Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices, and Applications

by David M. Buchla and Thomas L. Floyd

Book Overview

This renowned book offers a comprehensive yet practical exploration of basic electrical and electronic concepts, hands-on applications, and troubleshooting. Written in a clear and accessible... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 013835216X
• ISBN13: 9780138352165
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 1040 Pages
• Weight: 4.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.6" x 11.2"

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Excellent Textbook for Intro Electronics

After a long search, I used this textbook twice to teach a 1-semester Analog Electronics course at the soph/jr level. I liked this text becasue it is VERY clear for students who find it very readable and organized in a logical sequence. If they miss a lecture, no problem, the book covers the material fantastically. It also has great pedagogical features which help students maintain a high-level view of electronics while learning details. And it combines typical electronics with practical information, applications, and debugging strategies. Unfortunately, this book uses electron flow for current rather than conventional current flow. While this makes some sense, it also leads to lots of confusion when using any outside materials for the class. Secondly, it spends a lot of time on fairly simple stuff which the students should have already learned in Intro Physics so we did not really get into new subjects until around page 300! That being said, I strongly recommend using this book to learn electronics on your own or as a text for students who may not have had Physics before.

You can learn the basic principles of electronics in class or on your own with this terrific text

What a terrific introduction to electronics! The author explains electricity, the relevant formulae, the basic physics of electricity, electromagnetism and a lot more. The text requires no more than algebra and right angle trigonometry. I find the text clear, engaging, and quite understandable even without an instructor to help me. Each chapter begins with an outline of what is going to be discussed, chapter objectives, key terms, application assignment, web materials, and an introduction. The text uses color very well, is richly illustrated, and is mindful of the student learning process. I like the way the author introduces a point, poses a problem that he then solves, and then asks you a similar problem to work on your own (with the answer provided at the end of the chapter). At the end of each chapter there is a bullet point summary, key terms with definitions, a self-test to check your understanding, and a section by section set of basic problems. The text has 21 chapters divided into three parts. Part 1 discusses DC circuits (quantities & units, voltage - current & resistance, Ohm's Law - Energy & Power, Series Circuits, Parallel Circuits, Series Parallel Circuits, Magnetism & Electromagnetism). Part 2 discusses AC Circuits (Introduction to Alternating Current & Voltage, Capacitors, RC Circuits, Inductors, RL Circuits, RCLS Circuits & Resonance, Transformers, Time Response & Reactive Circuits). Part 3 discusses Devices (Diodes & Applications, Transistors & Applications, the Operational Amplifier, Basic Op-Amp Circuits, Special Purpose Op-Amp Circuits, Measurement - Conversion & Control). There are also 5 appendices having a table of standard values, capacitor color coding & marking, Norton's Theorem & Millman's Theorem, Devices Data Sheets, Field-Programmable Analog Arrays (FPAAs). A glossary, index and answers to odd number questions are provided as well. This text is, of course, usable in college or high school introductory courses to electronics, but it is also usable by interested general readers who want to build or fill in their understanding of the basic principles and applications of electronics. Recommended! Reviewed by Craig Matteson - Ann Arbor, MI

I think its a Great Book

I had engineering years ago, but no electronics. I bought the 4th edition of this book and used it for self-study. I think its a very good book. I thought the examples were good and I worked a lot of the problems. I dont't recall many mistakes in the text or the answers. I also thought the section on the oscilloscope was good. I did have to read some of the material over several times to understand it. Chapter 19 Amplifiers and Oscillators was the hardest material to me. There was some material in that chapter that I never could figure out. I learned a lot from this book!

Want to learn ELECTRONICS..........Read this book!!!!!

I am an electronics student and this book is the best. Go ahead, buy this book, or better yet, enroll in RETS electronic school. This is the book they use. That alone should let you know how great this book really is. RETS is the best!!!!!!!