I find the problem with a lot of electronics books is that they are either too deep, or too shallow. Gerry Sussman (yes, that Sussman) explained that the way electronics is taught, and the way engineers think about problems are two separate things.
So teaching material tends to fall into two camps: 1) detailed explanations that cover great depth, but are difficult to know how to apply to practical circuits, or 2) circuits that are presented as a fait accompli. They work, but I have no real idea why.
It reminds of statistics, in a way. I've seen biologists, undergrads and industry apply statistics like it was some kind of talisman. "Cargo Cult Statistics", as it were. They don't really "understand" the data that they're looking at.
So teaching material tends to fall into two camps: 1) detailed explanations that cover great depth, but are difficult to know how to apply to practical circuits, or 2) circuits that are presented as a fait accompli. They work, but I have no real idea why.
It reminds of statistics, in a way. I've seen biologists, undergrads and industry apply statistics like it was some kind of talisman. "Cargo Cult Statistics", as it were. They don't really "understand" the data that they're looking at.