Electronics
Core Curriculum Book and Tool List
Required Textbooks for Electronics Core Curriculum
- Mathematics Applied to Electronics, James H. Harder and Wallace D. Beitzel
- Basic Electronics, Bernard Grob and Mitchel E. Schultz
- Problems Manual to Accompany Grob's Basic Electronics, Mitchel E. Schultz
- Experiments Manual to Accompany Grob's Basic Electronics, Frank Pugh and Wes Ponick
- Electronic Principles, Albert Paul Malvino and David J. Bates
- Digital Systems, Principles and Applications, Ronald J. Tocci
- Maintaining and Repairing PC's, Charles J. Brooks
- Broadband Communications, Robert C. Newman
- Modern Electronic Communication, Beasley
Required Tools for Electronics Core Curriculum
- Protective eyewear - safety goggles/glasses
- Small padlock
- Wrench, cresent - 6-inch
- Pliers, long nose, 4-inch
- Pliers, diagonal cutting, 4-inch
- Breadboard - Radio Shack # 276-169A or equivalent
- Screwdriver, multi-bit 6-way, with Phillips, flat blade and nut drivers
- Soldering iron, 35 Watt, grounded tip, with sponge and holder
- Soldering iron tip, long reach, conical
- Desoldering tool, vacuum
- 1/2-lb. spool 63/37 solder, 0.022 inch dia. rosin multi core
- Desoldering braid, 0.10 inch x 5 foot
- Printed circuit board
- X-acto knife
- Alignment tools, antistatic
- Antistatic wrist strap
- Adjustable wirestripper, 18 to 26 gauge
- Sharp pointed tweezers
- Hex key set
- Scientific calculator (TI-36X or Sharp EL 506 or equivalent)
Suggested Supplies
- 3-ring notebook or equivalent
- 12-inch plastic straight edge with inch and centimeter graduations
- Ruled loose leaf paper
- Engineering pad
- Flash drive (USB memory stick)
- National Instruments MultiSim - Student Edition
Books and/or tool requirements may change.
Please wait until the first day of class to get exact requirements.