Electricity is all around us. It powers our homes, our toys, and in some cases, even our cars. It produces light, heat, and power. We seldom think about electricity, and most of the time we don't even know where it comes from. To get a clearer picture of how electricity works, you only have to learn some basic fundamentals.
In The Manga Guide To Electricity, you will learn fundamental electrical concepts through a story told using manga illustrations. This is not complicated stuff. You just follow along with the story, and you will learn the concepts as does the heroine. At the end of each chapter is some text that goes into more detail than what is contained in the story. The book is 232 pages long and is divided into five chapters.
The premise of The Manga Guide To Electricity is that Rereko — an average high school girl from the Electopia, the land of electricity — has failed her final electricity exam and now has to take summer school to relearn it to pass the class. Her tutor, Hikaru, helps her to understand the fundamentals of electricity.
Chapter One, "What is Electricity?," begins with the basic concepts of electricity and shows what voltage, amps, and watts are and how they relate together. It describes the relationship between power plants and the way electricity is distributed to your home. You will also learn of the concepts of electrons and protons and how they flow within a wire. The chapter finishes up with some non-manga text covering more specific details than could be covered by the story.
Chapter Two, "What are Electric Circuits?," looks at specific devices and how they are wired. It begins with items like the light switch in your home and how a flashlight works. You will learn about alternating current and direct current and how they differ, as well as what Ohm's Law is and how it relates to circuits. The chapter also describes series and parallel circuits and how they differ and then finishes with more text covering these concepts more in detail.
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