Learning About Circuitry

[dec]

Circuits, electricity, transistors, resistors capacitors… The hardware size of electronics I think is much simpler and smaller than the software side of computers in my opinion, but there is a lot to learn for a beginner before you can even start to comprehend how a computer can do what it can today. The internet can certainly teach you a lot about electronics but I found that as I taught myself, I often wasn’t sure where to start with a subject or where to look next. So I decided to put this collection of useful educational sources and tools for working with electronics and hardware.

Start here:
This is the core of all circuitry design and electronics we know today. Learn it like the back of your hand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm%27s_law - Read as much as you can about stuff on this page if you dont understand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mHLvtGjum4 - really simple but easy to understand
(Wanna go really deep?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HXEI_Lk3Qo&list=PLC8A1AD995AB64055
Start with videos 1-6

After you’ve got some basic knowledge; I’d advise learning as much about different circuit components and their function, you should also learn how to read schematics now.
https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/6/8/6/d/1/51cdc767ce395f7558000002.png
This guy from make is a peculiar one…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-td7YT-Pums&list=PLbLCLc83e-REqCIKHtFyP07dNS_uiCBiF

Start taking electronics apart. You’d be surprised how deep you can go with a philips screwdriver.
Wanna Design your own circuit?
http://www.cadsoftusa.com/
Or if you're an autocad user:
http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad-electrical

Youtube Channels?
https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog
https://www.youtube.com/user/greatscottlab
https://www.youtube.com/user/mjlorton
https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff
https://www.youtube.com/user/Afrotechmods

Researching a specific Part:
http://www.datasheets360.com/
(Or Google)

Wanna do some parts shopping?
http://www.mouser.com/
http://www.digikey.com/
http://www.newark.com/
http://www.allelectronics.com/
http://www.ebay.com/

Or if you’re a book kinda person
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Third-Scherz/dp/0071771336/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452043695&sr=1-2&keywords=for+the+inventor+book

Oyvind’s free Ebook is pretty good too:
http://www.build-electronic-circuits.com/

Need good ideas?
http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/

Let me know if I missed something you think should be added!

[truecam]

I am not much of an electrical guy, but I remember reading this book a while back. Hope it can help

Foundations of analog and digital circuits:
 http://siva.bgk.uni-obuda.hu/jegyzetek/Mechatronikai_alapismeretek/English_Mechatr/Electr_Eng-1/Literature/Foundations%20of%20AD%20Circuits.pdf


Along with the lectures:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9F74AFA03AA06A11

[techb]

Forrest Mims electronics learning lab from radioshack was the best for getting into the world or circuits and electronics. Since radioshack went bust it might be hard to find. Even amazon is out.

http://www.amazon.com/RadioShack-28-280-Electronics-Learning-Lab/dp/B000W32P9Y

Although any of Mims books are excellent and more than enough to get started in a really friendly way.

[Tinker]

I think the best way to start is to buy a breadboard, few resistors, capacitors, LEDs and 555 timers. Internet is flooded with tutorials, and you'll jump from blinking LEDs to plasma speakers in no time.

Great book for electronics is "Art of electronics" by Paul Horowitz.

This stuff is vintage, but it still offers much, and is really fun to read:
http://www.amazon.com/Boys-First-Book-Radio-Electronics/dp/B0007E1FGC
There are scanned books from Alfred Powell Morgan to be found online.