Introduction to Electronics

Theory Notes:
Dr.Yatindra Nath Singh
Electrical Engineering Department
IIT Kanpur-208016

Lab material:
Dr.Joseph John
Electrical Engineering Department
IIT Kanpur-208016

Reviwed by:
Dr.S.P.Das
Electrical Engineering Department
IIT Kanpur-208016

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Basic idea of the course will be to introduce the basic concepts required to understand the electronic circuits.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites as such for the course. The course has been built for first year undergraduate students and targeted as general course for all branches of engineering.

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Books and references

1. Ralph J.Smith, R.C.Dorf, Circuits, devices and systems, John Wiley, 1992
2. R.L.Boylestad, L. Nashelsky, Electronic devices and circuit theory, Prentice Hall, 2002
3. A.S.Sedra, K.C.Smith, Microelectronic circuits, Oxfort University Press, 1998
4. R.A.Gayakwad, Op-amps and linear integrated circuits, Prentice Hall of India
5. Millman, Grabel, Microelectronics, McGraw-Hill.
6. DeCarlo, and Lin, Linear circuit analysis, Oxford Univesity Press, 2001 (second edition).
7. Hayt, Kammerly and Durbin, Engineering Circuit Analysis, Tata McGrawHill, sixth edition