Hamilton S. An Analog Electronics Companion: Basic Circuit Design for Engineers and Scientists

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. — 668 p. — ISBN: 978-0521687805.Engineers and scientists frequently find themselves having to get involved in electronic circuit design even though this may not be their specialty. This book is specifically designed for these situations, and has two major advantages for the inexperienced designer: it assumes little prior knowledge of electronics and it takes a modular approach, so you can find just what you need without working through a whole chapter. Writing for the inexperienced designer, Hamilton begins by reviewing the basic mathematics and physics needed to understand circuit design. He then goes on to discuss individual components (resistors, capacitors etc.) and commonly encountered circuit elements such as differentiators, oscillators, filters and couplers. A major bonus is the inclusion of a CD with the student edition of the PSpice simulation software, together with models of most of the circuits covered.Preface.
List of symbols and abbreviations.Mathematical techniques.
Trigonometry.
Geometry.
Series expansions.
Logarithms.
Exponentials.
Vectors.
Complex numbers.
Differentiation.
Integration.
Equations and determinants.
Fourier transforms.
Laplace transforms.
Differential equations.
Convolution.Physics.
Current flow.
Energies.
Kirchhoff's laws.
Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law.
Currents and fields.
Magnetism and relativity.
Maxwell’s equations.
Conductivity and the skin effect.
Quantization.
Dielectrics and permittivity.
Magnetic materials.
Units of electromagnetism.
Noise.Introduction to circuit mathematics.
Circuit laws.
A.C. theory.
Phasors.
Phase and amplitude.
Resonance.
Bandwidth and risetime.
Pulse and transient response.
Equivalent circuits.
Cauchy’s dog bodes well.
Feedback.
Noise in circuits.
Hysteresis.
Bridges.
Approximation.
Control systems.
Filters.
Transmission lines.Circuit elements.
Resistors.
Capacitors.
Inductance.
Transformers.
Diodes.
Bipolar transistors.
Field effect transistors.
Temperature dependent resistors.
Coaxial cables.
Crystals.SPICE circuit applications.
Absolute value circuit.
Oscilloscope probes.
Operational amplifier circuits.
Rectifier circuits.
Integrators.
Differentiator.
Two-phase oscillator.
Wien-bridge oscillator.
Current sources and mirrors.
Power supplies.
Current-feedback amplifiers.
Fast operational picoammeter.
Three-pole, single amplifier filter.
Open-loop response.
Lumped or distributed?
Immittance Through the Looking Glass: gyrators, negative immittance converters and frequency dependent negative resistors.
Maser gain simulation.
Frequency-independent phase shifter.
Ratemeter.
Baiuns and high frequency transformers.
Directional coupler.
Power control or hotswitch.
Modulation control of a resonant circuit.
Photomultiplier gating circuit.
Transatlantic telegraph cable.
Chaos.
Spice notes.Bibliography.
Name index.
Subject index.
index.