Try searching for the T&S V2 ISBN, 3540004297
on www.abebooks.com $40 for the International Edition from a somewhat reputable seller. Since this is an international list, I have no qualms about passing this on. Whether you can stand the almost transparent paper and smudgy ink is a different matter. Orin. On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Marv @ Home <marvin.go...@comcast.net> wrote: > When AoE was released in 1980, the intended audience was electronics for a > non-EE major. How this morphed into an engineering text shows how what is > 'core' has changed. It had a friendly style, akin to having a instructor > with you. AoE was best read in chapter sequence through the fundamentals, > and higher chapters expect readers to know material from previous chapters > without reference to it. On occasion it used concepts a jump forward but > could be figured out by cross referencing its index. It was a semester > course for us back in early 1980s. > > AoE v2 updated more in the digital domain with many corrected errata and > typos from V1. > > I'd wait for V3 2nd printing or later, as typos from 1st printing are being > reported as well as I read references to unpublished chapter "Xs" not in > this printing. > > T&S is an excellent text, if you already know the material and just need a > refresher. It gets to the point quickly. > > Only 2 T&S editions were translated to English; German has ?10+ editions. > The only edition I ever looked at in print was v1, and it was $180+ in > 1990s, compared to $50 for AoE new, or $20+ used. T&S used in the USA is > harder to find, and few V1 I've seen sell near $100+. > > Student or someone with a cursory interest, cost, writing style and similar > breadth could be a tie breaker, AoE V3 sells for ~$100 delivered, and V2 > $20-30 used. T&S V2 from 2008 is ~$US260 delivered. > > > At 04:33 AM 4/17/2015, Attila Kinali wrote: >> >> On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:24:38 +0000 >> "Poul-Henning Kamp" <p...@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: >> >> > >How does it compare to the gold standard of the Tietze&Schenk? >> > >> > No idea. >> >> If you know a bit of german, get yourself a copy of it. >> You will love the in-depth explanations of the various >> electronics compontents. Also you can use it to knock >> out any burglar, should the need arise ;-) >> >> > You have to remember that not everybody here are professional >> > electronics >> > people, I'm a software person who knows enough electronics to be useful >> > without being dangerous, and I've certainly learned a lot from AOE3 >> > over breakfast this past week. >> >> True that. The AoE gives at least a nice overview of quite a few >> electronics techniques. And probably not the worst thing you can >> start with, when you are new to electronics. >> >> That said, I kind of miss the amateur radio/electronics literature >> that was so abundant in the 80s. They really did a good job of >> introducing various circuits and how successfully build them if >> you don't have any professional equipment. >> >> Attila Kinali > > > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.