Synopses & Reviews
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 2e is intended for use in the introductory circuit analysis or circuit theory course taught in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology departments. The main objective of this book is to present circuit analysis in a clear, easy-to-understand manner, with many practical applications to interest the student.
Each chapter opens with either historical sketches or career information on a subdiscipline of electrical engineering. This is followed by an introduction that includes chapter objectives. Each chapter closes with a summary of the key points and formulas.
The authors present principles in an appealing and lucid step-by-step manner, carefully explaining each step. Important formulas are highlighted to help students sort out what is essential and what is not. Many pedagogical aids reinforce the concepts learned in the text so that students get comfortable with the various methods of analysis presented in the text.
About the Author
Dr. Charles K. Alexander (Athens, OH) is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ohio and served as the President and CEO of the IEEE from 1996-1999.
Table of Contents
Part 1 DC Circuits
1 Basic Concepts
2 Basic Laws
3 Methods of Analysis
4 Circuit Theorems
5 Operational Amplifiers
6 Capacitors and Inductors
7 First-Order Circuits
8 Second-Order Circuits
Part 2 AC Circuits
9 Sinusoids and Phasors
10 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis
11 AC Power Analysis
12 Three-Phase Circuits
13 Magnetically Coupled Circuits
14 Frequency Response
Part 3 Advanced Circuit Analysis
15 Introduction to Laplace Transforms
16 Applications of Laplace Transforms
17 The Fourier Series
18 Fourier Transform
19 Two-Port Networks
Appendix A Simultaneous Equations and Matrix Inversion
Appendix B Complex Numbers
Appendix C Mathematical Formulas
Appendix D PSpice for Windows
Appendix E MATLAB
Appendix F Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems