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Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design

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I used this text in college and the teacher was the author, my father also learned his circuit theory from the author. Its focus is on practical transistor design fundamentals. A lot of fine examples for illustration, and the problems leads the learning student from easy to hard problems in simple steps. There are a lot of newer books available on the subject but this covers all the fundamental transistor theory that a design engineer needs for background to move forward in the engineering curriculum and does so in a clear manner. None of the key models needed for more sophisticated modeling are glossed over. The author's experience as a teacher is what makes this a strong text. Since understanding of the sophisticated design issues in later courses are dependent upon thoroughly knowing the basics, this is the book to learn them from.

As an instructor, I'm continually searching for new and different ways to present material. The material in this book is written from the ground up, which means it starts with fundamentals and builds up to complete methodology for designing analog circuits. Included are data sheets from that era, how to extract parameters and use real data in a design. This is a gem, and remains relevant 30+ years after publication.