Practical Electronics for Inventors (3rd Ed)
by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk 
McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics | January 2013 | ISBN-10: 0071771336 | ePUB | 756 pages | 29.8 mb 
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Third-Edition/dp/0071771336

THE ELECTRONICS KNOW-HOW YOU NEED TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL INVENTOR
Spark your creativity and gain the electronics skills required to transform your innovative ideas into functioning gadgets. This hands-on, updated guide outlines electrical principles and provides thorough, easy-to-follow instructions, schematics, and illustrations. Find out how to select components, safely assemble circuits, perform error tests, and build plug-and-play prototypes. Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition, features all-new chapters on sensors, microcontrollers, modular electronics, and the latest software tools.

Coverage includes:
-    Resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transformers
-    Diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits
-    Optoelectronics, solar cells, and phototransistors
-    Sensors, GPS modules, and touch screens
-    Op amps, regulators, and power supplies
-    Digital electronics, LCD displays, and logic gates
-    Microcontrollers and prototyping platforms, including Arduino
-    DC motors, RC servos, and stepper motors
-    Microphones, audio amps, and speakers
-    Modular electronics and prototyping

About the Authors
Paul Scherz is a physicist/mechanical engineer who received his B.S. in physics from the University of Wisconsin. He is an inventor/hobbyist in electronics, an area he grew to appreciate through his experience at the University's Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics and the Department of Plasma Physics.
Dr. Simon Monk has a degree in Cybernetics and Computer Science and a PhD in Software Engineering. Monk spent several years as an academic before he returned to industry, co-founding the mobile software company Momote Ltd. He has been an active electronics hobbyist since his early teens and is a full time writer on hobby electronics and open source hardware. Dr. Monk is the author of numerous electronics books, including 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius and Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius.