Electronics / Edition 2

by Allan Hambley

Overview

Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the fascinating world of electronics. Full-color photography of original equipment, intricate scientific instruments, and 3-D models brings to life the ideas and discoveries in electronics that have influenced the direction of all modern technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900136919826
Publication date:	08/03/1999
Pages:	912
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

ALLAN R. HAMBLEY received his B.S. degree from Michigan Technological University, his M.S. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He has worked in industry for Hazeltine Research Inc., Warwick Electronics, and Harris Government Systems. He is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering at Michigan Tech. The Michigan Tech chapter of Eta Kappa Nu named him the Outstanding Electrical Engineering Teacher of the Year in 1995. He has won the National Technological University Outstanding Instructor Award six times for his courses in communication systems. The American Society for Engineering Education presented him with the 1998 Meriam Wiley Distinguished Author Award for the first edition of this book. His hobbies include fishing, boating in remote areas of Lake Superior, and gardening.

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PREFACE:

Preface

This book is intended for use in the core electronics courses for undergraduate electrical and computer engineering majors. The book frequently takes the designer's point of view in discussing circuits, illustrates design with numerous examples, shows how to test circuit designs using SPICE, and provides numerous open-ended design problems with which students can practice.

WHAT'S NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION
1. The entire book has been reorganized and rewritten with an eye toward reducing its length and making it more student friendly.
2. Integrated-circuit techniques are treated earlier and receive greater emphasis throughout.
3. The needs of computer-engineering students are addressed by treating the switching behavior of devices early in the book, adding a chapter on CMOS logic circuits, and adding a discussion of data converters.
4. Several motivational examples are provided in the "Anatomy of a Design" sections as asides from the main text to show how interesting circuits can be designed using the material learned to that point in the book. For example just after the chapters on op-amps and diodes, the design of a function generator is illustrated.
5. The introduction and the treatment of external amplifier characteristics have been condensed into the first chapter.
6. MOSFETs are emphasized over JFETs.
7. Op-amps are treated in a single chapter.
8. The treatment of device physics has been shortened and appears in the various chapters on an as needed basis.
9. The chapter on SPICE has been eliminated because most students learn to use SPICE in their circuits courses.

ASSUMED BACKGROUND AND LEVEL OFPRESENTATION

The background assumed is a first course in circuit analysis. In the beginning, the level of presentation is appropriate for an introductory core course. Starting with Chapter 7, the level gradually increases to that appropriate for juniors having a stronger interest in the subject. Circuit analysis by Laplace transform methods is helpful (but not required) background for frequency response and compensation of feedback amplifiers in Chapter 9.

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Table of Contents

	What is electronics?	6
	The pre-electric world	8
	Electricity and magnetism	10
	Electromagnetic waves	12
	The importance of frequency	14
	Resistors	16
	Inductors and transformers	18
	Capacitors	20
	Building circuits	22
	Communicating with electricity	24
	Moving electrons	26
	Using electrons	28
	Amplifiers	30
	Oscillators	32
	How filters work	34
	Semiconductors	36
	Development of the transistor	38
	High frequencies	40
	Translating useful signals	42
	The visual connection	44
	Analog and digital	46
	Signals and codes	48
	Logical rules	50
	Integrated circuits	52
	Making microchips	54
	How electronic devices remember	56
	Microprocessors	58
	A different way of life	60
	The future of electronics	62
	Index	64

Preface

PREFACE:

Preface

This book is intended for use in the core electronics courses for undergraduate electrical and computer engineering majors. The book frequently takes the designer's point of view in discussing circuits, illustrates design with numerous examples, shows how to test circuit designs using SPICE, and provides numerous open-ended design problems with which students can practice.

WHAT'S NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION
1. The entire book has been reorganized and rewritten with an eye toward reducing its length and making it more student friendly.
2. Integrated-circuit techniques are treated earlier and receive greater emphasis throughout.
3. The needs of computer-engineering students are addressed by treating the switching behavior of devices early in the book, adding a chapter on CMOS logic circuits, and adding a discussion of data converters.
4. Several motivational examples are provided in the "Anatomy of a Design" sections as asides from the main text to show how interesting circuits can be designed using the material learned to that point in the book. For example just after the chapters on op-amps and diodes, the design of a function generator is illustrated.
5. The introduction and the treatment of external amplifier characteristics have been condensed into the first chapter.
6. MOSFETs are emphasized over JFETs.
7. Op-amps are treated in a single chapter.
8. The treatment of device physics has been shortened and appears in the various chapters on an as needed basis.
9. The chapter on SPICE has been eliminated because most students learn to use SPICE in their circuits courses.

ASSUMED BACKGROUND AND LEVELOFPRESENTATION

The background assumed is a first course in circuit analysis. In the beginning, the level of presentation is appropriate for an introductory core course. Starting with Chapter 7, the level gradually increases to that appropriate for juniors having a stronger interest in the subject. Circuit analysis by Laplace transform methods is helpful (but not required) background for frequency response and compensation of feedback amplifiers in Chapter 9.

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Editorial Reviews

The new edition of textbook intended for use in the core electronics courses for undergraduate electrical and computer engineering majors. Assuming a background in circuit analysis, Hambley (electrical engineering, Michigan Tech) explain the material by way of examining components of such devices as a function generator, a discrete multistage amplifier, a cardiac pacemaker, and a precision AC-to-DC converter. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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