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Title: First Edition was helpful for me
Review: I agree with the prior review that Liao's style is somewhat "cookbook". It does not have as many derivations as, for instance, Collin's classic book. There are even some logical disconnects. However, as working spacecraft payload engineer, for years I dragged a battered copy of the first edition around the world, stuck with post-it notes and tape flags at key points. When one could carry only one book along on the trip, this was it.It really bugged me to lose it so I even ordered a replacement.(First edition, of course)One has to match ones books to ones needs at the time. Liao is good if you have to get a number fast.Pozar (Microwave Engineering, 1990) is good too but has nothing in depth on vacuum electronic devices, so for that reason has not made along on as many of my trips.
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