Electronics and communications for scientists and engineers / Martin Plonus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plonus, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronics.

Telecommunication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Harcourt/Academic Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A new type of text for non-majors in electrical engineering, this book satisfies the need for all educated persons to comprehend some basics of electronic technology and the Internet. Class-tested with 300 students at Northwestern University, Electronics and Communications for Scientists and Engineers has been written to meet the recent recommendations of the ABET Criteria 2000 standards for revised engineering curricula. This text covers the essential topics of electronics and communications that need to be understood by students and practitioners in various engineering fields and appl

Contents:

Front Cover; Electronics and Communications for Scientists and Engineers; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Circuit Fundamentals; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Dimensions and Units; 1.3 Basic Concepts; 1.4 Circuit Elements; 1.5 Series and Parallel Circuits; 1.6 Network Simplification; 1.7 Mesh or Loop Equations; 1.8 Transients and Time Constants in RC and RL Circuits; 1.9 Summary; Problems; Chapter 2. AC Circuits; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Sinusoidal Driving Functions; 2.3 High-Pass and Low-Pass Filters; 2.4 Resonance and Band-Pass Filters; 2.5 Power in AC and RF Circuits

2.6 Transformers and Impedance Matching2.7 Summary; Problems; Chapter 3. Diode Applications; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Rectification; 3.3 Clipping and Clamping Circuits; 3.4 Zener Diode Voltage Regulation; 3.5 Silicon-Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs); 3.6 Summary; Problems; Chapter 4. Semiconductor Diodes and Transistors; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Hole and Electron Conduction in Semiconductors; 4.3 pn-Junction and the Diode-Junction and the Diode; 4.4 pn-Junction and the Transistor; 4.5 The Transistor as Amplifier; 4.6 Safety Considerations and Grounding; 4.7 Summary; Problems

Chapter 5. Practical Amplifier Circuits5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Ideal Amplifier; 5.3 Small-Signal Amplifiers; 5.4 Decibel Notation for Gain; 5.5 Frequency Response of Amplifiers; 5.6 Time Response and Pulse Amplifiers; 5.7 Power Amplifiers; 5.8 AM Radio Receiver; 5.9 Summary; Problems; Chapter 6. Operational Amplifiers; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 OP Amp-An Almost Ideal Amplifier; 6.3 Voltage Followers and the Unit Gain Buffer; 6.4 Summers, Subtracters, and Digital-to-Analog Converters; 6.5 The Differential Amplifier; 6.6 Differentiating, Integrating, and Logarithmic Amplifiers

6.7 Active RC Filters6.8 Comparators and Analog-to-Digital Converters; 6.9 The Analog Computer; 6.10 Summary; Problems; Chapter 7. Digital Electronics; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Digital Signal Representation; 7.3 Combinatorial Logic; 7.4 Combinatorial Logic Circuits; 7.5 Sequential Logic Circuits; 7.6 Memory; 7.7 Summary; Problems; Chapter 8. The Digital Computer; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Power of Computers-The Stored Program Concept; 8.3 Elements of a Computer; 8.4 The CPU; 8.5 Hexadecimal Numbers and Memory Addressing; 8.6 Operating Systems; 8.7 Summary; Problems; Chapter 9. Digital Systems

9.1 Introduction9.2 Digital Communication and the Computer; 9.3 Information; 9.4 Information Rate; 9.5 Digital Communication Networks; 9.6 Summary; Problems; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03730-3

9786611037307

0-08-053076-1

OCLC:

476077432