Another “analog” book? Yes, and worth it!
By Bill Schweber -- EDN, May 27, 2004
If you think that no need exists for another book about the meaning of analog circuits and signals, check out An Analog Electronics Companion: Basic Circuit Design for Engineers and Scientists (ISBN: 0521798388) by Scott Hamilton. Jim Williams of Linear Technology Corp and a frequent EDN contributor recommended the book, which covers basic math and physics, circuit math, passive and active components, building-block circuit topologies, and Spice applications.
The style is comprehensive yet readable, but be prepared for some advanced math treatment using upper level calculus in many cases; the 668-pg book also includes a pSpice CD ROM and 465 diagrams. When you’re done with this $120, hardcover book, you’re on your way to becoming one with the inner workings and perspectives of the components and circuits that make up the analog and—whether you like it or not—the digital world as its subset.
Cambridge University Press, www.cambridge.org.
