Electronics: A Systems Approach
4th edition
By Neil Storey
Pearson Education
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
August 2009
ISBN: 9780273719182
824 pages, Illustrated
$99.50 Paper original
Description
The fourth edition of Electronics: A Systems Approach is an outstanding introduction to this fast-moving, important field. Fully updated, it covers the latest changes and developments in the world of electronics. It continues to use Neil Storey’s well-respected systems approach, firstly explaining the overall concepts to build students' confidence and understanding, before looking at the more detailed analysis that follows. This allows the student to contextualise what the system is designed to achieve, before tackling the intricacies of the individual components. The book also offers an integrated treatment of analogue and digital electronics, highlighting and exploring the common ground between the two fields.
This fourth edition represents a significant update and a major expansion of previous material, and now provides a comprehensive introduction to basic electrical engineering circuits and components in addition to a detailed treatment of electronic systems. This extended coverage permits the book to be used as a stand-alone text for introductory courses in both Electronics and Electrical Engineering.
ContentsPART 1 ELECTRICAL CICRUITS AND COMPONENTS
1 Basic Electrical circuits and components
2 Measurement of Voltages and Currents
3 Resistance and DC Circuits
4 Capacitance and Electric Fields
5 Inductance and Magnetic Fields
6 Alternating Voltages and Currents
7 Power in AC Circuits
8 Frequency Characteristics of AC Circuits
9 Transient Behaviour
PART 2 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
10 Electronic Systems
11 Sensors
12 Actuators
13 Amplification
14 Control and Feedback
15 Operational Amplifiers
16 Semiconductors and Diodes
17 Filed-effect Transistors
18 Bipolar Junction Transistors
19 Power Electronics
20 Internal Circuitry of Operational Amplifiers
21 Noise and EMC
22 Positive Feedback, Oscillators and Stability
23 Digital Systems
24 Sequential Logic
25 Digital Devices
26 Implementing Digital Designs
27 Data Acquisition and Conversion
28 System Design
Appendicies
FeaturesAmong the most valuable features and aids to learning in the book are:
· Chapter objectives
· End-of-chapter summaries
· Worked examples
· Exercises
New to this fourth edition:
· A range of new chapters covering the basics of Electrical Circuits and Components
· An introduction to Resistive, Capacitive and Inductive elements, Alternating Voltages and Currents, and AC Power
· New chapters on the Frequency Characteristics of AC circuits and on Transient Behaviour
· A new consolidated treatment of Noise and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
· A new chapter on the Internal Circuitry of Operational Amplifiers.
The following online resources support the text:
- For Students:MCQs, computer simulation exercises
- For Instructors:teaching manual, powerpoint slides
Dr. Neil Storey is a member of the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, where he has many years of experience in teaching electronics to undergraduate, post-graduate and professional engineers. He is also the author of Electrical and Electronic Systems and Safety-Critical Computer Systems, both published by Pearson Education.