This is the first of six free, downloadable textbooks on electricity and electronics written by Tony R. Kuphaldt. The content introduces the reader to electricity and electrical engineering fundamentals, discussing topics like electrical safety, circuits, capacitors, and more. The book is a compilation of years' worth of lecture notes and ideas, with the primary goal of getting accessible, highquality information about industrial electronics into the hands of students at a reasonable price. Without going into extensive mathematical detail, this book still manages to convey a wealth of useful information.
