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The Wisconsin Online Resource Center has a great collection of interactive animations for learning the ins-and-outs of electronics theory and application. If you're a visual learner, like myself, you're likely to find these 'learning objects' very helpful. In addition to basic principals of AC/DC, digital/analog, logic gates, op-amps, motors, they cover pneumatics, hydraulics, sensors, and bunches more.
If you've found circuits confusing/intimidating in the past, try poking around a bit in the DC section, start with the basics or just click on something that sounds cool ;) Woohoo - learning is fun!
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This is great! There's something about DC circuits that just hasn't clicked for me yet. These look like they could help a lot. They look like they're organized (mostly) alphabetically, though. Do you know of any preferred order to work through them?
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hmmm, well in the basics section you'd probably do alright going through alphabetically - except do the last 2 ("Voltage and Resistors", "What Is Current?") before the resistor code bits.
After that I'd hit up the Ohm's law, then Meters section. The Solid State section is super-helpful for learning about using common components too.
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The link to "DIY Design Electronics Kit" is broken. It should lead here instead.
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKSL1
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got it - thnx anodyne!
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I also recommend www.play-hookey.com, it looks kind of similar, but it's what really made digital logic 'click' for me. It's a little smaller, but a little simpler (to me).
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