This book is intended as a text for a first course in Electronic Devices and Circuits for the electrical engineering/ECE/EEE students. Its objective is to present a clear, consistent picture of the internal physical behavior of many electronic devices and to teach how to analyze and design electronic circuits using these devices.Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Electron Ballistics and Applications Chapter 2. Energy Levels and Energy Bands Chapter 3. Conduction in Metals Chapter 4. Conduction in Semiconductors Chapter 5. Semiconductor-Diode Characteristics Chapter 6. Applications of Diode Chapter 7. Transistor Characteristics Chapter 8. Transistor Biasing and Thermal Stabilization Chapter 9. Small-Signal Low-Frequency Transistor Model Chapter 10. Low-Frequency Transistor Amplifier Circuits Chapter 11. The High-Frequency Transistor Chapter 12. Field-Effect Transistors Chapter 13. Integrated Circuits Chapter 14. Untuned Amplifiers Chapter 15. Feedback Amplifiers and Oscillators Chapter 16. Large-Signal Amplifiers Chapter 17. Photoelectric Devices Chapter 18. Regulated Power Supplies Appendixes Index