The Manga Guide to Electricity

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 fieldsIf 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.

Age Range: 9 and up

Series: Manga Guide To...

Paperback: 232 pages

Publisher: No Starch Press; 1 edition (March 1 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1593271972

ISBN-13: 978-1593271978

Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 0.5 x 9.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds