It is a comprehensive book for students who want to pursue a course in electronics. It comprises of review questions and objective type questions. The book is meant for the students pursuing a beginner's course in electronics. Current syllabi of basic electronics included in physics (Honors/Major) curriculum of different universities and those offered in various engineering and technical institutions have been consulted in preparing the material contained herein. In 23 chapters, the book deals with the formation of energy bands in solids, electron emission from solid surfaces, properties of semiconductors, metal semiconductor contacts, injunction diodes, rectifiers, voltage multipliers, clipping and clamping circuits, bipolar junction transistors, basic voltage and power amplifiers, feedback in amplifiers, regulated power supplies, sinusoidal oscillators, multivibrators, modulation and demodulation, field effect transistors, ICs, OP AMPs, active filters, special semiconductor devices such as phototransistor, SCR, triac, diac, UJT, impatt diode, gunn diode, PIN diode, IGBT, etc., digital circuits and systems, VLSI technology and circuits, CRO, communication systems, television, radar, lasers, fiber optics and holography. Software packages for circuit simulation, namely, Spice have been included in an Appendix. Fundamental principles and applications are discussed herein with explanatory diagrams in a clear and concise way. Physical aspects are emphasized, mathematical details are given wherever necessary. Many of the problems, review questions and objective type questions included in the book are taken from recent examination papers.

Table of Contents

Basic Ideas: Energy Bands in Solids
Electron Emission from Solids
Properties of Semiconductors
Metal Semiconductor Contacts
Semiconductor Junction Diodes
Diode Circuits
Junction Transistor Characteristics
Junction Transistors: Biasing and Amplification
Basic Voltage and Power Amplifiers
Feedback in Amplifiers
Sinusoidal Oscillators and Multivibrators
Modulation and Demodulation
Field effect Transistors
Integrated Circuits and Operational Amplifiers
Active Filters
Special Devices
Number Systems, Boolean Algebra, and Digital Circuits
Some Digital Systems
VLSI Technology and Circuits
Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
Communication Systems
Elements of Television and Radar
Lasers, Fiber Optics and Holography