Basic Electronics explains electronic fundamentals using easy-to-read; easy-to-understand explanations coupled with detailed illustrations. It brings seeing and doing together for a very meaningful learning experience; and delivers practical applications at the same time. The book contains worked-out examples within the text to solidify understanding of specific ideas; and quizzes and problem sets at the end of each chapter to complete and reinforce the learning cycle. Basic concepts; device and circuit fundamentals; and circuit applications provide full-scope coverage of electronics in 11 chapters.
#202385 in Books Bailyn; Bernard (EDT) 1993-06-01 1993-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.16 x 1.47 x 5.12l; 1.69 #File Name: 09404504291214 pages
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. "In Order To Form a More Perfect Union".....By StrawgoldPut together by Bernard Bailyn; this splendid collection of writings; thoughts; and passionate assertions are not merely the result of today's historians putting together their "takes" (however valuable) on the subject of something so immense as the formation of the American Constituion; they are made vastly more precious to those of us - the posterity they speak of - because these intense words come to us out of the centuries past direct from the people who were living it. And; through these pages; it's still alive; and reborn to those of us who seek the collective wisdom behind how it came to be. These are the feelings and thoughts of those who were there; before the fact; trying to make sure that everything that could be thought of beforehand was also thought "through" with regards to the serious ramifications of their actions. They were the poster children for "the ounce of prevention being the pound of cure". Liberty and it's preservation was fresh in their minds. Today; we take it for granted; a danger; and they knew that would happen too unless something stood between us and the danger zone. It had to be done right the first time because it was likely going to be impossible to go back and do it again.Danger was all around them. There was danger in the Federalist proposals; danger in the anti-Federalist counter-arguments. On one hand; after reading these epistles; we can plainly understand the pitfalls feared; because we see the results today. But we also can visualize the need to unite in one central nucleus or risk it all through fragmentation and self-interests of the independent states; under full sovereignty. The old saying "United we Stand; Divided we might Fall" rings true as we absorb. It was indeed; a gathering of our mighty; men (with women behind the scenes) who not only dared to speak frankly; but had the courage to do so as they exercised their newly found - if yet unsanctioned - rights afforded by the hard-won revolt against a monarchy. The reader fully understands the dissenter's fears that centralized power may gradually overwhelm the people's rights just as despotic power had done against it's citizens through so many previous centuries. If these voices had not been there; perhaps no bill of rights would have been developed to ride beside the Constitution; and most of us realize what this oversight might have meant for us today. But we had all of them; and they thought; fought; debated; disagreed; but ultimately; they put aside their differences; came together and "did the work of the people"; forming "the more perfect Union" despite (or maybe because of) their human frailties. Unlike what we see happening today. (I just had to throw that in)Benjamin Franklin's speech is the first one in the collection and perhaps rightly so - his age at the time had to nail him the top spot. He was 83 and I sincerely hope my own mind is as clear at that age even though never as brilliant. Tenche Cox; proponent of the constitution; published through Indepenent Gazetteer in Philadelphia; Cato; an outspoken anti-Federalist; published through New York Journal; and of course; Patrick Henry was taking a lot of heat from the Federalists for his abject refusal of the idea. James Madison; Alexander Hamilton whom I suspect George Washington used as his mouthpiece; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams; and lesser acclaimed writers who were fully as articulate in their delivery of their arguments. It's an incredible journey back to our roots and I can never do justice to all of it - or all of them - here is this review; as it must be read; absorbed and internalized by the individual reader.Another amazing collection of American brilliance in written speech form; the Library of America's "American Speeches - Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War" is; without doubt; the ultimate premiere of free thought collections you will ever read gathered together all in one spot. If you love American History of the Revolutionary period; and want to be astounded by the calibre of courageous people that lived for us during that time; men and women; creeds and colors alike; blazing trails via the power of words through the virtual untested wilderness of liberty for us; this book will provide an invaluable addition to your library.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy David A. Bensongood2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent BackgroundBy Arthur JenkinsToo often our schools only teach the Federalist Papers if they teach the debate at all. This series corrects that deficit. The only downside is I know they have curated the papers and I wish the editors gave us the basis for their inclusion/exclusion decisions.
