Hello Everyone,
It has become increasingly apparent that my busy schedule no longer permits administration of the "Lessons In Electric Circuits" textbook series. As you probably already know, there are entire unfinished chapters that have been that way for years, and despite my best intentions they will likely go unfinished so long as I remain the primary author and project coordinator.
Given the wide acceptance of these books by hobbyists and educators alike, not to mention the demonstrative role they play as a showcase for the power and promise of open-source publishing, it would be a shame to simply abort the project. I need to find qualified persons willing to take control of authorship and project management for these books, and so I have turned to you.
The reasons for my inability to continue as I have in the past are as follows:
(1) I am trying to further my own education in the field of electrical engineering, which is difficult enough given my profession as a full-time teacher.
(2) The "Socratic Electronics" project -- another open-source educational resource for electronics instruction -- has proven to be of greater educational value to my students than the book series, and this project is demanding more and more of my time.
(3) My wife and I plan to build a house in the near future, which is a very necessary component of our future financial independence.
(4) I am still mired in a time-consuming and emotionally exhausting political battle at the college where I work, regarding academic standards and quality of education.
The high quality of administration exhibited by the "All About Circuits" website, combined with the technical competence of the forum moderators, suggests a reasonable group of successors for authorship and project management of the books. Please consider this offer, and let me know what you think.
Sincerely,
Tony Kuphaldt
It has become increasingly apparent that my busy schedule no longer permits administration of the "Lessons In Electric Circuits" textbook series. As you probably already know, there are entire unfinished chapters that have been that way for years, and despite my best intentions they will likely go unfinished so long as I remain the primary author and project coordinator.
Given the wide acceptance of these books by hobbyists and educators alike, not to mention the demonstrative role they play as a showcase for the power and promise of open-source publishing, it would be a shame to simply abort the project. I need to find qualified persons willing to take control of authorship and project management for these books, and so I have turned to you.
The reasons for my inability to continue as I have in the past are as follows:
(1) I am trying to further my own education in the field of electrical engineering, which is difficult enough given my profession as a full-time teacher.
(2) The "Socratic Electronics" project -- another open-source educational resource for electronics instruction -- has proven to be of greater educational value to my students than the book series, and this project is demanding more and more of my time.
(3) My wife and I plan to build a house in the near future, which is a very necessary component of our future financial independence.
(4) I am still mired in a time-consuming and emotionally exhausting political battle at the college where I work, regarding academic standards and quality of education.
The high quality of administration exhibited by the "All About Circuits" website, combined with the technical competence of the forum moderators, suggests a reasonable group of successors for authorship and project management of the books. Please consider this offer, and let me know what you think.
Sincerely,
Tony Kuphaldt