Synopses & Reviews
Electronics Technology Fundamentals is a complete introduction to the increasingly complex study of electronics. This text presents do circuits, ac circuits, and devices in one condensed, easy-to-read volume, allowing these fundamentals to be covered in less time than required by "traditional" texts. Hailed by instructors as "an excellent, innovative approach" to teaching the fundamentals, the text presents all of the same vital information offered in traditional books while implementing the engaging, clear writing style and superb learning tools developed by seasoned authors Robert T. Paynter and B.J. Toby Boydell.
The following features are NEW to this Second Edition: - Full 4-color format improving clarity and visual appeal
- Chapter opening vignettes helping the reader to connect the chapter material to "real-world" circuits and applications
- New sections introducing the reader to component testing and fault symptoms
- Many newer components and component packages appearing throughout
- New margin notes introducing applications of principles and circuits
- New margin notes demonstrating calculator key sequences for many of the problem-solving examples
Synopsis
Developed to address the fundamentals in reduced time, this unique book provides complete and concise coverage of the fundamentals of electronics without redundant examples and the equation derivations that take up so much space in traditional books. With an emphasis on component and circuit operation, analysis, applications, and testing, this book thoroughly explores the foundation of DC circuits, AC circuits, discrete electronic devices and op-amps in a narrative that readers can understand. Revamped with a new four-color illustration and photo design, the Second Edition offers an updated pedagogical package that includes chapter opening vignettes, new margin notes, and component testing and applications discussions. For electrical engineers.
Table of Contents
I. BASIC DC PRINCIPLES AND CIRCUITS. 1. Principles of Electricity. 2. Components and Circuit Measurements.
3. Ohm's Law and Power.
4. Series Circuits.
5. Parallel Circuits.
6. Series-Parallel Circuits.
7. Circuit Analysis Techniques.
8. Magnetism.
II. BASIC AC PRINCIPLES AND CIRCUITS. 9. Alternating Current and AC Measurements.
10. Inductors.
11. Resistive-Inductive (RL) Circuits.
12. Capacitors.
13. Resistive-Capacitive (RC) Circuits.
14. RLC Circuits and Resonance.
15. Frequency Response and Passive Filters.
16. RL and RC Circuit Pulse Response.
III. ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS. 17. Introduction to Solid-State Components: Diodes.
18. Basic Diode Circuits.
19. Bipolar Junction Transistor Operation and Biasing.
20. BJT Amplifiers.
21. Field-Effect Transistors and Circuits.
22. Operational Amplifiers.
23. Active Filters and Oscillators.
24. Switching Circuits.
25. Discrete and Integrated Voltage Regulators.
26. Thyristors and Other Devices.
Appendix A: Conversions and Units.
Appendix B: Component Standard Values & Color Codes.
Appendix C: Specification Sheets.
Appendix D: Selected Equation Derivations.
Appendix E: H-Parameters.
Appendix F: Polar and Rectangular Notations.
Appendix G: Glossary.
Appendix H: Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems.
Index.