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A review by humatariq
Microelectronic Circuits by Kenneth C. Smith, Adel S. Sedra
5.0
This review is extracted from my book review published in my departmental magazine, Spark.
An Electronic Student’s Guide to Sedra
First things first, Sedra is NOT a girl!!! Sedra is a man, the author of the most famous textbook of electronics department. The name of the book is not relevant, but still if you are curious, I’m sure any front row student from all four years would be able to oblige you. Referred to as “Bible of Electronics” by HRK, it is the single MUST BUY book, even for the students who rely solely on book bank for all their academic needs.
It is said that this book will be useful in all your 4 years of undergraduate studies as it covers Op-amps, basic electronics (p-n junction and transistors), analog electronics and lastly digital electronics. What makes this book different from other books is the theoretical explanation accompanying each concept, unlike a pure numeric approach of others. Its huge bank of solved problems and exercises are the best way for students to check their understanding of concepts.
From the first part of the text; diodes, BJTs and MOSFETs are taught to FE in Basic electronics course (BEL). The presentation of information is not just intuitive, but also a practical as it makes you see the big picture, keeping the focus away from solid state physics (taught in BE).
The Analog part of the text covers almost all topics needed in the undergraduate level as it includes advanced topics like frequency response, filter design, Power amplifier classes (studied in Amplifiers & Oscillators in SE) and also in-depth coverage of complete design of an Op-amp (studied in Analog IC in TE).
In short, the reason this book is popular among students is because it is written for students in a way the students like!
An Electronic Student’s Guide to Sedra
First things first, Sedra is NOT a girl!!! Sedra is a man, the author of the most famous textbook of electronics department. The name of the book is not relevant, but still if you are curious, I’m sure any front row student from all four years would be able to oblige you. Referred to as “Bible of Electronics” by HRK, it is the single MUST BUY book, even for the students who rely solely on book bank for all their academic needs.
It is said that this book will be useful in all your 4 years of undergraduate studies as it covers Op-amps, basic electronics (p-n junction and transistors), analog electronics and lastly digital electronics. What makes this book different from other books is the theoretical explanation accompanying each concept, unlike a pure numeric approach of others. Its huge bank of solved problems and exercises are the best way for students to check their understanding of concepts.
From the first part of the text; diodes, BJTs and MOSFETs are taught to FE in Basic electronics course (BEL). The presentation of information is not just intuitive, but also a practical as it makes you see the big picture, keeping the focus away from solid state physics (taught in BE).
The Analog part of the text covers almost all topics needed in the undergraduate level as it includes advanced topics like frequency response, filter design, Power amplifier classes (studied in Amplifiers & Oscillators in SE) and also in-depth coverage of complete design of an Op-amp (studied in Analog IC in TE).
In short, the reason this book is popular among students is because it is written for students in a way the students like!