Description: This introduction to electronic devices and circuits offers a balance between component orientation and system orientation and features an emphasis on device behavior and modeling. Multi-level in approach, it is mathematically accessible (assumes no formal Calculus background) and provides comprehensive coverage -- with many optional sections for greater depth and sophistication (including computer-aided analysis using PSpice). It contains many illustrations and work-out examples showing all mathematical steps explicitly and giving alternative explanations for topics when appropriate. There is a system-oriented approach with an emphasis on problem solving from first principles (KVL, KCL, Ohm's Law). Linear Circuit Analysis Review; The PN Junction Diode; Diode Applications; The Bipolar Transistor; Bipolar Transistor Biasing; Small-Signal BJT Amplifiers; Field Effect Transistors; FET Small-Signal Amplifiers; Differential Amplifiers; Multiple-Stage Amplifiers; Power Amplifier Fundamentals; Negative Feedback and Frequency Response; Operational Amplifiers; Linear OP Amp Applications; Active Filters; Nonlinear OP Amp Applications; Data Conversion Devices; Tuned Amplifiers and Oscillators; A Sampling of Linear ICs and Their Applications; Thyristors and Other Miscellaneous Devices.

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