Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits

by Anant Agarwal, Jeffrey Lang

Unlike books currently on the market, this book satisfies two combine circuits and electronics into a single, unified treatment, and provide an early introduction to, and strong connection with, the contemporary world of digital systems. Using the concept of ''abstraction, '' the book forms a bridge between the world of physics and the world of electrical/computer engineering. Recognizing that the world today is largely digital, Agarwal/Lang s integrated approach shows the relevance of the traditional circuits course to modern designs that combine analog and digital components.Motivates interest in learning circuits and electronics through use of analog and digital examplesDiscussions focus on contemporary devices, such as the MOSFET, while leaving more traditional devices to examples and end of chapter exercisesThe important concepts of energy and power are discussed in the context of both analog and digital circuits, reflecting the key role power consumption plays in modern electronic devicesUses the concept of abstraction to transition from the physical world to engineering principles, and from simple engineering principles to complex engineering systems.Written by two educators well known for their innovative teaching and research and their collaboration with industry.Supported by MIT s OpenCourseWare site, which includes video lectures, interactive simulations, and practice quizzes/exams

Genres: Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reference, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Technical, Physics

1008 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent, excellent textbook. The integration of analog and digital theory from the very beginning is outstanding.

I held back from giving it 5 stars because there's a lot of content that is web-only.... I'd rather have it all in one place and offline.

[Anatol · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book, yet sometimes some topics were explained in rather complicated way. Strongly recommend it together with a three parts course on electronics in from MIT (they’re presented on the edx website), that was made by the author of this book and that guideline through the contents of the book with deeper comprehension than just reading alone.

[Nivas · Rating 3 out of 5]

3rd year textbook on electronics

[Salim Elzwawi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read many introductory electronics books over the years and have also taught electronics for a few years. I think this book is the most overrated of these books. It is a good book, but it isn't an excellent book.

[Terry Pilling · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not nearly enough practice problems for classroom use.

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good textbook. Wish the notation for source types wasn't so confusing. Va/vA/VA/va -> like cmon.

[Pedro Guilherme · Rating 4 out of 5]

I find this book really amazing. The way that the author explains is so clear, and the book covers a lot of things in the area of circuit design.