Beginning Arduino Electronics

Hey guys,
Im new to arduino and quite new to electronics even though i have taken some basic physics electronics classes.
Im decently adept at the programming aspect of it having studied 2.5 years of C++ Programming, however my electronics side is weak and I often find my beginning projects not working due to a wrong connection in the circuit.

My question is , Is there a book or some sort of guide I could use to brush up or that would teach me the electronics/circuitry side of arduino projects?

Any help appreciated.
Thanks guys!

Here is a start:

http://learn.adafruit.com/category/learn-arduino

Thanks LarryD

and these - Lessons In Electric Circuits -

viravb:
My question is , Is there a book or some sort of guide I could use to brush up or that would teach me the electronics/circuitry side of arduino projects?

If you really are serious about the electronics side of things, I always recommend these:

Paul Horowitz's "The Art of Electronics" - The Art of Electronics - Wikipedia

"Grob's Basic Electronics" - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0077410092

"Forrest M. Mims III" - "Engineer's Mini-Notebooks" (and others) - http://www.forrestmims.org/

Note that the first two are essentially textbooks, like you would need for a college-level course; as such, they tend to be expensive for a recent edition, but you can find older editions much, much cheaper.

Mims' "Engineer's Mini-Notebooks", along with quite a bit of his other work, are/were considered the staples of DIY electronics for ages; they were originally sold by Radio Shack back in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Ton's of great info are available in them, and they are probably a bit more approachable by newbies than the first two books I noted (that said, if you really want to understand electronics and the math/theory behind it, those books are the go-to manuals).

They can't be found at Radio Shack any longer (at least, not since the last time I checked), but they are still being published. You can find a list of his publications on his website (way too many to list here), and can probably find the majority of them on Amazon and/or other booksellers (check also Abe Books and Alibris for older copies).

Thanks for all the help guys.. love how helpful everyone is on this forum!!

For pictorial 'basic connections' to your Arduino, go to www.pighixx.com.