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Hey guys,
I am having trouble grasping the concept of a bipolar transistor. Simply because my book's explanations are bloated with variables, and my professor is always on at least 12 cups of coffee when he is teaching the class... I am in my physics lab and I saw this book called the Art of Electronics by Horrowitz and Hill and I was wondering if anyone else has heard of it.
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Ooo. I have that book and I like it a lot. I have seen other people recommend that book also. I should read that book more because it's full of useful information.
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I was just reading the introduction to transistors, and I think I am beginning to understand. Normally I don't have this much trouble with grasping concepts of devices... I think this is coming from a built up impression of transistors as being completely mysterious...
I could always understand the passive elements, and even FET's but no one ever sat me down and explained what a transistor can do...
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I'd highly recommend The Art Of Electronics too. I got a lot from it as an EE student.
The microprocessor stuff is all out of date (who writes stuff in 68000 assembler nowadays?!) but the analog stuff is pure gold. The "Transistor Man" explanation of transistor operation in there is about the best I've seen.
It complements the mathematical explanation, in that you can start by asking "What would Transistor Man do in this situation" and then plug the numbers into the Ebers-Moll equation later.
PS, if you understand the FET, you probably get the bipolar transistor too. Just think of it as a FET with a really leaky gate and a threshold voltage of just 0.6V.
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Cool!
Ironically enough, my EE department still uses the 68000 for our classes... I hear they are completely changing the program as of next year though... story of my life!
Yes! I was reading the transistor man thing and it made some good sense! I'll keep reading the book... maybe buy it someday...
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"The Art of Electronics" a good book?
