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Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers

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, Occidental College, Los Angeles
Published 2025

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While an understanding of electronic principles is vitally important for scientists and engineers working across many disciplines, the breadth of the subject can make it daunting. This textbook offers a concise and practical introduction to electronics, suitable for a one-semester undergraduate course as well as self-guided students. Beginning with the basics of general circuit laws and resistor circuits to ease students into the subject, the textbook then covers a wide range of topics, from passive circuits to semiconductor-based analog circuits…

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  • Shows readers how to understand and work with electronic circuits using a balance of thorough analysis and insight
  • Presents important theoretical concepts using clear and rigorous mathematics suitable for science and engineering students at the sophomore level and above
  • Offers core knowledge and techniques that can be applied to circuit models beyond those covered in the book

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