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ENGPHYS 3BA3

Circuits with Non-Linear and Active Components

Undergraduate

Fall 2026

Topics

  • P-N junctions
  • Diodes
  • Bipolar junction transistors
  • Field effect transistors
  • DC and AC modeling
  • Differential amplifiers and operational amplifiers
  • Feedback and oscillators
  • Digital circuits and multivibrators
  • Signal processing

Readings

  • The textbook used in this course is "Electronics: A Physical Approach", David W. Snoke, Pearson Education Inc., 2015, ISBN 978-0-321-55133-7. This is the standard text; the references in this outline and in the lecture slides refer to this text. ($ 112 Campus e-bookstore, $ 108 Amazon Kindle)
    required
    ISBN 9780321551337
  • "Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory", Boylestad, R. L. and Nashelsky L., any edition. (Relevant excerpts of this book will be provided as part of the course material)
    recommended
  • "Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering", Giorgio Rizzoni, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007, ISBN 978-0-07-296298-7 (Relevant excerpts of this book will be provided as part of the course material)
    5th Edition · recommended
    ISBN 9780072962987
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