Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) 1st Edition by Anant Agarwal (PDF)

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Unlike books currently on the market, this book attempts to satisfy two goals: combine circuits and electronics into a single, unified treatment, and establish a strong connection with the contemporary world of digital systems. It will introduce a new way of looking not only at the treatment of circuits, but also at the treatment of introductory coursework in engineering in general. Using the concept of ”abstraction,” the book attempts to form a bridge between the world of physics and the world of large computer systems. In particular, it attempts to unify electrical engineering and computer science as the art of creating and exploiting successive abstractions to manage the complexity of building useful electrical systems. Computer systems are simply one type of electrical systems.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “The book issued by two professors at MIT is intended to initiate a new approach in presenting and developing analog and digital electronics. Traditionally, analog and digital elements and circuits are given in separate courses. Here, the authors want to show that in presenting both topics (analog and digital), a deeper insight of the real problems of the actual electronics is obtained.”–Dumitru Stanomir (Bucuresti)”Elsevier, the academic publishing giant, announced [1] on Tuesday that it will offer a free version of one of its textbooks this fall to students who register for Circuits & Electronics, a massive open online course (MOOC) being offered by edX…The MIT Press text that benefited from a Coursera plug was co-written by Daphne Koller, the co-founder of Coursera. Similarly, the Elsevier textbook that will be featured this fall in Circuits & Electronics was co-written by Anant Agarwal, the president of edX.”–Inside HigherEd”Elsevier announced its plan to provide free content through edX, the online learning initiative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) launched in May. Students who enroll in edX’s course 6.002X: Circuits and Electronics will have free access to an online version of the course textbook, Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits, written by Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey Lang and published under Elsevier’s Morgan Kaufmann imprint.”–Information Today, Inc.”STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced plans to provide free content through edX, the online learning initiative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Students who enroll in edX’s course 6.002X: Circuits and Electronics will have free access to an online version of the course textbook, Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits, written by Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey Lang and published under Elsevier’s Morgan Kaufmann imprint.”–KnowledgeSpeak”Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced its plan to provide free content through edX, the online learning initiative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) launched in May… Students who enroll in edX’s course 6.002X: Circuits and Electronics will have free access to an online version of the course textbook, Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits, written by Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey Lang and published under Elsevier’s Morgan Kaufmann imprint.”–edX Review The only text to unify circuits and electronics. Book Description The only text to unify circuits and electronics. About the Author Director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and a professor of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at MIT. His research focus is in parallel computer architectures and cloud software systems, and he is a founder of several successful startups, including Tilera, a company that produces scalable multicore processors. Prof. Agarwal won MIT’s Smullin and Jamieson prizes for teaching.Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. He served as the Associate Director of the MIT Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems between 1991 and 2003, and as an Associate Editor of Sensors and Actuators between 1991 and 1994. Professor Lang’s research and teaching interests focus on the analysis, design and control of electromechanical systems with an emphasis on rotating machinery, micro-scale (MEMS) sensors, actuators and energy converters, and flexible structures. Professor Lang is a Fellow of the IEEE, and a former Hertz Foundation Fellow. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I know the authors wants you to think on your own, but the book could have used a few more examples in some of the chapters. Its been 50 years since I have taken a first course in electrical engineering and the authors do a great job in refreshing detailed areas I have forgotten. As one of my hobbies as a retired electrical engineer, I review, study, and do the problems at the end of each chapter as if I was taking the course in college. I would give the book a 5 star rating!

⭐This book is the one used in MIT and you can actually see the courses imparted by the author on OCW MIT, I’m following those classes in Parallel with my own universities circuit classes.Bought the book from The Wisdom Shop amazing seller bought it used like new and its basically new.I haven’t read through out the whole book( just started) but I think there is no material on Bode Plots, which makes me think that this may be a more advanced book on circuit theory in comparison with fundamentals of electric circuits by Sadiku, maybe I’m wrong.

⭐The title, “Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits” is, above all, truth in advertising, and I mean that in a good way. I took the recent online version of the MIT 6.002 and this was the textbook. It starts with the basics: Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Laws, works its way into RC, RL, and RLC circuits, time constants, Q factor, and of course the differential equations governing them. The good news is that it skips Laplace Transforms (which most of us forget ten minutes after graduation anyway) and nicely bridges the gap between differential equations used in the time diomain and solving circuits in the frequency domain using impedances (s = jw).The text also delves into basic transistor level design using MOSFETs (CMOS), which are prevalent in digital design, and bipolar devices, which are still used in analog design. MOSFETs are covered starting with the Switched Resistor model and finally for all regions of operation. The text pulls everything together when you start calculating circuit on and off switching times, pulling together the material covered on RC circuits and MOSFETs plus calculating the energy consumed. (Yes, minimizing power consumption is a big thing in the world of chip design and the authors make you aware of it.) When you’re done you’ll be able to bias a transistor and calculate the circuits small and large signal gain.The material assumes a basic knowledge of calculus, including some differential equations, along with some basic complex analysis. The course is available online from MIT as open courseware and is also available for download via iTunes University. The math isn’t too ghastly and there are several Internet sites that provide tutorials on what’s needed plus there’s an Appendix in the text.Disclaimer: I might be a slightly biased MIT alumni who is also a working EE.

⭐Many have aspired, but few have succeeded providing a truly top-notch introduction to circuits. Agarwal and Lang, of MIT, hit a home run with this comprehensive introduction, tailor-made for students. The text links theory to everyday applications. So often in college level texts, authors dwell on theory but leave the reader starved for applications. How can I apply this stuff? Why do I need it? These questions are answered in “Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits.”The book clearly and concisely educates the reader not only in circuits, but in application of circuit theory to electronics, both analog and digital. The book is complete with solved exercises and answers to select chapter problems. I just can’t praise this book enough.One word of caution. There are substandard prints of this book available from sellers outside Amazon. I bought a second copy for a friend thinking it was an original run from the publisher. It wasn’t in color, had publisher’s pages missing from the front, had a couple pages stuck together, and didn’t meet the high standards of binding from the publisher. I suggest you ask before you buy used copies from sellers other than Amazon.Please hit the “I’d like to read this book on Kindle” button, if appropriate. There is a PDF version available from a competitor, but their e-reader required for download has received terrible reviews (crashes, poor performance, no book mark, etc.). It’s the same price as the hard copy from Amazon.

⭐I took an online course through MIT on circuit analysis because it is a hobby of mine (I’m an engineer/full time nerd). The professor who taught the class wrote this book. The guy was very knowledgeable and funny. I had the eBook version of this but I can’t stand reading eBook’s for Textbooks. I bought this and have really enjoyed the knowledge gained from it. It teaches you about how circuits really work in the real world and what happens at failure etc. When I took physics in college it was all theoretical which is necessary but isn’t as useful when building your own circuits. This touches on the theoretical backgrounds of the theories and then gets into what it actually means and does. It teaches you about the differences in analog and digital (I really enjoyed the section about digital signals). I recommend this book to hobbyists and academics alike. I initially bought a physics textbook to help me with my circuit design but it lacked in material. This was perfect and I still use it.

⭐Slightly heavy text book yet the composition of each chapter is clearly presented, introducing new concepts along the way. Presents electronic circuits and signal domain analysis in both an ideal and real way. Infused with excellent illustration, the authors never loose sight of contempory signalling issues. Each chapter is summarised with plenty of problems and exercises. My only query is that the book is so large I wonder the wisdom in setting this book as an introductory course?

⭐I have had really difficulty reading other electricity textbooks – the writers always seem to start with basics and then lose patience and get ridiculously difficult. However, the MIT course makes this very accessible to someone who is self-studying.My only suggestion would be that they give answers to all the exercises/problems rather than a selection.

⭐Prof. Agarwal is an excellent lecturer, I bought this book because of the MIT course. It now has pride of place on my book shelf. It took me back to university and inspired me to continue learning.The book is as clear as the lectures, but it also challenges you to learn and explore.Excellent if you want to learn about electronics and electronic engineering. If you get it make sure you practise and go out there and build some electronics.

⭐Ideally you want to also follow the online course on EDX-mit to fully appreciate the book

⭐this is the Coursea course book for electronics they is a download version but to have the real thing is best. very good book working my work through it very slowly.

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