[sdiy] Horowitz/Hill

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Paul Perry <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Horowitz/Hill (was: Typical load for 9V alkaline batteries?)
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 11:19:01 +1000

> 
> >At 08:35 PM 6/4/03 , Paul Schreiber wrote:
> >>I'm sure that I'm in the minority here, but that H&H book is *full* of 
> >>wrong, misleading, and wierd garbage.
> >
> Well, I guess that puts me in the majority  ;D
> H&H has certainly helped me a lot.
> 
> Books I use a lot:
> H&H
> 
> Don Lancaster: CMOS Cookbook
> 
> Robert Pease: Troubleshooting Analog Electronics
> 
> Maybe if I was a qualified electronic engineer, I'd be using different books.
> Any of the engineers here have an opinion?

Qualified electronic engineer or not... these books are practically oriented.
They do NOT constitute a definite reference on everything, but they do help
people out in mating theory and practice.

There are plenty of books that is better than TAOE on specific topics, some of
these you find listed on my webpage. I do think that most people augth to have
good use of TAOE and then there is a bunch of people ("qualified") for which
TAOE isn't the best of references.

I don't use my Don Lancaster CMOS cookbook much, I got it for fine old memories
sake. The Bob Pease book is always a nice read, but it doesn't play a direct
role in my activities. I think it is better as a reminder than an actual guide
or help.

There is lots of other books, but if I where to recommend one book, it would be
TAOE, because I think most people doing a little electronics on the side can
have good use for it. I still get supprised by whats actually in there.
I find that I quite often dig it out of the bookshelf to check something, even
if its not the most definite book, but it covers quite alot of ground.

Thereis always specialized books, and it is really up to the detailed
application and techniques on which books will act a good reference.
TAOE does not cover RF very much for instance.

Cheers,
Magnus