Book contents
- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers
- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1 Sources, Resistors, and Circuit Laws
- 2 AC Circuits
- 3 Band Theory and Diode Circuits
- 4 Bipolar Junction Transistors
- 5 Field-effect Transistors
- 6 Operational Amplifiers
- 7 Oscillators
- 8 Digital Circuits and Devices
- Appendix A: Selected Answers to Exercises
- Appendix B: Linearity and Its Consequences
- Appendix C: Tellegen’s Theorem
- Appendix D: Solving a Set of Linear Algebraic Equations
- Appendix E: Inductively Coupled Circuits
- Appendix F: Model Equations for Bipolar Junction Transistors
- Appendix G: Transistor Hybrid Parameters
- Appendix H: Minterms, Maxterms, and Canonical Form
- Appendix I: Binary Subtraction Using Two’s Complements
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
1 - Sources, Resistors, and Circuit Laws
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Book contents
- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers
- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1 Sources, Resistors, and Circuit Laws
- 2 AC Circuits
- 3 Band Theory and Diode Circuits
- 4 Bipolar Junction Transistors
- 5 Field-effect Transistors
- 6 Operational Amplifiers
- 7 Oscillators
- 8 Digital Circuits and Devices
- Appendix A: Selected Answers to Exercises
- Appendix B: Linearity and Its Consequences
- Appendix C: Tellegen’s Theorem
- Appendix D: Solving a Set of Linear Algebraic Equations
- Appendix E: Inductively Coupled Circuits
- Appendix F: Model Equations for Bipolar Junction Transistors
- Appendix G: Transistor Hybrid Parameters
- Appendix H: Minterms, Maxterms, and Canonical Form
- Appendix I: Binary Subtraction Using Two’s Complements
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
Voltage and current sources, both independent and dependent, are introduced, along with resistors and their equivalent circuit laws. The Thevenin and Norton theorems are presented. Several examples of resistor applications are given. Various techniques for solving circuit problems are discussed, including Kirchhoff’s laws, the mesh loop method, superposition, and source transformation. Input resistance of measuring instruments is discussed and the various types of AC signals are presented.
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- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers , pp. 1 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
References
For Further Reading
Alexander, Charles K. and Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 7th ed. (McGraw-Hill, New York, 2020).Google Scholar
Barnaal, Dennis, Analog Electronics for Scientific Application (Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, 1989).Google Scholar
James Diefenderfer, A. and Brian E. Holton, Principles of Electronic Instrumentation, 3rd ed. (Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994).Google Scholar
Simpson, Robert E., Introductory Electronics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd ed. (Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 1987).Google Scholar
Svoboda, James A. and Dorf, Richard C., Introduction to Electric Circuits, 9th ed. (Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2014).Google Scholar
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