Synopses & Reviews
For the first course in electrical engineering, this text is more than just a survey of the basics of electrical engineering. Even at this introductory level, Bobrow covers most of the material in sufficient detail for students to gain a good understanding of the fundamental principles on which modern electrical engineering is based. The text is partitioned into four parts: circuits, electronics, digital systems, and electromechanics. The circuits portion includes the traditional circuits topics, such as Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, resistive analysis techniques, various circuit theorems and principles, time-domain and frequency-domain analysis procedures, power, three-phase circuits, resonance, frequency response, and elementary system concepts. The electronics portion deals with both theory and applications of the major semiconductor devices: diodes and transistors in both discrete and integrated-circuit (IC) form. In the digital systems portion, basic digital logic elements and logic design in both discrete and IC forms are covered. Sequential, as well as combinational logic, is covered. The electromechanics portion covers topics such as magnetic circuits, magnetic induction, and transformers on an elementary level. Each chapter ends with a problem set, with selected answers available at the back of the book.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Circuits
1. Basic Elements and Laws
2. Circuit Analysis Principles
3. Circuits with Inductors and Capacitors
4. Sinusoidal Analysis
5. Circuit and System Concepts
Part II: Electronics
6. Diodes
7. Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)
8. Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)
9. Transistor Amplifiers
10. Electronic Circuits and Applications
Part III: Digital Systems
11. Digital Logic
12. Logic Design
13. Digital Devices
Part IV: Electromechanics
14. Electromagnetics
15. Machines
Answers to Selected Problems
Index