Electronics resources on the Web

• See http://www.potemkin.org/cms/Pid/Craft (Site Offline! 20070722) Copy: http://www.nastypixel.com/instantsoup/foundations/electronic-basics/
• soldering tutorials
• smd soldering tutorial 1 - hand-soldering teeny tiny chips!
• smd soldering tutorial 2 - Toaster Oven Reflow Soldering!
• http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/UltrasoundSensor - I just wanted to point out that this code also works for the MaxBotix MaxSonar ultrasonic range finder... which is sold in the USA through SparkFun Electronics...
• http://www.as-workshop.de/ pretty comprehensive introduction (in German) on electronics for artists and designers. Entry level.
• http://www.allaboutcircuits.com
• Socratic Electronics, teaching electronics through the Socratic method.

Electronics books

See the following forum discussion for more info: http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,131.html

• Make:Electronics By Charles Platt (Best for noobs)
• ARRL Handbook by Dana G. Reed (Editor).
• The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill.
• CMOS Cookbook by Donald E. Lancaster.
• Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest M. Mims III.
• Physical Computing by Tom Igoe, Dan O'Sullivan.
• Practical Electronics for Inventors by Paul Scherz.