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All the comments and stories posted to Hacker News that reference this book.The super basics are here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521...You'll first have to become 'fluent' in EE, but for a physicist, it's just spending the time and getting used to things. Not terrible, long, but straightforward.
As towards what the article is talking about, you need to be trained in it. Honestly, you have to apprentice with the Greybeards (they are mostly men, but not always). There are other ways, like reading through Intel docs or the manuals for ICs or digging through forum posts from 2003. But those guys in the basement with funny newspaper clippings from the 80s or old xkcd printouts are a much better return on your time. They have tons of knowledge about specific chips and machines, stuff that is nearly impossible to recite unless prompted. You just got to spend long lunches blabbering with them, despite their strange political and societal views. Just listen to them, then write down every little thing they said. They are gold in terms of hardware.
⬐ dirtydroogWhat a strange comment.⬐ rrssArt of Electronics is a nice book, but pretty irrelevant to verification.
Horowitz's "The Art of Electronics" is excellent: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521... I spent many a fun afternoon with it back in the day.
⬐ blendoThanks for the "feedback". Here's Ladyada's interview with the co-author, Paul Horowitz.
That's interesting. We used Horowitz and Hill as an undergrad and although I didn't continue on the EE track I was under the impression it was the "standard" textbook for introductory electronics. It may be more elementary than the ones you mention. Any thoughts on that text?https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521...
I much prefer reading to videos. My suggested online resource: http://lcmtuf.coredump.cx/electronics/Print: The Art of Electronics https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521...
The Art of Electronics, 3rd Edition, by Paul Horowitzhttps://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521...
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Huge warning on their homepage now, http://artofelectronics.net/ I saved $20 and got a totally poop copy.Amazon even shows that I purchased this version, https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521... for this price, but mine was sloppy copy.
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Unfortunately there aren't as many good electronics resources online as you can find for software."Lessons in Electric Circuits" by Tony R. Kuphaldt is a pretty good introduction to the basics, you can find an improved version online: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/
The most popular book is probably "The Art of Electronics", it's pricey but well worth it if you're serious: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521...
Check the usual suspects for communities, e.g. Reddit (/r/electronics, /r/AskElectronics) and StackExchange.
⬐ farresitoIt's been out for months to purchase. It will be released on April 9, though.
⬐ zafkaI was quite excited to find my copy waiting outside my door tonight. I am saving it for some bed time reading. I have been waiting about 20 years for this edition. When I was taking my electronics class in school my old-school professor said if you really want to learn electronics, get this book. I did get the second edition and really enjoyed it. As I do mostly software I don't use it much, but I keep hoping to do more hardware on the side eventually. Who knows, this might be the trigger.⬐ msie⬐ MichaelCrawfordDid you order from Amazon? Because it's on preorder over there.⬐ zafkaI think I pre-ordered from the publisher Cambridge Press. I got home and it was leaning against the house. Nice Monday surprise.yay.I used the first edition. Skipped the second edition entirely as I knew the third was coming Real Soon Now.
I've been wanting to get back into hardware but have been delayed by my wait for this book.
⬐ danghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8957385
FYI Amazon appears to have it for $12 less, including shipping: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0...