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Basic Electricity: Complete Course, Volumes 1-5 in 1 |  | Authors: Van Valkenburgh, Nooger, Neville
Publisher: Prompt Publications
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Pages: 736
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0790610418
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From a simplified explanation of the electronic to AC/DC machinery, alternators and other advanced topics, Basic Electricity is the complete course for mastering the fundamentals of electricity. The authors have provided a clear understanding of how electricity is produced, measured, controlled, and used. A minimum of mathematics is used for the direct explanations of primary cells, magnetism, Ohm's Law, capacitance, transformers, DC generators, AC motors, and other essential topics.
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Foundation for the study and application of electical theory October 14, 2000
D Robert Amthor (Waldorf, Maryland United States)
52 out of 52 found this review helpful
I first read volumes 1-5 ten years ago when I started working as an elevator technician. My copies are third time hand-me-downs of the original 1954 publication. These are without a doubt the most helpful books I have ever read on basic electrical theory. Each topic is clearly and concisely explained and forms a building block for further topics in the series. These books form the foundation of knowledge I use in everyday real world applications. The authors explain each principle with reference to real world examples to allow the reader to relate what they have read to what they have seen.
Perfect for any beginner! March 20, 2001
Tracy L. Carter (Liberty Lake, WA United States)
54 out of 56 found this review helpful
Absolutely the best book I've found to explain electricity, in the most simplictic form. I'm a person who learns through visual diagrams and this book is chaulked full of easy to understand drawings. Each chapter ends with a review section to reiterate what you've learned and a self-test that follows. Excellent book!
The "bible" on electricty-electronics for any beginner. September 15, 1999
51 out of 53 found this review helpful
This book is better than all the other selfteach manuals presently on the market.It is not hypermath or over-simplistic.It saved me over $2000 in trying to learn electronics from a correspondence school.If you want to travel on a journey through electronics, this book is your first step!
Finally, a book written for 2004! September 11, 2004
DoTell
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I enjoy certain books, and positively despise most others.
The kind of technical books I hate are the kinds that instead of having plenty of graphical visual aids, greet you with hieroglyphics, like those checkmark division signs, and what not, upon opening to just about any page. I'm hesitant to turn pages in those books, as I fear awakening some long dead vengeful Pharaoh.
Seriously . . .
Basic Electricity, (by Nooger Van Valkenburgh) has motivated this, my first review.
It's an excellent book because it's been written 'down to my level'. When I'm finished with this book, I am confident that I will have some kind of foundation and become inspired to pursue some hobby type projects, which I had always felt would be at bay. Now, no book on Electricity would be complete without some theory and math, and this book has only so much of that, and much more of what you can visualize.
The way that the section on ac/dc motors is presented is an excellent example of what I like in well written (and illustrated) books.
Conclusion: Well over 600 pages of demonstratively written, straight-forward, and clearly illustrated study.
I look forward to coming across a similarly composed book on Electronics Projects.
Excellent coverage of all aspects of basic DC and AC. February 17, 1998
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Great self-study guide for adults who need a thorough understanding of DC and AC. Originally published for the Navy in 1954 (the excellent drawings and illustrations all have the the campy look of that era), this is still one of the best texts I've ever seen on basic electricity. Highly recommended!
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