Easy Electronics by Charles Platt
Easy Electronics is the ultimate beginner's introduction to electronics by best-selling author Charles Platt. If you've ever felt frustrated by entry-level books that weren't as clear and simple as promised, this book is for you.
Why Easy Electronics?
Published by Make: as part of their Handbook series, Easy Electronics uses brilliantly clear graphics to guide you through 12 hands-on projects, each taking 30 minutes or less. No prior knowledge is required, and no math is involved—you learn by seeing, hearing, and touching.
What Makes Easy Electronics Special
- Zero Prerequisites: Truly beginner-friendly with no assumptions about your background
- Visual Learning: Step-by-step graphics show exactly what to do
- Quick Projects: Complete each experiment in under 30 minutes
- No Math Required: Focus on understanding through hands-on discovery
- Real Results: Build actual working circuits from the first project
- Perfect Prequel: Ideal preparation for Make: Electronics
What You'll Build & Learn
Easy Electronics covers fundamental electronics concepts through practical projects including:
- Understanding voltage, current, and resistance
- How LEDs and resistors work together
- Building simple circuits on a breadboard
- Using capacitors to store energy
- Creating basic timing circuits
- Working with switches and transistors
- Making sounds with electronic components
- Introduction to integrated circuits
Shop Easy Electronics Books & Kits
ProTechTrader offers the complete Easy Electronics experience with official books and perfectly matched component kits:
Books
Component Kits
- Make: Easy Electronics Component Pack - All parts for every project - $57.99
Bundles (Best Value)
- Make: Easy Electronics Kit Bundle - Book + Component Pack - $67.99
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Who Is Easy Electronics For?
- Complete Beginners: Never touched electronics before? Perfect starting point.
- Young Learners: Ideal for teens and pre-teens interested in STEM
- Teachers & Parents: Great for classroom or homeschool introduction to electronics
- Makerspaces: Quick projects perfect for maker workshops
- Curious Adults: Finally understand how electronics work
Your Learning Path
Easy Electronics serves as the perfect introduction to Charles Platt's comprehensive electronics curriculum:
- Start Here: Easy Electronics - Build your first circuits
- Go Deeper: Make: Electronics - Comprehensive hands-on learning
- Master More: Make: More Electronics - Advanced projects and concepts
- Specialize: Make: Radio - Build radios with microcontrollers
Why Buy From ProTechTrader?
ProTechTrader is a family-owned New Jersey business that has supported the Make: Electronics community for over a decade. Our kits are:
- Perfectly Matched: Every component aligns with book experiments exactly
- Hand-Sorted: Quality-checked parts for reliable results
- Expert Support: Personalized help from fellow electronics enthusiasts
Related Categories
- Make: Electronics 2nd Edition Kits
- Electronic Components
- Electronic Kits
- All Electronic Components & Kits
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Ready to start your electronics journey? Get the Easy Electronics book and component kit today and build your first circuits in under 30 minutes!
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