An Introduction to Modern Electronics

Offers a complete grounding in the principles and techniques of modern electronics. Designed to provide even beginning students with the knowledge and skills necessary for building useful and interesting circuits either in a laboratory situation or on their own. Concentrates on techniques and devices currently used in modern equipment and special attention is paid to the basic ideas and techniques used with important types of circuits. A substantial portion of the book is devoted to explaining the vocabulary and information presented in data sheets for these circuits. By instructing students in these techniques and familiarizing them with the ins-and-outs of electronic literature, it provides a sound introduction to the field and a means of keeping up with its extremely rapid changes.

Partial table of contents: CIRCUIT ANALYSIS. Basic Physical Concepts of Electronics. Mesh Equations. Advanced Circuit Analysis Theorems. Alternating Current: The Sine Wave. Elements of AC Circuit Analysis. Resonance. Transformers. Step Function Analysis. Circuit Analysis: An Overview. Dynamic Impedance. INSTRUMENTS. Digital Multimeters. The Oscilloscope. Measurement Errors. DIGITAL ELECTRONICS. Designing Logical Networks. Flip-Flops. Digital Logic Practical Details. Clocks, Timers, and One-Shots. Registers, Shift Registers, and Counters. More Complex Combinational Logic. Memory. A Conceptual Digital Computer. ANALOG CIRCUITS. Basic Operational Amplifier Circuits. Analog Computers. Operational Amplifier Parameters. Three Special-Purpose Amplifiers. Formal Amplifier Theory. Comparators and Schmitt Triggers. SYSTEMS. Digital-to-Analog Converters. Analog-to-Digital Converters. Voltage-Controlled Oscillators and Function Generators. Power Supplies. SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS. Solid State Diodes. A Catalog of Transistor Circuits. FETs. COMPONENTS. Resistors. Capacitors. Inductors and Transformers. Transducers. MATHEMATICS. Complex Numbers. Solving Linear Equations. Binary Numbers. Fourier Series. Appendices. Index.