Principles of Transistor Circuits : Introduction to the Design of Amplifiers, Receivers and Digital Circuits
by S W Amos, Mike James
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Author: Mike James, S W AmosEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04-04
ISBN: 0750644273
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Newnes
Book Reviews of Principles of Transistor Circuits : Introduction to the Design of Amplifiers, Receivers and Digital Circuits
Book Review: Informative, but poorly published.
Summary: 3 Stars
I was looking for a book that addressed small-signal discrete transistor amplifiers, and this book does that very well. The topics presented are all presented clearly and fairly thoroughly. However, I can barely believe that in its 9th edition the volume is published so amazingly poorly. Text in figures (component values, current labels, etc.) is often completely illegible, suffering from severe pixellation and degradation, the likes of which I have seen from poorly inlined PostScript images into TeX typesetting. This is no exaggeration -- the letters cannot be read, they're just little blobs of grey. Furthermore, a key figure in the chapter describing DC biasing of FETs (fig. 6.13) is accidentally split into two separate figures rather than having an a) and b) -- this throws the figure numbering off for the rest of the chapter, which was really confusing until I realized the error.
Summarizing, the text of the book is very good. The actual printed product is low-quality and slipshod. If you can work around the shortcomings, it's a valuable learning tool.
Summary of Principles of Transistor Circuits : Introduction to the Design of Amplifiers, Receivers and Digital Circuits
Over the last 40 years, Principles of Transistor Circuits has provided students and practitioners with a text they can rely on to keep them at the forefront of transistor circuit design.Although integrated circuits have widespread application, the role of discrete transistors both as important building blocks which students must understand, and as practical solutions to design problems, remains undiminished.
The ninth edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the latest technology and applications, including computer circuit simulation, and many diagrams have been revised to bring them in line with current usage. Updated topics include thyristors, Darlington transistors, amplifiers, ring modulators, power supplies, optoelectronics and logic circuits.
Stan Amos, formerly head of Technical Publications Section Engineering Training Department BBC, has been writing about electronics since the 1950s.
Mike James is an established author and experienced FE lecturer. He currently works for Westland. His latest Newnes titles are Microcontroller Cookbook and Higher Electronics.
The transistor circuits bible
Updated with new developments in technology and applications
Accessible step-by-step introduction ideal for novices
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