Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius: 57 Lessons with Projects

I am in love with this book. I knew it would be good when i brought electronic projects for the evil genuis. I am an electronics engineering student and these books have been a great source of help and ideas. I highly recommend this book for any one that is looking to learn about the fundamentals of electronics.

If you are looking for a manual for beginners in electronics, this book is the one you'll want. My name is David De Pieri, CEO of theSopTeacher.com and high school shop teacher. Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius, as the front cover states, is a book with "Concepts and Applications for beginning analog and digital concepts." I have had the great pleasure in using this material in my introduction to electronics classroom. Dave Cutcher is a master teacher of electronics and his book makes it very easy to dive into electronics without a lot of prior knowledge. The reader becomes familiar with electronic concepts and applications very quickly. For this reason, Dave's book is ideally suited to complete beginners, as well as, a refresher for the hobbyist. There are many images and schematics in this book that accompany his clear and easy to read format. He has thought provoking questions in each chapter which students can answer as they move through the lessons. He has developed a complete kit that includes printed circuit boards for all the projects in his book. If you know anything about teaching, you know that kids and people in general, learn differently. Using this book, you will realize that it is designed for the independent learner and for those 20 to 30 kids you have in the class seated in front of you. When you have electronics teachers give this book a five star rating... believe that these gentlemen understand what they have when they use "Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius" in their classroom. I would not hesitate to buy a class set. In fact... I already have. David De Pieri

I can't say enough how much I'm enjoying this book! I'm learning so much and it's filling in all these gaps in my head regarding electronic circuits. I'd taken some classes on electronic circuits when I was a teen in high school, but much of that has long since escaped my brain. The author succinctly and clearly describes everything that's going on in each lesson without over simplifying the concepts.

I am an electronics teacher of senior grades in British Columbia. One of the hard tasks being a teacher is interesting students enough to take a close look at information you feel will benifit them. At any time in a classroom some students will be ready to learn, while others are out in space. Giving a lesson to the whole class does not really teach students much at all. What I find is students learn best when they are ready and at their own pace. The book Electronics Circuits for the Evil Genius is the best resource I have come across that students can understand and enjoy learning from. It is the first time I have assigned a textbook for my students to learn from, due to the "boring factor" of most resources. If someone wants to build their knowledge of electronics from a solid foundation this book will provide it. The book is also written to encourage students to develop their own projects. After completing the labs and projects you will have a very good understanding of digital electronics.

This book was great... I started the book thinking that when a LED came on it was pure magic. Now a have a vast understanding of electronics and I have been able to move on to more advanced projects such a building a sumo bot. I found that his book covered what most electronic books lack. It started with the simplest stuff and explained components where most other books expect you to know what the parts are and how they work. I especially enjoyed the amplifier lessons and the intercom. Over all I found this one of the best written, easiest understood and most enjoyable electronic text.