Book contents
- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers
- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1 Sources, Resistors, and Circuit Laws
- 2 AC Circuits
- 3 Band Theory and Diode Circuits
- 4 Bipolar Junction Transistors
- 5 Field-effect Transistors
- 6 Operational Amplifiers
- 7 Oscillators
- 8 Digital Circuits and Devices
- Appendix A: Selected Answers to Exercises
- Appendix B: Linearity and Its Consequences
- Appendix C: Tellegen’s Theorem
- Appendix D: Solving a Set of Linear Algebraic Equations
- Appendix E: Inductively Coupled Circuits
- Appendix F: Model Equations for Bipolar Junction Transistors
- Appendix G: Transistor Hybrid Parameters
- Appendix H: Minterms, Maxterms, and Canonical Form
- Appendix I: Binary Subtraction Using Two’s Complements
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
6 - Operational Amplifiers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 December 2025
Book contents
- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers
- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1 Sources, Resistors, and Circuit Laws
- 2 AC Circuits
- 3 Band Theory and Diode Circuits
- 4 Bipolar Junction Transistors
- 5 Field-effect Transistors
- 6 Operational Amplifiers
- 7 Oscillators
- 8 Digital Circuits and Devices
- Appendix A: Selected Answers to Exercises
- Appendix B: Linearity and Its Consequences
- Appendix C: Tellegen’s Theorem
- Appendix D: Solving a Set of Linear Algebraic Equations
- Appendix E: Inductively Coupled Circuits
- Appendix F: Model Equations for Bipolar Junction Transistors
- Appendix G: Transistor Hybrid Parameters
- Appendix H: Minterms, Maxterms, and Canonical Form
- Appendix I: Binary Subtraction Using Two’s Complements
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
The operational amplifier is introduced and the basic rules for its operation are given. Nonlinear operation is explained and the golden rules for linear operation are derived. Several examples of linear operation are given, including amplifiers, buffer, adder, differential amplifier, integrator, and differentiator. Practical considerations for using op-amps are discussed, including bias currents, offset voltages, slew rate limits, and frequency response. As a final non-linear example, an oscillator circuit, the astable multivibrator, is presented and analyzed.
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- Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers , pp. 172 - 191Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
References
For Further Reading
Higgins, Richard J., Electronics with Digital and Analog Integrated Circuits (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983).Google Scholar
Horowitz, Paul and Winfield, Hill, The Art of Electronics, 3rd ed. (Cambridge University Press, New York, 2015).Google Scholar
Uffenbeck, John E., Introduction to Electronics, Devices and Circuits (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1982).Google Scholar
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