Watson, John,  1944- <br/><br/>
Mastering electronics / 
John Watson. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - London :  Macmillan,  1990. 
 - [416] p. 
 - Macmillan master series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to electronics -- Part I:  Electricity -- Electricity -- Passive components and power supplies -- Tools, test equipment and safety -- Part II:  Linear electronics -- Thermionic devices -- Semiconductors -- The pn junction diode -- Bipolar transistors -- Field-effect transistors -- Amplifiers and oscillators -- Fabrication techniques and an introduction to microelectronics -- Operational amplifiers -- Audio amplifiers -- Audio tape-recorders -- Radio, television and video -- Optoelectronics -- Semiconductor and electromagnetic devices -- Part III:  Digital electronics -- Introduction to digital electronics -- Logic gates -- Logic families -- Counting circuits -- Digital systems - timers and pulse circuits -- Digital systems - arithmetic and memory circuits -- Microprocessors and microcomputers -- Compact disc systems -- Computers, electronics and the future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0333536312  0333536320 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>g  00128565 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Electronics
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.381