ABSTRACT

This book explores many fundamental topics in a basic and easy-to-understand manner. It, and the accompanying DC-AC Electrical Fundamentals by the same co-authors, have been developed using a classic textbook – Electricity and Electronics: A Survey (5th Edition) by Patrick and Fardo – as a framework. Both new books have been structured using the same basic sequence and organization of the textbook as previous editions.

This book has been expanded to 23 chapters, further simplifying content and providing a more comprehensive coverage of fundamental content. The content has been continually updated and revised through new editions and by external reviewers throughout the years. Additional quality checks to ensure technical accuracy, clarity and coverage of content have always been an area of focus. Each edition of the text has been improved through the following features:

  • Improved and updated text content.
  • Improved usage of illustrations and photos.
  • Use of color to add emphasis and clarify content.

chapter 1|37 pages

Semiconductor Fundamentals

chapter 2|45 pages

P–N Junction Diodes

chapter 3|22 pages

Zener Diodes

chapter 4|59 pages

Power Supply Circuits

chapter 5|31 pages

Special Semiconductor Diodes

chapter 6|42 pages

Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)

chapter 7|48 pages

Bipolar Transistor Amplification

chapter 8|44 pages

Field-Effect Transistors – (FETs)

chapter 9|18 pages

Field-Effect Transistor Amplifiers

chapter 10|42 pages

Amplifying Systems

chapter 11|24 pages

Power Amplifiers

chapter 12|91 pages

Thyristors

chapter 13|70 pages

Optoelectronic Devices

chapter 14|28 pages

Integrated Circuits

chapter 15|39 pages

Operational Amplifiers (Op-amps)

chapter 16|20 pages

Linear Op-amp Circuits

chapter 17|44 pages

Specialized Op-amps and Integrated Circuits

chapter 18|53 pages

Voltage Regulator Circuits

chapter 19|49 pages

Filter Circuits

chapter 20|58 pages

Oscillator Circuits

chapter 21|64 pages

Radio Frequency (RF) Communication Systems

chapter 22|41 pages

Communications System Applications

chapter 23|46 pages

Digital Electronic Systems