Discussion

Electronics for Kids, 2nd Edition

eth0up: I figure it's fair enough, since this is a great but not free book, to drop https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/ - a truly amazing, and in my opinion extraordinarily well written and organized free learning resource.Specifically https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/

holyhnhell: Upvoted for the unhinged but on the money profile bio. May Michael O’Church be with you, kind stranger.

chromacity: It's a labor of love and a great reference to go back to, but I wouldn't recommend it for newcomers.Traditional books benefit from having an editor who will (ideally) ask questions like "who are you writing for", "what's the best order to introduce ideas", and "how much detail is enough". If you don't ask these questions, you often end up getting too deep into the weeds or jumping back and forth between ideas in ways that can be difficult to follow. To give you a specific example, the guide spends a lot of time on DC network analysis before even defining what a battery is, capacitors and inductors are explained in the DC section by focusing on their AC characteristics, the discussion of op-amps kicks off with an odd reference to calculus, etc.Again, I don't mean that as a criticism, it's just that (properly edited) books have their merits.

eth0up: I think you make excellent points and can't see anything I don't agree with. For me, there's no substitute for a proper book, especially being a bit of an eccentric learner.But certainly AAC could be a brilliant supplementary resource.