title: Electronic Devices (Conventional Flow Version) (6th Edition)
author: Thomas L. Floyd
description: <P> In the Floyd tradition of writing excellence, this best-selling text provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of electronic devices and circuits in a format that is clearly written and superbly illustrated. As in prior editions, <B><I>Electronic Devices, Sixth Edition,</B></I> not only delivers the most current information in a style that is engaging, concise, and easy to read; it reinforces the material learned with a host of features designed to strengthen readers' understanding and retention. From its multitude of worked-out examples and related problems to its carefully selected System Applications, Troubleshooting Sections, and exercises using Electronics Workbench<SUP>&#153;</SUP> circuit simulations, this book offers its readers the most thorough instruction available in the field today. </P> <P> <B><I>Electronic Devices, Sixth Edition,</B></I> is ideally suited for any one- or two-semester course covering discrete devices and/or integrated circuits. To support the learning process throughout each course, the following ancillaries are available for the student: </P> <UL> <LI>CD-ROM containing extensive exercises and problems using Electronics Workbench<SUP>&#174;</SUP> Version 5 and Electronics Workbench<SUP>&#174;</SUP> Multisim Version 6 circuit files, included with each copy of the text</LI> <LL><I>Experiments in Electronic Devices</I> (A Laboratory Manual, ISBN 0-13-092256-0)</LI> <LI><I>Laboratory Exercises for Electronic Devices</I> (A Laboratory Manual, ISBN 0-1 3-092275-7)</LI> <LI>Companion Website <B>http://www.prenhall.com/floyd</B></LI> </UL> <P> In addition, instructors will find the following to be of benefit when using this text: </P> <UL> <LI>Instructor's Resource Manual with Test Item File (ISBN 0-13-092257-9)</LI> <LI>Solutions Manual for Experiments in Electronic Devices (ISBN 0-13-092254-4)</LI> <LI>Solutions Manual for Laboratory Exercises for Electronic Devices (ISBN 0-13-092274-9)</LI> <LI>PH Test Manager (ISBN 0-13-092259-5)</LI> <LI>PowerPoint Transparencies<SUP>&#174;</SUP> (ISBN 0-13-092263-3)</LI> <LI>CourseGompass (ISBN 0-13-065354-3)</LI> <LI>Instructor Supplement CD-ROM (ISBN 0-13-064671-7) For more information concerning WebCT and Blackboard, contact your local Prentice Hall representative.</LI> </UL>
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  Introduction 
  Hello, my name is Paul Danner. I am an ASE Ll certified master technician with 20 years of field 
  experience in driveability diagnostics and computer systems troubleshooting. For the past 11 years I have 
  been an instructor for Rosedale Technical Institute near Pittsburgh, PA where I developed this book for 
  training my students. Before entering my class students are expected to have a basic understanding of the 4 
  stroke engine and also some basic electrical background. Although this is important, it is not completely 
  necessary to understand most of the topics and testing methods taught in this book. 
  One of the main focuses in this book is what I like to call the "anti-flowchart". I hate engineer written 
  flow charts! These are step by step procedures that some pencil pusher thinks is the best way to troubleshoot 
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