[sdiy] At long last, 2nd ed vs 3rd ed comparison.

[Justin Herrmann]

I just received my copy of the 3rd edition or Horowitz & Hill from www.bookdepository.com

Michael Zacherl asked about what changed, so here's a comparison (you may have to turn off word wrap):

2nd edition:                                                 # of pages 3rd edition:
Silver, 1989                                                            GOLD!!!, 2015
ch01 Foundations ------------------------------------------- 060 vs 070 same
ch02 Transistors ------------------------------------------- 052 vs 060 ch02 Bipolar Transistors
ch03 Field-Effect Transistors ------------------------------ 062 vs 092 same
ch04 Feedback and Operational Amplifiers ------------------- 088 vs 069 ch04 Operational Amplifiers
ch05 Active Filters and Oscillators ------------------------ 044 vs 082 ch06 Filters, ch07 Oscillators and Timers
ch06 Voltage Regulators and Power Circuits ----------------- 084 vs 109 ch09 Voltage Regulation and Power Conversion
ch07 Precision Circuits and Low-Noise Techniques ----------- 080 vs 220 ch05 Precision Circuits, ch08 Low-Noise Techniques
ch08 Digital Electronics ----------------------------------- 094 vs 087 ch10 Digital Logic, ch11 Programmable Logic Devices
ch09 Digital Meets Analog ---------------------------------- 108 vs 199 ch12 Logic Interfacing, ch13 Digital Meets Analog
ch10 Microcomputers, ch11 Microprocessors ------------------ 154 vs 064 ch14 Computers, Controllers, and Data Links
ch12 Electronic Construction Techniques -------------------- 036 vs     N/A
ch13 High-Frequency and High-Speed Techniques -------------- 054 vs     some content is in AppH
ch14 Low-Power Design -------------------------------------- 070 vs     some content is in ch09
ch15 Measurement and Signal Processing --------------------- 056 vs     N/A
                                                                    044 ch15 Microcontrollers
AppA The oscilloscope -------------------------------------- 005 vs 008 AppO The oscilloscope
AppB Math Review ------------------------------------------- 003 vs 004 AppA Math review
AppC The 5% resistor color code, AppD 1% Precision resistors 003 vs 003 AppC Resistor types
AppE How to draw schematic diagrams ------------------------ 003 vs 003 AppB How to draw schematic diagrams
AppF Load lines -------------------------------------------- 003 vs 003 same
AppG Transistor saturation --------------------------------- 002 vs     N/A
AppH LC Butterworth filters -------------------------------- 004 vs 003 AppE LC Butterworth filters
AppI Electronics magazines and journals -------------------- 001 vs 001 AppM Catalogs, Magazines, Databooks
AppJ IC prefixes ------------------------------------------- 003 vs     N/A
AppK Data sheets ------------------------------------------- 023 vs     N/A
                                                                    002 AppD Thevenin's theorem
                                                                    001 AppG The curve tracer
                                                                    015 AppH Transmission lines and impedance matching
                                                                    015 AppI Television: a compact tutorial
                                                                    004 AppJ SPICE primer
                                                                    002 AppK "Where do I go to buy electronic goodies?"
                                                                    001 AppL Workbench instruments and tools
                                                                    004 AppN Further reading and references
                                                                    005 AppP Acronyms and abbreviations
                                                               total:
                                                            1125 vs 1192
                                                                    worth it? totally.

Thanks,
Justin