Cutting through the normal difficulties, jargon and acronyms that appear to shroud the concepts and characteristics of electronics knowledge, Starting Electronics casts aside the barriers that face the beginner from day one of any introduction to electronics. From its first publication nearly 20 years ago, this book has guided literally thousands of readers into the practical electronics age.

Now this best-selling introduction to electronics reaches its fourth edition, building ever-more successfully upon its earlier editions with significant new material covering all aspects of soldering for the hobbyist - one of the areas beginners find one of the hardest to master properly. With the same detailed descriptions of processes, artwork and photographs as always, Starting Electronics introduces us all to highly technical topics, in a way that even the most technophobe of us will be able to understand and learn, and with a little practice, do ourselves.

In Starting Electronics, in a highly practical and constructive way, ex-electronics-teacher and journalist Keith Brindley introduces us to the basic foundations and building blocks of electronics. He does this in his unique chatty, friendly style, giving us the pointers and knowledge that we need, making us all feel part of the modern electronics world and giving us the belief in ourselves to progress even further. Starting Electronics is the ideal beginners' introduction to the fascinating world of electronics.