Foundations of analog & digital electronic circuits

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1. rramadassApr 2025
   AoE is not meant for people who are starting from zero. Pair it with some other "popular electronics" kind of books and it will start making better sense. One recommendation is Practical Electronics for Inventors by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk. For theory see Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits by Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey Lang.
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2. bmitcDec 2023
   It has been a long time since I last opened this book, which was a library. I recall being surprised by the glowing reviews since I was dumbfounded by the contents. It all felt very loosey goosey for me, like looking in grandma's cookbook. Did I miss something? Should I revisit?

   I found that I clicked much better with MIT's Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits.

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3. waynesonfireDec 2022
   i've been enjoying, Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits by Anant Agarwal
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4. WillSlim95Mar 2021
   I have some recommendations for you as an EE graduate, you can club Digital Circuits and Systems, Embedded Systems and Digital Hardware with one book in one continuous course with

   the book Digital Design and Computer Architecture by Harris and Harris (A RISC V Edition will release soon in 2-3 months, buy that one)

   For Electronic circuits choose Microelectronics by Behzad Razavi. Instead of Purcell go for "Engineering Electromagnetics with Ida", it is more intuitive.

   And th first book you should start with is "Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits"

   Then you go for DDCA and Ida in parallel.

   The list does give me head scrather, this is too broad to be ever accomplished. My recommendation to redo the list is first find out what piques your interest in EE, Digital hardware, analog hardware or control systems or embedded systems and try to have a self study focus in that concentration.

   The way I see it with this plan you are setting yourself up for failure.

   Edit:Removed the ditching recommendation as I see it relevant to OP's goals.

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5. echobaseMay 2011
   Ha, I was exactly in the same boat you're in. First, since you specifically mentioned the word 'engineer', you'll want to think like one and train yourself like one. If you haven't done so already, build up your math skills to at least a solid understanding of undergraduate calculus. This will pay massive dividends, and may very well expand your programming horizons, but that is another matter. Also important is a good grasp of the first semester or two of college physics if you don't possess this already. Physics, like math, not only blows your mind but provides the intellectual foundation you'll need to press on into the depths of EE. Use the MIT OpenCourseWare curriculum for structure and perspective. The book for the 'Circuits and Electronics' course: 'Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits' is one of the finest textbooks I have ever read in any topic. But in addition to all this theory you'll need hands-on activities. If you're just starting out in electronics, humble yourself and read 'Make:Electronics' by O'Reilly publishing. A great practical introduction to electronics. Good luck.
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6. tzsSep 2026
   Oh, I see the problem. You clicked the "View e-book version" link. That goes to the publisher's store. As far as I know they never had a PDF, just a special web version.

   Click the book's title in the paragraph above that, where it says this:

   > Agarwal, Anant, and Jeffrey H. Lang. Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits. San Mateo, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Elsevier, July 2005. ISBN: 9781558607354.

   That takes you to a PDF.

   Sorry for not being more specific. I didn't even notice the "View e-book version" as I only went to the site to remind myself of the name of the book, saw the title was a link, and clicked it. Then I thought "Why is MIT linking to a pirate copy of a book from one of their own professors?", and did a little Googling to get some backstory.

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