Synopses & Reviews
Electronic Technology Fundamentals, Conventional Flow 3e was written to fulfill the need to address the constant development of new applications and technologies within a single text that presents the fundamentals of electronics (dc circuits, ac circuits, and devices). This unique text 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 text thoroughly explores the foundation of dc circuits, ac circuits, discrete electronic devices and op-amps in a narrative that students can understand. Many of today’s basic electronics textbooks provide in-depth coverage of dc and ac circuits, but little more than introductory-level coverage of electronic devices and circuits. Unlike these books, Electronics Technology Fundamentals, Conventional Flow, 3e covers electronic devices and circuits as thoroughly as it does dc and ac circuits, making it the most comprehensive electronics fundamentals textbook on the market.
Table of Contents
PART 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
PART II BASIC AC PRINCIPLES AND CIRCUITS
9 ALTERNATING CURRENT AND AC MEASUREMENTS
10 INDUCTORS AND TRANSFORMERS
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
PART 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 Resistor Standard values and 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