Electronic Devices: Electron Flow Version (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Thomas L. Floyd (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130284858 | ISBN-13: 978-0130284853 | Publication Date: July 13, 2001 | Edition: 4

For courses in Basic Electronics and Electronic Devices and Circuits.From discrete components to linear integrated circuits, this popular, up-to-date devices text takes a strong systems approach that identifies the circuits and components within a system, and helps students see how the circuit relates to the overall system function. Floyd is well known for straightforward, understandable explanations of complex concepts, as well as for non-technical, on-target treatment of mathematics. His coverage is carefully balanced between discrete and integrated circuits and his extensive use of examples makes even complex concepts understandable.

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From the Publisher

An electron-flow version of Floyd's best-selling Electronic Devices -- now full-color throughout! From discrete components to linear integrated circuits, this devices text takes a strong systems approach that identifies the circuits and components within a system, and helps students see how the circuit relates to the overall system function. Floyd is well- known for straightforward, understandable explanations of complex concepts, as well as for non-technical, on-target treatment of mathematics. His coverage is carefully balanced between discrete and integrated circuits, and his extensive use of examples makes even complex concepts understandable. One of the most-visual, best-illustrated texts in the field, Electronic Devices, Electron-Flow Version, Second Edition features more than nine hundred drawings, photographs, charts, and diagrams that help visually explain concepts. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

In the Floyd tradition of writing excellence, this best-selling text provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of electronic devices and circuits in a format that is clearly written and superbly illustrated. As in prior editions, Electronic Devices: Electron Flow Version, Fourth Edition, not only delivers the most current information in a style that is engaging, concise, and easy to read; it reinforces the material learned with a host of features designed to strengthen readers' understanding and retention. From its multitude of worked-out examples and related problems to its carefully selected System Applications, Troubleshooting Sections, and exercises using Electronics Workbench^™ circuit simulations, this book offers its readers the most thorough instruction available in the field today.

Electronic Devices: Electron Flow Version, Fourth Edition, is ideally suited for any one- or two-semester course covering discrete devices and/or integrated circuits. To support the learning process throughout each course, the following ancillaries are available for the student:

• CD-ROM containing extensive exercises and problems using Electronics Workbench^® Version 5 and Electronics Workbench^® Multisim Version 6 circuit files, included with each copy of the text
Experiments in Electronic Devices (A Laboratory Manual, ISBN 0-13-092256-0)
• Laboratory Exercises for Electronic Devices (A Laboratory Manual, ISBN 0-1 3-092275-7)
• Companion Website http://www.prenhall.com/floyd

In addition, instructors will find the following to be of benefit when using this text:

• Instructor's Resource Manual with Test Item File (ISBN 0-13-092257-9)
• Solutions Manual for Experiments in Electronic Devices (ISBN 0-13-092254-4)
• Solutions Manual for Laboratory Exercises for Electronic Devices (ISBN 0-13-092274-9)
• PH Test Manager (ISBN 0-13-092259-5)
• PowerPoint Transparencies^® (ISBN 0-13-092263-3)
• CourseGompass (ISBN 0-13-065354-3)
• Instructor Supplement CD-ROM (ISBN 0-13-064671-7)

For more information concerning WebCT and Blackboard, contact your local Prentice Hall representative.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 993 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (July 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130284858
• ISBN-13: 978-0130284853
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,647,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, well written., December 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Electronic Devices: Electron Flow Version (Hardcover)

I started this book as a student at Withlacoochee Technical Institute, under the instruction of a student of the electron flow since his teen years. Since then, the education I have received has been profitable both financially and intellectually. The graduating students are sought after, the class has become well known and it can only result from the benefit of excellent text and a formidable instructor, who teaches from this book. Buy it, read it, study it and learn from a profitable investment.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The maximum of the maximum, January 29, 2000

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This review is from: Electronic Devices: Electron Flow Version (Hardcover)

(Ajman Univesity of science and technology) This is the best book to understand the material .I challenge you If you read it and can't understand.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Never buy Electron Flow electronics books, April 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Electronic Devices: Electron Flow Version (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

Electron flow is ok in a beginning circuits course (just AC, DC circuits.. without semiconductor devices).

But once u get into semiconductors.. electron flow is terrible. The world is built around conventional current, not electron flow.

If you buy a book with Electron flow.. ur going to see current coming out of grounds all over the places. A ground on the top left corner of a circuit.. a ground on the bottom left corner.. etc. etc... and it wasn't designed for it to eb like that... it's all designed with a +Vcc at the top.. and grouns all over the places.. current usually flows from +Vcc.. splits up into the different grounds.. with electron flow.. it comes from all the grounds.. then join up in weird ways to exit the +Vcc power supply...

This book is terrible (like all electron flow books).

BUTTTT Floyd's Conventional Flow version of this book is quite good