title: Basic Digital Electronics: Explains digital systems functions and how digital circuits are used to build them.
author:  Alvis J. Evans 
description: Alvis J. Evans was an Associate Professor of Electronics at Tarrant County Junior College in Fort Worth, Texas. He taught for more than 30 years and was the recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Exemplary Teaching. He taught seminars nation-wide and authored may books on electrical and electronic technology for audiences ranging from hobbyists to advanced technicians.
zlib_text: Contents in Detail
  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. About the Author
  6. About the Tech Reviewers
  7. BRIEF CONTENTS
  8. CONTENTS IN DETAIL
  9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  10. INTRODUCTION
  1. Who Is This Book For?
  2. About This Book
  3. About Exercises and Projects
  4. My Computing Journey
  11. 1 COMPUTING CONCEPTS
  1. Defining a Computer
  2. Analog and Digital
  3. Number Systems
  4. Bits and Bytes
  5. Prefixes
  6. Hexadecimal
  7. Summary
  12. 2 BINARY IN ACTION
  1. Representing Data Digitally
  2. Binary Logic
  3. Summary
  13. 3 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
  1. Electrical Terms Defined
  2. Ohm’s Law
  
  3. Circuit Diagrams
  4. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
  5. Circuits in the Real World
  6. Light-Emitting Diodes
  7. Summary
  8. Project # 1: Build and Measure a Circuit
  9. Project # 2: Build a Simple LED Circuit
  14. 4 DIGITAL CIRCUITS
  1. What Is a Digital Circuit?
  2. Logic with Mechanical Switches
  3. The Amazing Transistor
  4. Logic Gates
  5. Designing with Logic Gates
  6. Integrated Circuits
  7. Summary
  8. Project #