Introductory Electronics for Scientists and Engineers

1 Direct Current Circuits
1.1 Electric Charge and Current
1.2 Voltage
1.3 Resistance
1.4 Ohm's Law
1.5 Batteries
1.6 Power
1.7 Temperature Variations of Resistivity and Resistance
1.8 Kirchhoff's Laws and Network Analysis
1.9 Voltage Dividers
1.10 Ideal Voltage and Current Sources
1.11 The Superposition Theorem
1.12 Thevenin's Theorem
1.13 Norton's Theorem
1.14 The Wheatstone Bridge
2 Alternating Current Circuits
2.1 Periodic Waveforms
2.2 Ac Power
2.3 Capacitance
2.4 Capacitive Reactance
2.5 Inductance
2.6 Mutual Inductance
2.7 Inductance Reactance
2.8 The Complex Voltage Plane
2.9 RC High-Pass Filter
2.10 RC Low-Pass Filter
2.11 RLC Circuits
2.12 Series and Parallel Resonance
2.13 Q (Quality Factor)
3 Fourier Analysis and Pulses
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Description of a Pulse
3.3 Fourier Analysis
3.4 Integrating Circuit (Low-Pass Filter)
3.5 Differentiating Circuit (High-Pass Filter)
3.6 Pulse Sharpening Circuit
3.7 Compensated Voltage Divider
4 Semiconductor Physics
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Energy Levels
4.3 Crystals
4.4 Energy Levels in a Crystal Lattice
4.5 Pauli Exclusion Principle
4.6 Fermi-Dirac Statistics
4.7 Electron Energy Distribution
4.8 Conduction in Semiconductors
4.9 p-n Junctions
4.10 The Photovoltaic Diode
4.11 Diode Applications
5 The Bipolar Transistor
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Transistor Construction
5.3 Biasing and Current Flow Inside a Transistor
5.4 Amplification
5.5 Biasing and Graphical Treatment
5.6 Temperature Stability
5.7 Common Emitter Amplifier Design
5.8 Common Collector Amplifier Design
5.9 Common Base Amplifier Design
5.10 Transistor Equivalent Circuits
5.11 Transistor Switches
6 The Field-Effect Transistor (FET)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 JFET Construction
6.3 FET y Parameter Equivalent Circuit
6.4 The Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET)
6.5 Sample FET Circuits
6.6 Power MOSFET
6.7 The FET Versus the Bipolar Transistor
7 Feedback
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Negative Voltage Feedback
7.3 Examples of Negative-Feedback Amplifier Circuits
7.4 Negative Current Feedback
7.5 Positive Feedback
7.6 Practical Comments and Neutralization
7.7 The Miller Effect
7.8 The Cascode Amplifier
7.9 The Gain-Bandwidth Product
8 Noise
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Interference
8.3 Thermal Noise or Johnson Noise
8.4 Shot Noise
8.5 Calculating Amplifier Noise
8.6 Flicker Noise
8.7 Noise Temperature
8.8 Lock-In Detection
8.9 The Phase-Locked Loop
8.10 Signal Averaging Techniques
9 Operational Amplifiers
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Integrated Circuit Construction
9.3 JC Heat Dissipation
9.4 The Ideal Versus the Actual Op Amp
9.5 Op Amp Circuitry
9.6 Two Simple Op Amp Amplifiers
9.7 Two Simple Rules for Analyzing Op Amp Circuits
9.8 Op Amp Parameters
10 Operational Amplifier Circuits
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The Inverting Amplifier
10.3 The Noninverting Amplifier
10.4 The Differential Amplifier
10.5 The Op Amp Power Booster
10.6 Compensation or Equalization Amplifiers
10.7 The Summing Amplifier
10.8 The Current-to-Voltage Converter (The Transconductance Amplifier)
10.9 The Voltage-to-Current Converter
10.10 The Current-to-Current Converter
10.11 The Logarithmic Converter
10.12 The Ideal Diode
10.13 The Peak Detector
10.14 The Sample-and-Hold Circuit
10.15 The Op Amp Differentiator
10.16 The Op Amp Integrator
10.17 The Charge-Sensitive Amplifier
10.18 Op Amp Comparators
10.19 The Schmitt Trigger
10.20 The Square-Wave Generator or Astable Multivibrator
10.21 The Triangle-Wave Generator or Ramp Generator
10.22 The Monostable Multivibrator or One Shot
10.23 The Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
10.24 Sine-Wave Oscillators
11 Active FUters and Regulators
11.1 Introduction to Filters
11.2 The Damped Driven Mechanical Oscillator
11.3 The Negative-Impedance Converter and Gyrator
11.4 The Sallen Key Active Filter
11.5 Filter Behavior in the Time and Frequency Domains
11.6 The Bandpass Filter
11.7 The Bandstop Filter
11.8 Regulated Power Supplies
12 Basic Digital Concepts
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Number Systems
12.3 Number Codes
12.4 Boolean Algebra
12.5 Binary Gates
12.6 Positive Logic and Negative Logic
12.7 Logic Families
12.8 Interfacing
13 Basic Digital Circuits
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Flip-Flops
13.3 Ripple or Asynchronous Counters
13.4 Synchronous Counters
13.5 Serial/Parallel Data Conversion
13.6 Digital Clocks and Monostable Multivibrators (One-Shots)
14 Binary Arithmetic, Logic, and Memory
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Binary Addition
14.3 Binary Subtraction
14.4 Binary Multiplication
14.5 Binary Division
14.6 Memory
14.7 The Lookup Table Technique
14.8 Read-Only Memories (ROMs)
14.9 Magnetic Disk Memory
14.10 Magnetic Tape Memory
14.11 Magnetic Tape Recording Techniques
14.12 Future Storage Techniques
15 Analog/Digital Conversion
15.1 Introduction
15.2 The Digital-to-Analog Converter
15.3 The Sampling Theorem
15.4 A/D Converter Circuits
15.5 Serial and Parallel Interfacing
16 Microprocessors and Microcomputers
16.1 Introduction
16.2 The Microprocessor Versus the Microcomputer
16.3 Microprocessor Instructions and Programming
16.4 The 8085 Microprocessor Instruction Set
16.5 Waveform Generation
16.6 Digital Filtering
16.7 Microprocessor-Controlled Measurement
16.8 Microprocessor Control of Experimental Variables
16.9 Microprocessor Buses
Appendix A: Components: Resistors, Capacitors Inductors, and Transformers
Appendix B: Batteries
Appendix C: Measuring Instruments
Appendix D: Cables and Connectors
Appendix E: Complex Numbers
Appendix F: Transistors and Op Amps
Appendix G: The 8085 Instruction Set
Appendix H: Suggested Laboratory Experiments
Appendix I: References
Index