Synopses & Reviews
Instead of just detailing the various types of electric circuits, Introduction to Electric Circuits, Fourth Edition actually gets students involved in the design process. It clearly demonstrates how the analysis and design of electric circuits has become an integral facet of an engineer's ability to design complex electronic systems as well as typical consumer products. Students are presented with a unique yet simple step-by-step design methodology in Chapter 1 that is used to solve The Design Challenge problems posed at the beginning of each chapter. By applying this methodology to realistic problems like a printer driver and cable, students will develop the critical skills required to apply problem-solving skills throughout their career. The design methodology emphasized in Chapter 1: Problem State the problem. Situation Describe the situation and the assumptions. Goal State the goals and requirements. Verify Verify that the proposed solution is indeed correct. Act Act on the plan. Plan Generate a Plan to obtain a solution of the problem. Solution Communicate the solution. Students will find the presentation greatly enhanced by a number of computer applications that can be used at the readers discretion. Students will find several examples that illustrate the use of MATLAB to solve problems involving electric circuits. The text explains how this powerful program is used by engineers in the field. A new appendix is also included that provides an introduction to MicroSim Corporation's DesignLab(TM) and PSpice(r). Students can use the resources of the Interactive Circuits from Electronics Workbench CD-ROM to view, simulate, and change circuit parameters of the Design Challenges in each chapter. Further, the demo version of Electronics Workbench(r) allows the user to build and simulate all circuits in the text!
Synopsis
From space station photo cells, to superconducting electromagnets, to electric shark control fences, readers see first hand how the material in this book relates to actual problems faced by engineers today. This edition provides a streamlined treatment of first order circuits. The chapters on electric power have been revised to provide fuller explanations and more examples. Also, a new chapter on passive and active filter circuits has been added. Several examples that illustrate using MATLAB to solve problems involving electric circuits have also been added.
Table of Contents
Electric Circuit Variables.
Circuit Elements.
Resistive Circuits.
Methods of Analysis of Resistive Circuits.
Circuit Theorems.
The Operational Amplifier.
Energy Storage Elements.
The Complete Response of RL and RC Circuits.
The Complete Response of Circuits with Two Energy Storage Elements.
Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis.
AC Steady-State Power.
Three-Phase Circuits.
Frequency Response.
The Laplace Transform.
Fourier Series.
Filter Circuits.
Two-Port and Three-Port Networks.
Appendices.
References.
Index.