[Elecraft] Art of Electronics

[Mike Markowski]

Chuck and all,

It really is a great book, the best I've found on the topic for my style 
of learning.  I really like math but also need concrete examples.  I 
like their approach of "here's how we might approach this," leading to 
shortcomings, to how to improve, etc.  Very methodical rather than 
jumping straight into the best solution without knowing where the model 
came from.

In general, I find electronics learning - or really, learning anything - 
to be iterative.  I'd take the math class, then the EE and understand 
some.  As more math or EE clicked I'd understand the other a little 
better.  And so on.  At long last, I'm ready to compete with those kids 
who skated through university effortlessly...as retirement is only a 
decade away!  Better late than never.  :-)

73,
Mike ab3ap

On 04/07/2018 07:17 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote:
> That’s a great book, “The Art of Electronics”. Horowitz and Hill, Harvard and Rowland institute for Science. Interesting about the math. I learned the math, though, in EE courses and found that to be a plus. Math with an application.
> Seemed like I was always taking the math course after I learned the math the semester before in an EE course.
> Anyway, I bought the book when I was already on the job and it was a great source of ideas and understanding.
> Chuck
> KE9UW
> 
> Sent from my iPhone, cjack
> 
>> On Apr 7, 2018, at 3:35 PM, Mike Markowski <mike.ab3ap at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Many thanks to everyone who responded!  I have a clearer understanding now.
>>
>> It reminds me of my own EE student days.  I found learning electronics challenging because our texts started with math and the useful properties of this or that circuit kind of fell out as a side effect or mini-miracle.  Then I discovered the text 'The Art of Electronics' which approached it from a different angle and things clicked much more naturally for me.
>>
>> I like Skip K6DGW's description of the two approaches to Elecraft as orthogonal.  So I think I get it.  Thanks, all!
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike ab3ap