Publisher's Synopsis
Intended for students of materials science, chemistry and biology who require a basic knowledge of electronics, this book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject.;The author presents digital and analogue electronics, number codes, logic gates and flip-flops. There is discussion of decoders and multiplexers, definitions of current and electric field, semiconductor diodes and transistors and operational amplifiers. Problem-solving exercises help the student to gain practice in each area, and some practical experiments are described which the reader is encouraged to try for him or herself.