Re: Circuits for Dummies

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

Check any 'simple' books for their _conventions_.  For example, the old
Heath electronics series had a LEFT-HAND RULE convention.  That is, that
series defined + current in the direction of the electron flow.  I spent a
lot of time rewriting and redrawing pictures to adapt that material to
follow our intro courses where we (of course) used the normal physics
conventions.

Rick

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Haar" <haar@PHYSICS.ARIZONA.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: Circuits for Dummies


> Hi,
>
>         If you are really starting out with the basics,
> try some of the Radio Shack mini-books.  These are
> pretty gentle, and often have useful wiring
> diagrams. I had one out just yesterday to verify
> the pinout of an op-amp.
>
> Thanks
> Roger Haar