ENGPHYS 3BA3
Circuits with Non-Linear and Active Components
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)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)
- "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)ISBN 9780072962987