Electronic Design: Circuits and Systems

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Summary: Careful does it...once burnt, twice cautious...
Review: C.J. Savant, et al, have done a fine job in creating this textbook for the undergraduate level engineering/physics student. However, one should be extremely cautious when using this text. Don't accept the book's content without careful review of the material. Throughout the textbook, I have found many errors in principles and "useful formula" derivations. Mostly arising from simple algebraic mistakes - but they are always present in most every chapter; some worse than others. Chapters 2,3 and 4 have the most. Additionally, there are numerous "answer/solution" calculation errors in both the "drill exercises" and end of chapter problem sets. In many sections, when an answer is given, check your own work carefully; the answer printed in the book may not always be the correct one! Finally, overall, this is a good book for a 1 or 2 semester undergraduate course in basic electronics with practical, real world design problems. At the expense of validity, the textbook could have been reviewed a little more carefully before publication.

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Summary: Excellent textbook on electronic design
Review: I used this textbook when I was an undergraduate student 6 years ago, but I still find it an useful reference for my job. Its coverage is comprehensive and the depth is appropiate. The drill problems let readers to pick up the basic manipulations quickly. In summary, I am looking forward the updated edition of the book.

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Summary: Get it if you can
Review: This is a very good book. Its explanations on electronic circuits are spot on. Having had to loan it from a library, I hope I can manage to get it (from amazon maybe :) ). Being an engineering student, I found it useful, but it I know other non-student type people who have said it is very good. They should start printing it again.....