,In Praise of Foundations of Analog
and Digital Electronic Circuits
‘‘This book, crafted and tested with MIT sophomores in electrical engineering and computer
science over a period of more than six years, provides a comprehensive treatment of both
circuit analysis and basic electronic circuits. Examples such as digital and analog circuit
applications, field-effect transistors, and operational amplifiers provide the platform for
modeling of active devices, including large-signal, small-signal (incremental), nonlinear and
piecewise-linear models. The treatment of circuits with energy-storage elements in transient
and sinusoidal-steady-state circumstances is thorough and accessible. Having taught from
drafts of this book five times, I believe that it is an improvement over the traditional approach
to circuits and electronics, in which the focus is on analog circuits alone.’’
- P A U L E . G R A Y , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
‘‘My overall reaction to this book is overwhelmingly favorable. Well-written and pedagog-
ically sound, the book provides a good balance between theory and practical application. I
think that combining circuits and electronics is a very good idea. Most introductory circuit
theory texts focus primarily on the analysis of lumped element networks without putting
these networks into a practical electronics context. However, it is becoming more critical for
our electrical and computer engineering students to understand and appreciate the common
ground from which both fields originate.’’
- G A R Y M A Y , Georgia Institute of Technology
‘‘Without a doubt, students in engineering today want to quickly relate what they learn from
courses to what they experience in the electronics-filled world they live in. Understanding
today’s digital world requires a strong background in analog circuit principles as well as
a keen intuition about their impact on electronics. In Foundations. . . Agarwal and Lang
present a unique and powerful approach for an exciting first course introducing engineers
to the world of analog and digital systems.’’
- R A V I S U B R A M A N I A N , Berkeley Design Automation
‘‘Finally, an introductory circuit analysis book has been written that truly unifies the treat-
ment of traditional circuit analysis and electronics. Agarwal and Lang skillfully combine
the fundamentals of circuit analysis with the fundamentals of modern analog and digital
integrated circuits. I applaud their decision to eliminate from their book the usual manda-
tory chapter on Laplace transforms, a tool no longer in use by modern circuit designers. I
expect this book to establish a new trend in the way introductory circuit analysis is taught
to electrical and computer engineers.’’
- T I M T R I C K , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
,
, Foundations of Analog and
Digital Electronic Circuits
and Digital Electronic Circuits
‘‘This book, crafted and tested with MIT sophomores in electrical engineering and computer
science over a period of more than six years, provides a comprehensive treatment of both
circuit analysis and basic electronic circuits. Examples such as digital and analog circuit
applications, field-effect transistors, and operational amplifiers provide the platform for
modeling of active devices, including large-signal, small-signal (incremental), nonlinear and
piecewise-linear models. The treatment of circuits with energy-storage elements in transient
and sinusoidal-steady-state circumstances is thorough and accessible. Having taught from
drafts of this book five times, I believe that it is an improvement over the traditional approach
to circuits and electronics, in which the focus is on analog circuits alone.’’
- P A U L E . G R A Y , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
‘‘My overall reaction to this book is overwhelmingly favorable. Well-written and pedagog-
ically sound, the book provides a good balance between theory and practical application. I
think that combining circuits and electronics is a very good idea. Most introductory circuit
theory texts focus primarily on the analysis of lumped element networks without putting
these networks into a practical electronics context. However, it is becoming more critical for
our electrical and computer engineering students to understand and appreciate the common
ground from which both fields originate.’’
- G A R Y M A Y , Georgia Institute of Technology
‘‘Without a doubt, students in engineering today want to quickly relate what they learn from
courses to what they experience in the electronics-filled world they live in. Understanding
today’s digital world requires a strong background in analog circuit principles as well as
a keen intuition about their impact on electronics. In Foundations. . . Agarwal and Lang
present a unique and powerful approach for an exciting first course introducing engineers
to the world of analog and digital systems.’’
- R A V I S U B R A M A N I A N , Berkeley Design Automation
‘‘Finally, an introductory circuit analysis book has been written that truly unifies the treat-
ment of traditional circuit analysis and electronics. Agarwal and Lang skillfully combine
the fundamentals of circuit analysis with the fundamentals of modern analog and digital
integrated circuits. I applaud their decision to eliminate from their book the usual manda-
tory chapter on Laplace transforms, a tool no longer in use by modern circuit designers. I
expect this book to establish a new trend in the way introductory circuit analysis is taught
to electrical and computer engineers.’’
- T I M T R I C K , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
,
, Foundations of Analog and
Digital Electronic Circuits
