Discusses how analog electronic devices and circuits are put together to create communications systems. Concentrating on bipolar and field-effect transistors and integrated circuits, the authors, a circuit design and electronics theory instructor and an electrical engineer, explain how these devices function and how they are used in analog circuits. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Self contained and well written treatment of the subject matter. I have used it occasionally in curriculum development and highly recommend it.
I tend to rate 3 to 5 stars as I don’t bother with books that aren’t acceptable to the subject. 3 stars means it is a good book, but there are better treatments of the subject matter or contains structural problems in the text. 4 stars means the book is great and I use it regularly in projects/research. 5 stars is reserved for top 10-20% on a given shelf that abstracted a particularly difficult idea in an easy to understand manner (i.e. it blew my mind) or I have a hard time completing my work without it.