Electronics: A Systems Approach, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (August 7, 2025) © 2026

  • Neil Storey Formerly at University of Warwick
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Title overview

Electronics plays a central role in our everyday lives. It is at the heart of almost all of today’s essential technology, from mobile phones to computers and from cars to power stations. As such, all engineers, scientists and technologists need to have a fundamental understanding of this exciting subject, and for many this will just be the beginning. 

Now in its sixth edition, Electronics: A Systems Approach provides an outstanding introduction to this fast-moving and important field. Comprehensively revised and updated to cover the latest developments in the world of electronics, the text continues to use Neil Storey’s established and well-respected systems approach.  It introduces the basic concepts first before progressing to a more advanced analysis, enabling you to contextualise what a system is designed to achieve before tackling the intricacies of designing or analysing its various components with confidence. This book is accompanied by a website which contains over 100 video tutorials to help explain key concepts from the book and interactive quizzes to test your knowledge. 

Table of contents

PART 1 ELECTRICAL CICRUITS AND COMPONENTS

  1. Basic Electrical circuits and components
  2. Measurement of Voltages and Currents
  3. Resistance and DC Circuits
  4. Capacitance and Electric Fields
  5. Inductance and Magnetic Fields
  6. Alternating Voltages and Currents
  7. Power in AC Circuits
  8. Electric Motors and Generators
  9. Frequency Characteristics of AC Circuits
  10. Transient Behaviour

PART 2 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

  1. Electronic Systems
  2. Sensors
  3. Actuators
  4. Amplification
  5. Control and Feedback
  6. Operational Amplifiers
  7. Semiconductors and Diodes
  8. Filed-effect Transistors
  9. Bipolar Junction Transistors
  10. Power Electronics
  11. Internal Circuitry of Operational Amplifiers
  12. Noise and EMC
  13. Positive Feedback, Oscillators and Stability
  14. Digital Systems
  15. Sequential Logic
  16. Digital Devices
  17. Implementing Digital Designs
  18. Communications
  19. Data Acquisition and Conversion
  20. System Design

Appendices

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