Electronics for Scientists

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Author
Chapter 1: Linear DC Circuits
	1.1. Ohm’s law
	1.2. Introduction to circuit diagrams
	1.3. Power in DC circuits
	1.4. Kirchhoff’s rules
	1.5. Sources and meters
	1.6. Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
	1.7. Problems
Chapter 2: Linear AC Circuits
	2.1. Capacitance and inductance
	2.2. Transient analysis
		2.2.1. RC circuit
		2.2.2. RL circuit
		2.2.3. LC circuit
	2.3. Impedance
	2.4. Power in AC circuits
	2.5. Resonant circuits
		2.5.1. Series RLC circuit
		2.5.2. Parallel RLC circuit
	2.6. The oscilloscope
	2.7. Problems
Chapter 3: Four-Terminal Circuits and the Transfer Function
	3.1. The transfer function
	3.2. Simple filter circuits
	3.3. Fourier analysis
		3.3.1. Fourier series
		3.3.2. Fourier transform
	3.4. Transformers
	3.5. Problems
Chapter 4: Transmission Lines
	4.1. Lumped-element model
	4.2. Terminated transmission lines
	4.3. Special topic: scattering parameters
	4.4. Special topic: the half-wave dipole antenna
	4.5. Problems
Chapter 5: Semiconductor Devices
	5.1. Physics of semiconductors
	5.2. PN junction
	5.3. Diode circuits
	5.4. Frequency mixing
	5.5. Special topic: the lock-in amplifier
	5.6. Transistors
		5.6.1. NPN bipolar junction transistor
		5.6.2. Transistor circuits
	5.7. Special topic: integrated circuits
	5.8. Problems
Chapter 6: Operational Amplifiers
	6.1. Ideal op-amps with stable feedback
	6.2. Nonidealities in real op-amps
	6.3. Op-amps without stable feedback
	6.4. Problems
Chapter 7: Noise
	7.1. Quantifying noise
	7.2. Johnson-Nyquist noise
	7.3. Shot noise
	7.4. Amplifiers
	7.5. Other noise sources
	7.6. Special topic: digital filtering
	7.7. Problems
Chapter 8: Digital Circuits
	8.1. Binary
	8.2. Analog-to-digital conversion
	8.3. Logic gates
	8.4. Digital memory circuits
	8.5. Clocked digital circuits
	8.6. Building blocks of a computer
	8.7. Special topic: introduction to quantum computing
		8.7.1. Classical versus quantum bits
		8.7.2. How to build a qubit
		8.7.3. Quantum gates
	8.8. Problems
Appendix A: Some Useful Constants, Conversions, Identities, Metric Prefixes, and Units
Appendix B: Review of Complex Numbers
Index