Free PDF download Free PDF of the complete book (8.3 MB) Used copies at AbeBooks Used copies at Amazon.com John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1981 · 364 pages ISBN 0-471-05840-8 Out of print Out of print, but the complete book is free as a PDF, posted by the author. A complete course in electronics for physics and engineering students Linear circuits first: dc, transients, ac, Fourier methods, transmission lines and waveguides Then the devices that make electronics useful: diodes, transistors, op-amps and more Assumes only introductory physics and calculus — no previous electronics

Introduction to Modern Electronics J. C. Sprott Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison About the Book One of the pleasures of teaching electronics is that few people doubt its importance and usefulness. This textbook grew out of a course taught in the Physics Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for juniors majoring in physics or engineering. It assumes a good introductory physics course and a course in calculus, but no previous knowledge of electronics. The more advanced mathematical techniques — differential equations, complex variables, and Fourier analysis — are explained where they are first encountered. The book divides naturally into two parts. Chapters 1 to 5 give a careful treatment of linear circuits: direct-current circuits, capacitors and inductors and transient circuits, sinusoidal ac circuits and complex impedance, and Fourier methods and distributed circuits such as transmission lines and waveguides. Chapters 6 to 12 survey the important applications of nonlinear components, beginning with the diode and rectifier circuits.

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