Product Description

This text is designed for the standard introductory electric circuits course taught in virtually all electrical engineering departments. This text covers all of the standard topics in a traditional order. The unique strengths of the projects are that: * Unique pedagogical features including case studies and real-world problems are the strongest aspects of this book. * Extensive use of modern computer packages (PSpice, MATLAB, etc.) for problem solutions. * More than 1000 end of chapter exercises are included.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #81183 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1024 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent starting point for learning about circuits...
A complete textbook on linear circuit analysis, best for readers with no previus exposition to the field, it begins with the very introductive concepts from "what is a circuit (physically)", develops basic tools in a intuitive and yet rigorous way, building step-by-step from fundamentals to the entire completion of the subject. Extremelly useful for majors in Electrical Engineering, with a lot of well chosen & detailed explanations of solved exercises & examples.

But there are still something missing, first the "Supermesh" loop analysis is not discussed because the authors claim it to be a confusing concept(yes maybe, but is useful and need to be explained in detail). Second, The application of Laplace Transform to circuits is done only at an introductory level. The only thing that this book does not provide, and i do regret this, is a complete investigation of the FREQUENCY RESPONSE, Bode plots are covered only in basic examples, and no coverage for complex poles, higher order poles and zeros. Laplace transform applied to circuit analysis is done only for elementary examples, and maybe the book may not be good at all for those who seek a complete coverage of the Frequency Domain Analysis of Linear Circuits. The book could have been more complete if a separate chapter covers in details the FREQUENCY RESPONSE & BODE PLOTS, since for Electronics guys they are the fundamental tools used in many other courses.

Although, this text is great for self-study. It's simple to read, and it explains in detail, why, when, and where to use the specific tools for handling electrical circuits. It is a completely self-contained textbook, and it will ease your way through a relatively difficult subject, building on solid foundations, good pedagogy.

easy understandible coverage of a difficult subject
The book starts with a basic grounding of all the major topics. The foundation is then expanded throughout the book in easy understandable stages.
Laplace Transforms and bode plots are also covered easily for readers with no prior knowledge.
It is a book that will find excellent use on Higher National courses as well as first year degree engineering courses.