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Re: Learning Electronics

The three textbooks I used for my sophomore level courses at Purdue were Linear Circuit Analysis 2nd Ed (DeCarlo/Lin), Microelectronic Circuit Design 4th Ed (Jaeger/Blalock), Digital Design 4th Ed (Wakerly) (for ECE201, ECE202, ECE255, ECE270).

I wasn't too thrilled with DeCarlo's book, but the subject matter (linear circuit analysis) is very important for a solid foundation in electrical engineering. Jaeger's book is very thorough, and very heavy. It'll have most things you'll want to know about diodes, transistors, CMOS logic, and amplifiers. I really didn't touch Wakerly's book, but that's because the notes and labs for the class were that good ( https://engineering.purdue.edu/ece270/ ). Note that the course website is reused for each semester, so in January the content may be reset.

Hope this helps.
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