Practical Electrical Engineering

"This new edition of a proven textbook provides comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the fundamental concepts of electrical and computer engineering. It is written from an engineering perspective, with special emphasis on circuit functionality and applications. Reliance on higher-level mathematics and physics, or theoretical proofs has been intentionally limited in order to prioritize the practical aspects of electrical engineering. This text is therefore suitable for a number of introductory circuit courses for other majors such as robotics, mechanical, biomedical, aerospace, civil, architecture, petroleum, and industrial engineering. The authors' primary goal is to teach the aspiring engineering student all fundamental tools needed to understand, analyze and design a wide range of practical circuits and systems. Their secondary goal is to provide a comprehensive reference, for both major and non-major students as well as practicing engineers. Provides a self-contained, fundamental textbook on electric circuits and basic electronics, designed to be accessible to students from a variety of engineering disciplines; Helps students to bridge their academic and industrial careers, including for example, answers to typical interview questions for an entry-level position in electrical engineering and circuit design; Includes over 1,500 figures, about 1,200 homework problems, and comprehensive summaries at the end of every chapter."--Back cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii From Physics to Electric Circuits (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 1-25 Front Matter ....Pages 27-27 Major Circuit Elements (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 29-87 Circuit Laws and Networking Theorems (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 89-141 Circuit Analysis and Power Transfer (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 143-200 Operational Amplifier and Amplifier Models (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 201-267 Front Matter ....Pages 269-269 Dynamic Circuit Elements (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 271-317 Transient Circuit Fundamentals (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 319-397 Front Matter ....Pages 399-399 Steady-State AC Circuit Fundamentals (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 401-444 Filter Circuits: Frequency Response, Bode Plots, and Fourier Transform (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 445-492 Second-Order RLC Circuits (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 493-534 AC Power and Power Distribution (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 535-588 Electric Transformer and Coupled Inductors (Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar)....Pages 589-650 Back Matter ....Pages 651-664