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I used this book during two semesters of circuit design courswork at college (I was an EE major) and found it to be extremely informative and detailed. It is a test book written clearly enough that I could miss lectures and still stay up with the course by reading the associated chapters in the book (something most text books fall short of).

Likewise, I have continued to refer back to the book now and again to review some topic I haven't used in a long time. It is an excellent reference.

The fact of the matter is that this book was written to be a text book for electical engineering majors (primarily). When considering its effectiveness as such a tool it is nothing short of excellent.

People wishing an introduction to electronics should stick with self help books from Radio Shack.

I should start by saying that I'm not an electrical engineer - I'm a chemical engineer by schooling and only dabble in electrical design for fun, or to tackle problems I have to solve. That said, this book is my number one shelf reference for fundaments of analog design. Sedra and Smith lay groundwork for more advanced texts, present clear, efficient examples, and give just enough text to keep the problems moving.

This is an engineering text, tried and true, and I've not had any difficulty working the problems in the chapter ends after reading through the text and examples. Maybe my engineering background was better than most of the other readers, but Sedra and Smith seemed to do a fine job in getting me the information I needed to get the job done.

Mine's getting worn enough I may have to buy a new copy...

This book is the best book that suite your Analog Electronics undergraduate course.It really worths the money.
My advice:if you are an intermideate analog electronics student get this book and give it atleast 40% of your time but if that will not fit your schedule let me tell you that: Sedra is for the student who has time to read and solve tons of problems! it is intended to transfet the mid-level of electrical experiance from the author to your brain (this is why it will cost you time).
If you are looking for shortcuts to not exceed the C grade you can simply find something like Floyed book and suchs!.
you can use it as a ref. for the basics of the material if you are an advanced student who dont have another ref.