An updated edition of this learn-by-doing guide to basic electricity, contains new material, examples and exercises. Basic Electricity teaches the basic principles of voltage, current, resistance, power, and other circuit values in DC and AC electricity. No previous experience with electricity is needed because the guide progresses from the simplest concepts to the more advanced. Each chapter begins with an overview of learning objectives and introduces new concepts gradually, with lots of examples, reviews, and self-quizzes. End-of-chapter exercises let readers put to work what the have learned right away. Dozens of experiments with step-by-step instructions make learning easy and fun.