The audio amplifier in your phone is a linear IC. The concept of "Cross-over distortion" (Chapter 5 in Bakshi) is critical to removing the "scratchy" sound in cheap amplifiers.
If you manage to secure a top-quality copy of Bakshi’s text, here are the top 5 practical applications you will be able to design by the end of the book: The audio amplifier in your phone is a linear IC
Most Western textbooks (like Sedra & Smith or Gayakwad) are excellent but often overkill for a 3rd-year Indian engineering semester. Bakshi’s book is strictly mapped to the SPPU (Savitribai Phule Pune University) and other state university curricula. If your exam paper asks about "IC 723 general purpose regulators" or "Cross-over distortion," Bakshi covers it precisely. " Bakshi covers it precisely.