By Kazuhiro Fujitaki, Matsuda ., Trend-Pro Co., Ltd.
Publisher: No Starch Press
Released: March 2009
Pages: 224
Rereko is just your average high-school girl from Electopia, the land of electricity, but she's totally failed her final electricity exam! Now she has to go to summer school on Earth. And this time, she has to pass
Luckily, her ever-patient tutor Hikaru is there to help. Join them in the pages of The Manga Guide to Electricity as Rereko examines everyday electrical devices like flashlights, heaters, and circuit breakers, and learns the meaning of abstract concepts like voltage, potential, current, resistance, conductivity, and electrostatic force.
The real-world examples that you'll find in The Manga Guide to Electricity will teach you:
What electricity is, how it works, how it's created, and how it can be used
The relationship between voltage, current, and resistance (Ohm's law)
Key electrical concepts like inductance and capacitance
How complicated components like transformers, semiconductors, diodes, and transistors work
How electricity produces heat and the relationship between current and magnetic fields
If thinking about how electricity works really fries your brain, let The Manga Guide to Electricity teach you all things electrical in a shockingly fun way.
Comments about No Starch Press The Manga Guide to Electricity:
A fun and entertaining introduction to electricity. The book is presented in a comic-like manner, with very lively illustrations that are very detailed in presenting the various aspects of electricity. Then each section is followed up with a review that goes into further detail of the material covered. A good read for anyone looking to to become more familiar with electricity.