Electronic Devices and Circuits

By JIMMIE J. CATHEY- 2nd Edition

The subject matter of electronics may be divided into two broad categories: the application of physical properties of materials in the development of electronic control devices and the utilization of electronic control devices in circuit applications. The emphasis in this book is on the latter category, beginning with the terminal characteristics of electronic control devices. Other topics are dealt with only as necessary to an understanding of these terminal characteristics.

This book is designed to supplement the text for a first course in electronic circuits for engineers. It will also serve as a refresher for those who have previously taken a course in electronic circuits. Engineering students enrolled in a non-majors’ survey course on electronic circuits will find that portions of Chapters 1 to 7 offer a valuable supplement to their study. Each chapter contains a brief review of pertinent topics along with governing equations and laws, with examples inserted to immediately clarify and emphasize principles as introduced. As in other Schaum’s Outlines, primary emphasis is on the solution of problems; to this end, over 350 solved problems are presented.