Adafruit Learning the Art of Electronics - A Hands-On Lab Course

This is the Second Edition of the book Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course. With no prior knowledge required, students immerse themselves in good circuit design to gain an intuitive understanding of electronics.

This introduction to circuit design stands out by offering not merely explanations but a complete course. Each of the twenty-five sessions begins with a discussion of a specific circuit, followed by an opportunity to test and observe its behavior.

Students achieve a deeper comprehension of circuit operations beyond mere formula manipulation. Unlike traditional courses, students quickly engage in advanced projects: building a radio receiver by the third session and an operational amplifier using transistors by the fifth.

The digital portion focuses on applying microcontrollers, with exposure to the powerful Hardware Description Language, Verilog. The program is intensive, providing hands-on learning in practical, day-by-day doses.

Design discussions paired with circuit trials accelerate the learning process. With twenty-five years of proven success, the course is practical, minimizing complex mathematics and offering a complete list of necessary lab materials.

Second Edition features include new labs in the analog section, online supplements for many labs, restructured digital sections, substantial new lab exercises, and more.