Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) [Paperback]

Anant Agarwal (Author), Jeffrey Lang (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1558607358 | ISBN-13: 978-1558607354 | Publication Date: July 15, 2005 | Edition: 1

Unlike books currently on the market, this book attempts to satisfy two goals: combine circuits and electronics into a single, unified treatment, and establish a strong connection with the contemporary world of digital systems. It will introduce a new way of looking not only at the treatment of circuits, but also at the treatment of introductory coursework in engineering in general.
Using the concept of ''abstraction,'' the book attempts to form a bridge between the world of physics and the world of large computer systems. In particular, it attempts to unify electrical engineering and computer science as the art of creating and exploiting successive abstractions to manage the complexity of building useful electrical systems. Computer systems are simply one type of electrical systems.

+Balances circuits theory with practical digital electronics applications.

+Illustrates concepts with real devices.

+Supports the popular circuits and electronics course on the MIT OpenCourse Ware from which professionals worldwide study this new approach.

+Written by two educators well known for their innovative teaching and research and their collaboration with industry.

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The book issued by two professors at MIT is intended to initiate a new approach in presenting and developing analog and digital electronics. Traditionally, analog and digital elements and circuits are given in separate courses. Here, the authors want to show that in presenting both topics (analog and digital), a deeper insight of the real problems of the actual electronics is obtained.- Dumitru Stanomir (Bucuresti)

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The only text to unify circuits and electronics.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 1 edition (July 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558607358
• ISBN-13: 978-1558607354
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very refreshing introduction to fundamentals, January 2, 2008

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Kishore "Kishore" (Pocatello, ID, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) (Paperback)

I came across this book while searching for an introductory text to review my fundamentals. The book developed from an introductory course taught at MIT in electronic circuits. I like the coverage of topics in the book and the manner in which the authors have presented them. The best part is that the course webcast is freely available over the MIT's Open Course Ware initiative. I benefited most from listening to one of the authors lectures on the web and using this book as a text. End of chapter problems emphasize applications of the various abstractions the authors use which is very intuitive. There are zillions of circuit theory books in the market but all of them just deal with the concept and circuit techniques. This book develops the concept and encourages the reader to think about the various simplifications and assumptions that have been made in circuits and systems theory and their domains of existence. Again, the best way this book can be put to use is to listen to the accompanying webcast lectures and take the "virtual course" on MIT OCW website. Don't forget to leave a small donation if you like the contents of the course so institutions like MIT can continue to open up their resources to the general public.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Electronics book, April 4, 2009

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Physics hobo "Physics hobo" (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) (Paperback)

If you have seen Agarwal lecture at MIT, you know the man is pretty darn good at what he does. This book, lived upto the standards. IT's like the bible of under-graduate electronics. I have read other books here and there. If you get this one with Art of Electronics...you can build yourself, any electronics gadget (almost any). I treasure this with all my life, although I am not a EE person!

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, January 26, 2008

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This review is from: Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) (Paperback)

I am using this book as a self study guide. I have finished first 3 chapters so far. Everything is awesome. It is very clear.