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

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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.

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!

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.

High-frequency circuit continues to enjoy significant industrial attention, triggered by a host of radio-frequency (RF) and microwave (MW) products. It really is another branch different from the electrical engineering and computer science(Digital world) needed to be addressed concisely and effectively.
The book draws a clear connection between electrical engineering and physics by showing clearly how the lumped circuit abstraction directly derives from Maxwell's Equations and a set of simplifying assumptions. In fact. High-frequency circuit is at the in-between discipline.

It will be perfect if the RF Circuit is relevant in the future 2nd edition. That will give the students a whole/clear picture in the circuit field and well-understanding of the connection between circuit theory and the fundamental Maxwell's Equations.