Book Review: Electronic Principles
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Electronic Principles
Third Edition
Written by Albert Paul Malvino
Copyright 1984 by McGraw-Hill Inc.
ISBN 0-07-039912-3
For those who are interested, there are later editions of this book.
This is a wonderful book for those who want to learn electronics. It assumes a basic knowledge of electricity and algebra. The explanations are straight forward and simple. The illustrations are excellent. The proofs are provided in the back of the book. Problems and exercizes are appended to the end of each chapter. Answers to odd numbered problems are provided in the back of the book.
The book starts with a review of electrical theory and then proceeds to diode theory, transistor theory, amplifers, power amplifiers, frequency, negative feedback, etc. The disadvantage of owning such an old book is that it doesn't cover SPICE nor any modern software packages for designing and debugging circuits. One example is the free software package LTSPICE created by and available from Linear Technology Corporation.
I always enjoyed reading technical books and this book is no exception. I purchased a copy and read it for pleasure. Technical books serve two purposes for me. Not only do they serve as references but they also serve as mental stimulation. They keep my mind sharp. And this hobby has helped me score well in many job interviews. But knowledge alone will not help one survive on the job. Resourcefulness and troubleshooting skills are requirements to survive on the job. Hence this book contains design exercizes, challenging problems, troubleshooting problems and computer programming problems at the end of each chapter.
I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in a career in electronics.
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Post a CommentGreat book review -- isn't it interesting how sometimes the "old" information is the best for starting things off!
A superb book review. Thanks!