How to use OpAmps book recommendation ( was [sdiy] ebay resistors recommendations for values and quantity )

[Scott Gravenhorst]

xyzzy at sysabend.org wrote:
>On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 09:56:19AM -0600, Jack Kevorkian wrote:
>> could anyone suggest a good book on the subject of operational
>> amplifiers?  I need to know why my oscillator circuit attempts
>> continue to fail.  Do I need to use resistors with tighter tolerences?
>>  Are "lead lengths" an issue with op-amp circuits?  Should I abandon
>> the 741 altogether, and use TL081s?  I wonder if I should just stick
>> with circuits that employ positive/negative voltages?  I suspect that
>> I need literature beyond a pin-out sheet.
>
>I'd suggest *starting* with 2 books:
>http://www.amazon.com/Op-Amp-Cookbook-3rd-Walter-Jung/dp/0138896011
>
>and
>http://www.amazon.com/Amp-Applications-Handbook-Analog-Devices/dp/0750678445
>
>but if you are looking for more basic electronics questions, maybe 
>http://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521370957
>
>Is a better starting point?
>
>I'm sure there will be lots of opinions on this.

I have the first and last ones, they are both good books IMO.  I haven't seen the middle
one, so I can't comment.

-- ScottG

-------------------------------------------------------------

-- Scott Gravenhorst
-- GateMan-III - FPGA Based Monophonic MIDI Synthesizer with SVF
-- PolyDaWG/8 - FPGA Based 8 Voice Polyphonic MIDI Synthesizer
-- FatMan: home1.gte.net/res0658s/fatman/
-- NonFatMan: home1.gte.net/res0658s/electronics/
-- When the going gets tough, the tough use the command line.