The shift from discrete components to "black box" ICs has definitely changed how kids (and adults) learn electronics. There's something visceral about building a radio with just a few transistors and a coil that you just don't get from plugging a sensor into an Arduino. No Starch Press has consistently been great at finding that middle ground where the projects are engaging but the underlying fundamentals aren't sacrificed for the sake of a quick success.

In the 1960s, Kosmos made the best electronics sets available. If you went through the kits, you received a complete undergraduate course in electronics (less the calculus).

https://generalatomic.com/teil1/index.html

Not a kid but what are the next steps after this book? I've been trying to find the steps of the ladder between "playing with muxes and clocks" and "designing a USB3 peripheral", but that has been a challenge in itself.

Is it me, or are hobby electronic shops much harder to find today, like the one that sells Arduino, basic RCL's, and common IC's? I am not sure if it's just a trend that everything is sold online or if the interest is shifting towards software.

I figure it's fair enough, since this is a great but not free book, to drop https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/ - a truly amazing, and in my opinion extraordinarily well written and organized free learning resource.

Specifically https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/

I love no starch press books. Nothing else to add.

Is there a parts kit sold for this book? I couldn't find one online.

As a parent I would appreciate if it came with an age recommendation.

does anybody know if it will be available for shipping outside US? Seems a cool book, from the chapter preview

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