Fischer-Cripps A.C. The Electronics Companion: Devices and Circuits for Physicists and Engineers

2nd edition. — New York: CRC Press, 2014. — 326 p. — ISBN: 978-1466552661.Understand Introductory Electronics.
Updated and expanded with new topics, The Electronics Companion: Devices and Circuits for Physicists and Engineers, 2nd Edition presents a full course in introductory electronics using a unique and educational presentation technique that is the signature style of the author’s companion books. This concise yet detailed book covers introductory electrical principles (DC and AC circuits), the physics of electronics components, circuits involving diodes and transistors, transistors amplifiers, filtering, operational amplifiers, digital electronics, transformers, instrumentation, and power supplies.
A Convenient, Student-Friendly Format Rich with Diagrams and Clear Explanations.
The level of coverage is introductory but at enough depth to enable students to undertake simple circuit design and construction. The book includes tutorial problems and a comprehensive set of laboratory experiments requiring conventional components and test equipment.Electricity.
Electric charge.
Electric flux.
Conductors and insulators.
Electric current.
Conventional current.
Potential difference.
Resistance.
Resistivity.
Variation of resistance.
Resistor circuits.
Electromotive force.
Capacitance.
Capacitors.
Energy stored in a capacitor.
Capacitor circuits.
Inductance.
Inductors.
Discharge and stored energy.DC circuits.
Superposition.
Kirchhoff's Laws.
Thevenin's Theorem.
Norton's Theorem.
Equivalence of Norton and Thevenin.
Maximum power transfer.AC circuits.
AC voltage.
Resistance.
rms voltage and current.
Capacitive reactance.
Inductive reactance.
LCR series circuit.
LCR circuit : peak and rms voltage.
Impedance.
Lowpass filter.
Highpass filter.
Complex impedance (series).
Resonance (series).
Impedance (parallel).
AC circuits.
Filters complex form.
Signal generator and oscilloscope.
AC bridge.Diodes.
Semiconductors.
P and N type semiconductors.
Response in an electric field.
PN junction.
Contact potential.
Potential diagram.
Forward bias.
Reverse bias.
Diode.
Diode equation.
Reverse bias breakdown.
Rectification.
Regulation.
Clipper.
Clamp.
Pump.
Photodiode.
LED.Bipolar junction transistor.
Construction.
Operation.
Transistor characteristic.
Load line.
Saturation.
Transistor switch.
Simple bias.
Emitter bias.
Stabilisation.
Voltage amplifier.
Bias.Common emitter amplifier.
Coupling capacitors.
Bypass capacitor.
Voltage amplifier.
DC analysis.
AC analysis.
Input and output resistances : AC.
AC voltage gain.
Bypass capacitor.
Amplifier design.Input/output impedance.
CE input impedance.
CE output impedance.
AC voltage gain.
Impedance matching.
Common collector.
CC output impedance.
CC input/output impedance.
Darlington pair.Field effect transistor.
JFET.
Drain curve.
Load line.
Biasing.
Amplifier biasing.
Common source amplifier.
Drain conductance.
Amplifier design.
MOSFETS.
CMOS.High frequency.
BJT capacitance.
Transition frequency.
Common emitter amplifier.
Miller effect.
Output capacitance.
Amplification at high frequencies.Power amplifiers.
Class A amplifier.
Class B amplifier.
Class AB amplifier.
Class AB diode biasing.Transients.
RC circuit analysis.
Time constant and halflife.
RC lowpass filter.
RC highpass filter.
RL circuits.
RL filter circuits.
Transistor circuits.
Active pullup.
Integrator/differentiator.Digital electronics.
Digital logic.
Logic gate characteristics.
Digital logic circuits.
Boolean logic examples.
Logic circuit analysis.
Karnaugh map.
Flipflops.
Dlatch.
JK masterslave flipflop.
Monostable multivibrator.
555 timer.Operational amplifiers.
Differential amplifier.
Operational amplifier.
Feedback.
Inverting amplifier.
Noninverting amplifier.
Offset.
Opamp bias.
Common mode gain.
Opamp applications.
Operational adder.
Comparator.
Schmitt trigger.
Integrator/differentiator.
Instrumentation amplifier.
Audio amplifier.
Active filter (1st order).
Active filter (2nd order).Transformers.
Transformer equations.
Transformer action.
Transformer impedance.
Load component of primary.
Reflected impedance.
Real transformers.
Transformer tests.
Transformer efficiency.Power suppliers.
Rectification.
Regulation.
Load and line regulation.
Thyristor and triac.Instrumentation.
Transducers.
Noise.
Transfer function.
Integrator/'Differentiator.
Amplification.
Sampling.
Digital resolution.
Analog to digital conversion.
Digital to analog conversion.
Computer architecture.
Ports.Laboratory.
Thevenin's Theorem.
AC circuits.
Diode characteristics.
Energy gap.
Diode circuits.
Clipper and clamps.
Transistor characteristics.
NiCad battery charger.
Transistor amplifier.
Amplifier design.
Impedance matching.
FET.
Common source amplifier.
Logic gates.
Logic circuits.
Counters and flipflops.
Opamps.
Comparator.
Integrator.
Component values.