Electronics: Lesson 1 - The Fundamentals

This is the place to start learning electronics. If you tried to learn this subject before and became overwhelmed by equations, this is the video series for you!

[megaravanger]

26 years old, starting my electronics journey and I can already tell you're a great teacher. please keep this series going

[darinwhite]

Great work, Leo. Self-taught in electronics, I was put off by the math. 27 years later, I'm teaching my students with a similar intuitive approach first and will definitely point them toward your video series. You're a great explainer. Respect and thanks from Waterloo, Ontario Canada.

[thomas-ioh]

I have never been one who intuitively understood mathematics, it has always been very foreign to me. So, years ago, I struggled greatly with it. Then one day while in a used book store I found a copy of Mathematics For Electronics, by Clyde N. Herrick. This author assumes that the reader does not have any previous training in math and he takes you one step at a time through it. I have learned a great deal from this book and it is an invaluable resource for me. He puts all those authors out there writing math books to shame, as the vast majority of them assume all you are wanting is a refresher course. I would suggest to everyone interested in learning electronics to do everything they can to locate and buy a copy of this book. They won't regret it.

[tdumnxy]

Great job. I really hope this series gets the audience it deserves. Your explanations bring real clarity. Thanks.

[Zonfeair]

I just found your youtube channel and am totally blow away by your knowledge and teaching skills. I have a Masters Degree in Science of Teaching and can say you have mad skills. I also watched one of your other videos where you say you are a high school drop out. Yet I see a person with a comprehension of electronics that some formal educated people do not have. I can only imagine what knowledge you would have and the contributions you could make if you had a PhD in electrical Engineering. You also would have made a top notch teacher for high school or an adjunct professor at a University. I especially liked the part where you said you learned the hard way by keeping your nose to the grind stone and not quitting. My education is in the sciences, chemistry, biology and mechanical engineering. I am now 66 years old and retired and have been learning electronics over the last three years just as you did by teaching myself, trial and error, reading and doing and keeping my nose to the grind stone. I now have gotten to the level where I have a small shop in my basement and repair radio receivers, stereos and other home electronic devices as a hobby. Thank you for your efforts to teach and I subscribed and will be watching all of your content.

[robertmejia]

I am 51 years old, and I Thank you for your Awesome Program that I thought I could never learn. GOD BLESS YOU

[jnnewman]

I love the analogies and the simplicity you bring to these concepts. I am currently learning electronics from University and I am here to say that I would have caught on so much faster if the fundamentals were explained this way. I remember when I was first learning about voltage and current from school having such a difficult time understanding what was actually going on. If I watched this during my first semester I would have saved myself tons of headache for my future classes.

[abdulsami]

Being a student with major in electronics i can say you have quiet an extraordinary way of explaining concepts. Well Thank you and keep the good work going.

[uquarosh]

Simply explained. For many students, this is often a difficult subject to grasp. The relationship between voltage and current is not easy to explain, but you managed it expertly. We are hoping that you will continue this course into semiconductors and beyond.

[dexattech]

Love your channel . Plz continue the fun electronics project series

[robertcharzewski]

Great work again Leo. I always wonted to learn electronics sign up to many online courses just to be lost on mathematics. I hope you will continue this series . Thank you for dedicating your valuable time to make this video.

[PureAwareness]

You are amazing! What a lovely calm, wiseman! 😍
Thank you for your work!
Cheerz from Hungary.

[Ratlins]

Eureka! What a great video to learn electronics. Your visual aids and diagrams along with your clear cut explanations made for an easy to understand lesson.

[Boslandschap]

👍 Looking forward to future episodes, Leo. Thanks for making this series.

[welshknight]

Finally a channel that starts from the very beginning, thank you Leo.

[mcmanimal]

Just bought my first multimeter and soldering supplies, and I am very glad I found your channel! Thanks man!

[bichop]

I'm so excited to the next video 😌😌, I hope this series go even to 100# videos...🤓🤓

[bobweiram]

I can definitely relate. Too many instructional materials focus on the math instead of concepts. Instead of explaining relationships using real world analogies, many of them jump right into equations and graphs. It's not so much that the math is difficult, often it's just basic algebra. What makes makes it difficult and discouraging is seeing the relationships in the math. Electricity is analogous to hydraulics and pneumatics, yet both are far more intuitive because we all have observed their behaviors and properties in the real world.

[jrasche]

I’m 52, and have never been exposed to electronics. But I’m very interested in learning! I’m horrible at math and one other video started right into it and I freaked out and left. Since then I’ve bought a kids snap circuit kit to hopefully help me understand but I’m finding myself upset that they show you project but not offer the whys in how it works. I found your videos and I hope that I can catch on and not get overwhelmed by the math of it. Looking forward to the next video!

[sambitsatpathy]

Great video. Simple to understand. Please keep creating more content. Thank you.