Basic Electricity

This book is PRECISELY what I was looking for. I am aspiring to get a bachelors in Computer Engineering, which is sometimes explained as a bridge between Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. I am taking this Engineering thing EXTREMELY seriously, so I am learning as much on my own before I start school for my Engineering pre-requisites. I've seen one too many books, where there is too much fluff, and not enough stuff. You'll read about useless anecdotes or jokes, and only get about 30% information. EVERYTHING in this book is actual information and does not suffer from that problem. I LOVE the black and white diagrams throughout the book as they illustrate whatever concept is being presented in a simple and precise manner. The ONLY thing I hate though, is that the accompanying text explaining what is going on in the diagram is almost always located on another page necessitating constant page turning, back and forth. Nothing deal breaking, still a great book, but it is an annoyance. And..that's pretty much the only negative about this book. Something about the teaching materials from back then were just more direct and useful. I don't know what's happened in present day, but if I can ever get a book on a subject from this era compared to present, I'm always going to go for the older one. No worries about this book being 'outdated'. Electrical principles have not changed, and all the theories presented here are still valid. Only thing I will mention is that you need all the math up to Calculus to be able to fully utilize this book. Trigonometry and vectors becomes necessary when you get past DC and move onto AC. This may be why some have complained about not understanding the book, and about the book not being basic. I would like counter with the fact that Electrical Engineering is one of the most rigorous engineering disciplines, and for a book to introduce all the important concepts of electricity that it does, there is NO way you can do so without involving some math unless the book is filled with the aforementioned useless jokes and anecodotes. This book is certainly 'basic' when we compare it to a university level textbook used in electrical engineering colleges. Anyways, if you can't tell already, I think this book is awesome. Get it and understand the 'magic' that drives the modern world!

I assist with an electrical apprentice program. This is a great beginners book and affordable!

Good primer. Only bad thing is proofreading was not 100%. There are illustrations that do not have translations.

Great info and well written.

The writing and editing is very very good. The language is concise and to the point. The book starts off slow, but I soon found they are building a good information base for the reader. This is classic military style. Unlike academics the intention is to bring you up to a level of professionalism quickly. It is a great mixture of theory and applied. It is too bad most statistics and math books are not written and edited like this book. If you are setting up a solar system, this is a great book. Yes, you will have to study. This book teaches.

This book is SO mis-titled. I was looking for a overview, tech type book on testing A/C units, motors, some diagnostics, etc. This is the Navy's PHD version of electricity. Written by brainiacs for aspiring brainiacs. 500 pages of equations and theory. Not a tech manual.

El producto llego en buena condicion muy interesante lo compre para esposo .

Good Book.

Good and easty to read, Thank you.

Although dated, and with a few errors/typos this book is still excellent for learning the subject matter. It may not be the only book that you need but still an invaluable starting point. Consider tracking down those great old Radio Shack books on AC and DC electricity too.

Perfect in all aspects

The 2 things - 1 - It looks like it was written at least 50 years ago, so nothing about semiconductors, transistors etc. 2 - It uses American units - (foot, pounds, and secs) - rather than S.I. units - (metre, kilogram,sec). It appears to be an unrevised reprint of a 1960 era U.S. Navy instructional manual. Apart from that, the explanation of basic theory is thorough, logically presented and superbly illustrated. A/C theory is illustrated by vector drawings (rather than using complex numbers), which I found helpful from a conceptual point of view. The last few chapters cover generators and motors, in detail. Wherever relevant, practical information and tips are provided. All in all, a very good basic primer, and should you have a 60 year old battleship to refurbish, this book could be really helpful.

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