Lots of great points, but perhaps a bit unfair to AoE. As madengr says, the math gets way worse than what's in AoE.
AoE isn't really supposed to be a textbook in itself. It was written for physics students, typically at the graduate level, who need to design experimental apparatus without a formal engineering background. It's not an ideal introduction for newbies, and unfortunately it's recommended for that role way too often IMO. But it's a great sophomore resource, so to speak.
What's needed is something between the Forrest Mims "cookbook" level and AoE... something that gives you the theoretical underpinnings needed to know what chapter in AoE to turn to. People who are interested in the RF and communicstions side have always had the ARRL Handbook as a resource, but that book has limited appeal to those who are more interested in microcontrollers and other electronics topics. This page looks like it might make a useful contribution there.
That's exactly what I mean by math-oriented- it's good for people who understand things in terms of equations. If that's all you need to be comfortable, it's great and you can very quickly find what you want to know. That's what makes it good as a reference handbook.
AoE isn't really supposed to be a textbook in itself. It was written for physics students, typically at the graduate level, who need to design experimental apparatus without a formal engineering background. It's not an ideal introduction for newbies, and unfortunately it's recommended for that role way too often IMO. But it's a great sophomore resource, so to speak.
What's needed is something between the Forrest Mims "cookbook" level and AoE... something that gives you the theoretical underpinnings needed to know what chapter in AoE to turn to. People who are interested in the RF and communicstions side have always had the ARRL Handbook as a resource, but that book has limited appeal to those who are more interested in microcontrollers and other electronics topics. This page looks like it might make a useful contribution there.