michelle@sco.COM (From (or Sender) name not authenticated.) (10/11/90)
please pardon my breaking into the *real* discussions <|-) to ask for some much-needed advice. i'm just starting out in studying electronics, and am having some real trouble with the textbook our class is using, Grob's Basic Electronics. does anyone have suggestions for more comprehensive/accessible beginning texts or other instructional materials that might complement my studies? is the tandy/TI series helpful and/or credible? the more populist the better... :^] thanks for any and all leads! michelle@sco.COM
cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (Gordon Hlavenka) (10/13/90)
Don't laugh-- try the GPO. The military has to teach electronics to some real no-brainers, and they have to use instructors who are often only a day or two ahead of their class. (This is just the way it goes... Of course many of the students are very intelligent, and many instructors are quite good) What this means is that the textbooks and other training materials used are very easy to learn from. And many of these materials are available through the GPO. I don't know what the costs are, but you can contact them. In Chicago, the GPO bookstore's phone number is (312) 353-5133. Some other major cities have local GPO bookstores, or you can also order direct from DC. (No, I don't know that number...) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon S. Hlavenka cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us Disclaimer: I don't work for the government, I'm just a customer :-)