Electronics with Brian
Welcome to Brian's electrical engineering and electronics page for the 2024-25 school year! This page is an archive of all the live electronics classes for the school year, along with the parts lists, schematics, data sheets and resources you need so everything's in one place.
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Class Description
In this class, you’ll learn about the physics of electronics and gain an understanding of concepts such as voltage, current, and resistance.
You’ll also learn how to build projects using individual electronic parts such as resistors, capacitors, transistors, and integrated circuits.
The projects you build will help reinforce the math, physics, and electrical concepts introduced throughout the year.
Step 1. Subscribe to Brian's class update email list through Substack.
Brian uses this email list to send updates throughout the year.
During the summer he provides information on kits.
During the school year, Brian sends information on class resources and upcoming projects.
Step 2. Order your supplies
We highly recommend using Harbor Freight’s Storehouse 10 Utility Boxes to organize your parts. You’ll need two boxes for the electronics supplies and one box for the programming hardware supplies (three boxes total if you are doing both of Brian's courses this year).
You can add these boxes to your order from Brian, and he will include “ready-to-cut” label cards to help you organize your parts. Alternatively, you can order the boxes directly from Harbor Freight and then purchase the cards from Brian, or print your own.
Step 3. Watch "Getting Organized and Preparing for Electronics with Brian."
Step 4. Watch Brian's Classes
The recording for each session is approximately 60 minutes. The classes are organized into five sections below.
Once you click on a section, you'll see a description below each video.
Student worksheets, vocabulary sheets, presentation slides, and review quizzes are provided at the top of each section's page.
Book Recommendations from Brian
Getting Started in Electronics
by Forrest Mims III
This book starts from the basics, but has lots of great circuit examples. This is the book that introduced Brian to electronics!
Engineer's Notebook
by Forrest Mims III
This book contains hundreds of fully tested circuit tutorials. Brian gained inspiration for many class projects through this book.
Make Electronics: 3rd Edition
by Charles Platt
This book starts at the fundamentals and takes students into more advanced concepts.
Make More Electronics
by Charles Platt
This book picks up where Make Electronics left off. It includes chapters on both analog and digital circuits.
Magazine Recommendations from Brian
Raspberry Pi Magazine (AKA MagPi)
Monthly magazine that offers tutorials, project ideas, news, and reviews focused on Raspberry Pi computers and electronics.
All issues are available as free downloads.
Hackspace Magazine
Originally produced by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, Hackspace magazine provides tutorials on electronics and various microcontrollers.
Hackspace was merged into Raspberry Pi Magazine in 2024. However, 81 issues were produced and are still available for free.
Recordings of Additional Lessons From Brian
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