency modulation; Television systems; Television receivers. Unit 8 - PC technology: The personal computer; Installing a PC; Keyboard, mouse and monitors; Drives; Printers. Health and safety. Answers to multiple-choice questions. Index.
Level 3 material covered in free downloads or print-on-demand book: Unit 1 - Electronic principles: Sine wave driven circuits; Transformers and power transfer; Semiconductors, active devices and transducers. Unit 2 - Test and measurement: Meters and data; The analogue oscilloscope; Test and measurement; Rework, repair, reliability, safety and European Union directives. Unit 3 - Analogue electronics: Direct current power supplies; Analogue amplifiers; Oscillators and waveform generators. Unit 4 - Digital electronics: Logic families and terminology; Sequential logic; Digital communications; Test equipment and fault-finding. Answers to multiple-choice questions. Index.

About the Author

Ian Sinclair was born in 1932 in Tayport, Fife, and graduated from the University of St. Andrews in 1956. In that year, he joined the English Electric Valve Co. in Chelmsford, Essex, to work on the design of specialised cathode-ray tubes, and later on small transmitting valves and TV transmitting tubes. In 1966, he became an assistant lecturer at Hornchurch Technical College, and in 1967 joined the staff of Braintree College of F.E. as a lecturer. His first book, "Understanding Electronic Components" was published in 1972, and he has been writing ever since, particularly for the novice in Electronics or Computing. The interest in computing arose after seeing a Tandy TRS80 in San Francisco in 1977, and of his 204 published books, about half have been on computing topics, starting with a guide to Microsoft Basic on the TRS80 in 1979. He left teaching in 1984 to concentrate entirely on writing, and has also gained experience in computer typesetting, particularly for mathematical texts. He has recently visited Seattle to see Microsoft at work, and to remind them that he has been using Microsoft products longer than most Microsoft employees can remember. Ian Sinclair is the author of the following Made Simple books: Lotus 1-2-3- (2.4 DOS version) MS-DOS (up to version 6.22) PagePlus for Windows 3.1 Hard drives He is also the author of many other books published under our Newnes imprint.Visit Ian's website at http://website.lineone.net/~ian_sinclair

Reviews

Mike James: 'It seems very well matched to the level 2 progression award. The style of writing is very lucid and the layout is easy on the eye. It is a very broad syllabus which manages to have every element mentioned in the book. There is a lot of material on health and safety which correctly reflects the amount of work required in the units.'

...this text gives a thorough grounding in the electronics and electrical principles required by service engineers. -Poptronics, July 2002