Electronics Projects for Dummies - Who says the Science Fair has to end? If you love building gadgets, this book belongs on your radar. Here are complete directions for building ten cool creations that involve light, sound, or vibrations -- a weird microphone, remote control gizmos, talking toys, and more, with full parts and tools lists, safety guidelines, and wiring schematics.

These projects are fun to build and fun to use.

Make lights dance to music, play with radio remote control, or build your own metal detector

Check out ten cool electronics projects, including:
* Chapter Eight -- Surfing the Radio Waves (how to make your own radio)
* Chapter Nine -- Scary Pumpkins (crazy Halloween decorations that have sound, light, and movement)
* Chapter Twelve -- Hitting Paydirt with an Electronic Metal Detector (a project that can pay for itself)

Discover how to:
* Handle electronic components safely
* Read a circuit diagram
* Troubleshoot circuits with a multimeter
* Build light-activated gadgets
* Set up a motion detector
* Transform electromagnetic waves into sound

About the authors:

Earl Boysen spent Twenty years as an engineer in the computer-chip industry and writes about electronics.

Nancy Muir has written more than Fifty technology and business books.