Learning the Art of Electronics - A Hands-On Lab Course

Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course by Thomas C. Hayes and Paul Horowitz is a practical companion to the classic textbook The Art of Electronics. Designed for students with no prior electronics knowledge, it teaches circuit design through 25 hands-on lab sessions that build intuitive understanding through real-world experimentation.

The course moves quickly — by the third session you're building a radio receiver, and by the fifth you're constructing an operational amplifier from discrete transistors. The digital half of the course covers microcontroller applications and introduces Verilog, a hardware description language for FPGA design.

Key Features

• 25 Lab Sessions – Each session combines circuit discussion with hands-on experiments
• No Prerequisites – No prior electronics knowledge required
• Minimal Mathematics – Focuses on practical understanding over formulas
• Proven Curriculum – Refined through 25 years of classroom teaching
• Complete Parts Lists – Includes where and how to buy all lab components
• Analogue and Digital – Covers transistors, op-amps, radio, microcontrollers, and Verilog

Ideal For

• Self-learners and hobbyists new to electronics
• University and TAFE students studying circuit design
• Companion course to The Art of Electronics