Dr. Sambunath Biswas had his schooling from Howrah Akshya Sikshayatan. He then joined the St. Xaviers College for the B.Sc(Hons) degree in Physics from the University of Calcutta.Subsequently, he obtained the B.Tech and M.tech degrees in Radio Physics and Electronics from University of Calcutta in 1967 and 1968 respectively. Later on , he obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Calcutta in Radio Physics and Electronics.He is also winner of the PRS award of the University of Calcutta. He is a MOVAT medalist of the University of Calcutta. In March 1972, he joined Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Bengal Engineering College as a lecturer. At present, he is working in the same dept. as a Professor. He was the Head of the Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering during the period April 1988 to March 1989 and April 1995 to march 1998. he visited the federal Republic of Germany on DAAD Fellowship during the periods December 1979 to March 1981 and also in 1992.
<p>This is an age of Electronics. At the dawn of the new millennium, it is no denying the fact that electronics has influenced the lifestyles of mankind in a manner never seen before. In order to understand the fundamentals of electronics, basic electronics is now taught as a compulsory subject for students of all branches of engineering. This book is planned to meet the requirements of a good and up-to-date book on basic electronics. The book discusses in a clear and concise way the fundamental principles and applications of basic electronics. The readers should find the book interesting particularly with large number of objective questions, solved problems and exercise problems.<br></p>
