Electronics

The fourth edition of Electronics: A Systems Approach is an outstanding introduction to this fast-moving, important field. Fully updated, it covers the latest changes and developments in the world of electronics. It continues to use Neil Storey’s well-respected systems approach, firstly explaining the overall concepts to build students' confidence and understanding, before looking at the more detailed analysis that follows. This allows the student to contextualise what the system is designed to achieve, before tackling the intricacies of the individual components. The book also offers an integrated treatment of analogue and digital electronics, highlighting and exploring the common ground between the two fields. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

This fourth edition represents a significant update and a major expansion of previous material, and now provides a comprehensive introduction to basic electrical engineering circuits and components in addition to a detailed treatment of electronic systems. This extended coverage permits the book to be used as a stand-alone text for introductory courses in both Electronics and Electrical Engineering. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

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· Chapter objectives http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

· End-of-chapter summaries http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

· Worked examples http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

· Exercises http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

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· A range of new chapters covering the basics of Electrical Circuits and Components http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

· An introduction to Resistive, Capacitive and Inductive elements, Alternating Voltages and Currents, and AC Power http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

· New chapters on the Frequency Characteristics of AC circuits and on Transient Behaviour http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

· A new consolidated treatment of Noise and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

· A new chapter on the Internal Circuitry of Operational Amplifiers. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

The following online resources support the text: http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• For Students:MCQs, computer simulation exercises
• For Instructors:teaching manual, powerpoint slides
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About the Author

Dr. Neil Storey is a member of the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, where he has many years of experience in teaching electronics to undergraduate, post-graduate and professional engineers. He is also the author of Electrical and Electronic Systems and Safety-Critical Computer Systems, both published by Pearson Education. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Table of Contents

• PART 1 ELECTRICAL CICRUITS AND COMPONENTS
• 1 Basic Electrical circuits and components
• 2 Measurement of Voltages and Currents
• 3 Resistance and DC Circuits
• 4 Capacitance and Electric Fields
• 5 Inductance and Magnetic Fields
• 6 Alternating Voltages and Currents
• 7 Power in AC Circuits
• 8 Frequency Characteristics of AC Circuits
• 9 Transient Behaviour
• PART 2 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
• 10 Electronic Systems
• 11 Sensors
• 12 Actuators
• 13 Amplification
• 14 Control and Feedback
• 15 Operational Amplifiers
• 16 Semiconductors and Diodes
• 17 Filed-effect Transistors
• 18 Bipolar Junction Transistors
• 19 Power Electronics
• 20 Internal Circuitry of Operational Amplifiers
• 21 Noise and EMC
• 22 Positive Feedback, Oscillators and Stability
• 23 Digital Systems
• 24 Sequential Logic
• 25 Digital Devices
• 26 Implementing Digital Designs
• 27 Data Acquisition and Conversion
• 28 System Design
• Appendicies
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