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The do-it-yourself hobbyist market, particularly in the area of electronics, is hotter than ever. This books gives the evil genius loads of projects to delve into, from an ultrasonic microphone, to a body heat detector, and all the way to a Star Wars Light Saber. This book makes creating these devices fun, inexpensive, and easy. Salient Features Each chapter contains detailed list of materials, sources for obtaining parts, schematics, documentation, and clear instructions for electronic assembly of each project Projects contain a briefing on mathematical theory, along with a simple explanation of operation Includes explanations of various methods of acceleration, power conditioning, energy source, magnetism, and electro-kinetics Proven audience -- the author's company sells nearly 7,000 of just the plans for these projects every year, at an average cost of $15. This number doesn't even include 4 of the newest projects. Surely a book with ALL of the projects with explanations would be a welcome addition to the buyers' libraries. Perfect hobbyist book -- the projects are inexpensive, yet truly make an impression on the serious electronics tinkerer and the mechanical hobbyist