Electronic Circuits: Fundamentals and Applications (5 ed)

Mike Tooley provides all the information required to get to grips with the fundamentals of electronics, detailing the underpinning knowledge necessary to appreciate the operation of a wide range of electronic circuits, including amplifiers, logic circuits, power supplies, and oscillators. The 5th edition features an additional chapter that demonstrates the development of a wide range of useful electronic applications using the increasingly popular Arduino microcontroller, a new section on batteries for electronic equipment, and some additional/updated student assignments.

The book's content is matched to the latest pre-degree level courses (from Level 2 up to, including, Foundation Degree and HND), making this an invaluable reference text for all study levels, and its broad coverage is combined with practical case studies based in real-world engineering contexts. In addition, each chapter includes a practical investigation designed to reinforce learning and provide a basis for further practical work.

A companion website at http://www.key2electronics.com offers the reader a set of spreadsheet design tools that can be used to simplify circuit calculations, as well as circuit models and templates that will enable virtual simulation of circuits in the book. These are accompanied by online self-test multiple-choice questions for each chapter with automatic marking to enable students to continually monitor their own progress and understanding. A bank of online questions is also available for lecturers to assign.