This document summarizes operational amplifiers and some of their applications. It discusses the ideal op-amp model and characteristics, parameters like common mode rejection ratio and slew rate. It also covers the concept of virtual ground. Applications covered include inverting, summing, and non-inverting amplifiers, voltage followers, comparators, zero crossing detectors, integrators, differentiators, and RC low pass filters. Specifications of the op-amp 741 are provided. The Schmitt trigger and how it converts waveforms to square waves using positive feedback and threshold voltages is explained. Finally, applications of active low pass filters are listed.