"A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast"--Cover. Includes index.

The basics : Taste the power! ; Let's abuse a battery! ; Your first circuit ; Variable resistance ; Let's make a battery -- Switching : Very simple switching ; Investigating a relay ; A relay oscillator ; Time and capacitors ; Transistor switching ; Light and sound -- Getting somewhat more serious : Joining two wires together ; Roasting an LED ; A wearable pulsing glow ; Intrusion alarm, part one -- Chips, ahoy! : Emitting a pulse ; Set your tone ; Intrusion alarm (almost) completed ; Reflex tester ; Learning logic ; A powerful combination ; Race to place ; Flipping and bouncing ; Nice dice -- What next? : Tools, equipment, components, and supplies ; Customizing your work area ; Labeling ; On the bench ; Reference sources online ; Books ; Magnetism ; Tabletop power generation ; Loudspeaker destruction ; Making a coil react ; Filtering frequencies ; Make it fuzzy ; One radio, no solder, no power ; Hardware meets software ; Checking the real world ; Nicer dice -- Tools, equipment, components, and supplies : Kits ; Searching and shopping online ; Checklists of supplies and components ; Buying tools and equipment ; Suppliers.