Principles of Electronics: Analog and Digital

By Lloyd R. Fortney

This text is appropriate for a one-semester introductory electronics course in physics and engineering departments. Prerequisites include two semesters of both calculus and physics. Knowledge of differential equations is very helpful. The text uses complex variables to describe circuits and signals and contains a complete treatment of operational amplifiers and their circuits. Impressive coverage of fundamental circuit analysis is provided, and discussions of analog to digital interface, analog signal analysis, and discrete signal analysis are included. Measurement errors in laboratory assignments are covered. An engineering information summary is located on front and back covers for aid in the fabrication of circuits.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155716301
• ISBN13: 9780155716308
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

If you really want to learn

I find this book to be by far the best for actually getting an intuitive grasp of analog circuits. In particular, the explanation and discussion (and subsequent use) of transfer functions and the frequency domain is excellent. If you just want to solve problems and get good grades or whatnot, then you should probably look elsewhere, but if you want to set yourself up for being able to think about circuits and design then I think this is the only book. I highly recommend it to everyone interested.

One of the best out there for electronics!

I used Fortney to learn electronics as a Medical Physics undergrad, and it was an invaluable tool in grad school and industry beyond that. Couple it with a copy of "The Art of Electronics" and the Lab Manual for "The Art of Electronics" and you have everything you ever wanted to know about electronics and then some. (and it's excellent for self study and hobbyists as well!)

The best book to learn electronics (for physicists)

I used this book for an undergraduate physics course in 1993, liked it, but didn't really fully appreciate it at the time, because this was the only book on electronics I'd bothered to read. I then lost or gave away the book to someone, and forgot about it. But then years later as a researcher, I had to look up some information, and browsed through many electronics books out there, without ever finding a satisfactory reference which would teach me what I'd forgotten after so many years. I bought a new copy recently and reread Fortney, and I am blown away at how good this book is. It makes full use of the complex phasor notation, digs into all kinds of circuits with op amps, BJTs, FETs, and various digital circuits, and presents a detailed analysis with all the equations required for a thorough understanding. For almost each "transfer function" of a given circuit, he plots the frequency response so you know exactly what the circuit is supposed to be doing. Excellent for learning, or relearning electronics. This book is written for physicists, however, it presents all of the basic engineering concepts you'd need. Engineers may prefer a more comprehensive book such as the encyclopedia of electronics, as it contains more tables, and practical information about commercially-available devices. However, for physicists who want to build basic circuits for lab experiments, this book is the best out there.