Electronic Principles by A. Malvino and David J Bates

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The discussion centers around the book "Electronic Principles" by A. Malvino and David J Bates, with participants sharing their reviews and experiences related to the book. The scope includes recommendations for beginners in electronics and comparisons with other texts.

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  • Some participants express positive experiences with "Electronic Principles," describing it as a fantastic introductory book that helped them in their careers.
  • One participant highlights the simplicity of the explanations in the book, particularly regarding transistors and OP-AMPs, suggesting it avoids complex mathematical treatments.
  • Another participant mentions a preference for simpler books, indicating that they found "Electronic Circuits, Analysis and Design" by Donald A Neamen to be too difficult and math-heavy.
  • There are repeated requests for recommendations of other beginner-friendly books in electronics.

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Participants generally agree on the positive aspects of "Electronic Principles," but there is no consensus on whether it is the best choice for all beginners, as some express a need for simpler alternatives.

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Some participants reference personal experiences and career advancements related to the book, which may not universally apply to all readers. The discussion reflects a range of familiarity with electronics and varying preferences for complexity in learning materials.

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hi everyone,

i want to know your reviews on this book. amazon has very good reviews. i am a beginner in electronic. was recommended by someone to get this book. would you recommend some other simple book? and how do you pronounce "Malvino"?

my friend has Electronic Circuits, Analysis and Design by Donald A Neamen. it is very difficult, full of math. not for me!:smile:

many thanks for your time and your review.

cheers
 
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painterguy said:
hi everyone,

i want to know your reviews on this book. amazon has very good reviews. i am a beginner in electronic. was recommended by someone to get this book. would you recommend some other simple book? and how do you pronounce "Malvino"?

my friend has Electronic Circuits, Analysis and Design by Donald A Neamen. it is very difficult, full of math. not for me!:smile:

many thanks for your time and your review.

cheers

someone please?:rolleyes:
 
I know I studied a very simple electronic book by someone called Malvino. It was and I still think it's a fantastic book. For the longest time, I used the info I learn from this book to get myself promoted from a tech to an engineer in the early 80s. If it is the same one, I would say it is the best book bar none.

It uses a very simple model to explain transistors in terms of r'_e when it is calculate as 25 ohm at 1mA. It is so simple it actually worked. I know because I was a bipolar IC designer and I was armed with nothing much more than that in 84!

If that is your book, that is the best I ever have...and I am speaking as a self studier the post grad at this point and I have more books in the topics of EM and RF than Stanford Univ. Books store! I have no reservation to say this is the best intro book to electronics. The OP-AMP section is the best I ever seen, being able to explain clearly without getting into Laplace transform and all. I studied Laplace transform and Nyquist stability and all, I still think the simple way Malvino explained about the poles and zero compansation so you get one pole when crossing the close loop gain of 1 to get stability.

If this it the book, go for it, you won't find a better one. And I put my name behind this book.
 
yungman said:
I know I studied a very simple electronic book by someone called Malvino. It was and I still think it's a fantastic book. For the longest time, I used the info I learn from this book to get myself promoted from a tech to an engineer in the early 80s. If it is the same one, I would say it is the best book bar none.

It uses a very simple model to explain transistors in terms of r'_e when it is calculate as 25 ohm at 1mA. It is so simple it actually worked. I know because I was a bipolar IC designer and I was armed with nothing much more than that in 84!

If that is your book, that is the best I ever have...and I am speaking as a self studier the post grad at this point and I have more books in the topics of EM and RF than Stanford Univ. Books store! I have no reservation to say this is the best intro book to electronics. The OP-AMP section is the best I ever seen, being able to explain clearly without getting into Laplace transform and all. I studied Laplace transform and Nyquist stability and all, I still think the simple way Malvino explained about the poles and zero compansation so you get one pole when crossing the close loop gain of 1 to get stability.

If this it the book, go for it, you won't find a better one. And I put my name behind this book.

many thanks yungman for telling me your opinion. i would use this after your praise.

cheers:smile:
 

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