Contents List of Figures Preface xv xxvii 1. Learning about Electronics for Your Own Good Introduction It Isn't Like It Used to Be What 's in It for You? Electronics : The Big Picture Communications Computers Control Instrumentation Components How the Electronics Industry Works Electricity versus Electronics The Painful Truth Cell Phone Computers Robots 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 11