[sdiy] best electronics textbooks

[David G. Dixon]

> For opamp stuff, "Operational Amplifiers & Linear Integrated Circuits" by
> Coughlin and Driscoll is pretty good. I also like "Micro-Electronic
> Circuits" by Sedra and Smith for opamp stuff, although that may be mostly
> because I used it in college.

Here's another vote for Coughlin and Driscoll.  It's excellent, and chock
full of useful circuits.  I use it as a "go-to" resource for drop-in circuit
ideas.  If you want a deeper treatment, you could check out "Operational
Amplifier" by Clayton and Winder.

If you don't have Horowitz and Hill's "The Art of Electronics" already, then
you better get on it: that's a "must-have".  IMHO, it isn't really for
beginners, but I find that I've really grown into it as I've become better
at electronics, and now I find that it is usually the first thing I consult
when I have a question.  I reread the chapter on transistors recently, and
it really hit home.

I recently found a great book on digital logic, if that interests you:
"Logic Designer's Handbook" by E. Andrew Parr.  Really clear and concise
explanation which gets you right into it very quickly.  I wish all textbooks
were as well written as this one.

For a nice, concise treatment of filters, it's hard to beat "The
Active-Filter Cookbook" by Don Lancaster.