Book Review: Introduction to Physical Electronics

structure, and simple mathematical derivation leading to the terminal characteristics and modeling of single and multi-junction semiconductor devices. Devices covered include pn junction diode, bipolar junction and field effect transistors, thyristors, photoconductive cells, photodetectors and emitters and optical isolators. Part II, CIRCUITS: The analysis and synthesis of a variety of common electronic circuits are covered to a depth that is normally sufficient for practical design considerations. Circuits covered include: rectifiers, filters, small signal, tuned, power, negative feedback and differential amplifiers, oscillators and waveshaping circuits. Part Ill, SYSTEMS: This part examines some standard more complex circuits like regulated power supplies, power control circuits and introduction to analogue computation. NADER A. AL-ANANI, Department ofElectrical and Electronic Engineering, Manchester Polytechnic