By
Martin Plonus, Northwestern University, Evaston, Illinois, U.S.A.
Description
A new type of text for non-majors in electrical engineering, this book satisfies the need for all educated persons to comprehend some
basics of electronic technology and the Internet. Class-tested with 300 students at Northwestern University,
Electronics and Communications
for Scientists and Engineers has been written to meet the recent recommendations of the ABET Criteria 2000 standards for revised
engineering curricula. This text covers the essential topics of electronics and communications that need to be understood by students
and practitioners in various engineering fields and applied sciences. It contains the best layman's explanation of electronic underpinnings
of the World Wide Web currently available in a textbook. It is also appropriate for science and liberal arts majors who need to take
an elective course in digital technology, including computing and communications.
Audience:
Readers will come from a broad array of disciplines needing only calculus and basic physics as a foundation.
