Hands-On Electronics
A Practical Introduction to Analog and Digital Circuits

Teaches analog and digital circuit theory by building working circuits. For college students and self-study.

Daniel M. Kaplan (Author), Christopher G. White (Author)

9780521893510, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 15 May 2003

228 pages, 107 b/w illus. 6 tables
24.7 x 17.6 x 1.4 cm, 0.47 kg

Packed full of real circuits to build and test, Hands-On Electronics is a unique introduction to analog and digital electronics theory and practice. Ideal both as a college textbook and for self-study, the friendly style, clear illustrations and construction details included in the book encourage rapid and effective learning of analog and digital circuit design theory. All the major topics for a typical one semester course are covered including RC circuits, diodes, transistors, op-amps, oscillators, TTL logic, counters, D/A converters and more. There are also chapters explaining how to use the equipment needed for the examples (oscilloscope, multimeter and breadboard) together with pin-out diagrams and manufacturers' specifications for all the key components referred to in the book.

Introduction
1. Equipment familiarization: multimeter, breadboard, and oscilloscope
2. RC circuits
3. Diodes
4. Bipolar transistors
5. Transistors II: FETs
6. Transistors III: differential amplifier
7. Introduction to operational amplifiers
8. More op amp applications
9. Comparators and oscillators
10. Combinational logic
11. Flip flops: saving a logic state
12. Monostables, counters, multiplexers, and RAM
13. Digital/analog conversion
Index.

Subject Areas: Electronics engineering [TJF], Physics [PH]