This volume was developed as a supplementary text for an introductory graduate-level course on solid-state devices. The Modular Series Volume One and the first three chapters in Semiconductor Device Fundamentals (both by Pierret) are recommended prerequisites for understanding this material. Coverage includes basic semiconductor properties, elements of Quantum Mechanics, energy band theory, equilibrium carrier statistics, recombination-generation processes, and drift/diffusion carrier transport. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)