Learn electricity at your own pace What makes a light bulb work?What overloads a fuse?How does
a magnetic field differ from an electrical field?With Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide you'
ll discover the answers to these questions and many more about this powerful versatile force
that everyone uses yet most of us don' t understand.Ralph Morrison demystifies electricity
taking you through the basics step by step.Significantly updated to cover the latest in
electrical technology this easy-to-use guide makes familiar the workings of voltage current
resistance power and other circuit values.You' ll discover where electricity comes from how
electric fields cause current to flow how we harness its tremendous power and how best to
avoid the various pitfalls in many practical applications when the time comes for you to put
your knowledge to work.The clearly structured format of Electricity makes it fully accessible
providing an easily understood comprehensive overview for everyone from the student to the
engineer to the hobbyist.Like all Self-Teaching Guides Electricity allows you to build
gradually on what you have learned- at your own pace.Questions and self-tests reinforce the
information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of
concern.Packed with useful up-to-date information this clear concise volume is a valuable
learning tool and reference source for anyone who wants to improve his or her understanding of
basic electricity.
