Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers

by Dennis L. Eggleston

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 and basic digital circuits. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter, and answers to select questions are included at the end of the book. The complete solutions manual is available for instructors to download, together with eight laboratory exercises that parallel the text. Now in its second edition, the text has been updated and expanded with additional topic coverage and exercises.

Genres: Physics, Science, Engineering, Textbooks

Kindle Edition

First published April 28, 2011

Reviews

[Jemma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably good if you are studying Electronics and have a Science level of at least A-Level. Sadly, I was confused from the start. Too many equations and not enough explanation of how things happen and/or were discovered. So, frustrating if you are simply trying to develop your understanding of hard science past O-Level.

[Angie Reisetter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been looking for a while for a good undergraduate electronics textbook for use in a physics majors class. I've been making do with Horowitz and Hill and lots of notes, but this book is fantastic. It is brief but includes the explanations that are absent in H&H. The subject matter fits neatly into a semester. Fantastic.