Contemporary Electric Circuits: Insights and Analysis

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Contemporary Electric Circuits: Insights and Analysis

Book: Hardcover 31 - 12 - 2002

Product ID: 11508830

Condition: New
Publisher : Prentice Hall

Language : English

Hardcover : 480 Pages

ISBN-10 : 0130934267

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Product Description This succinct, but thorough treatment of DC and AC circuits analysis effectively communicates the concepts and techniques of circuit analysis with a focused practical style that keeps readers motivated. The book starts at a level that the majority of users can grasp and continues with clear, focused explanations that progress users to the desired level proficiency. Topics covered include the nature of electricity, electrical quantities, series-parallel analysis of DC circuits, AC sinusoidal steady-state signals and resistive circuits, electric fields and capacitors, magnetic fields and inductors. Also discussed are the response of RL and RC circuits to DC signals, AC sinusoidal steady-state signals, phasors and impedance, series-parallel analysis of AC circuits, power in AC circuits, advanced methods of DC and AC circuit analysis, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, transformers and mutual inductors and circuit analysis with frequency as a variable. For anyone wanting a thorough treatment of DC and AC circuit analysis. From the Back Cover This outstanding text has clearly established its niche as a focused, efficient, and stimulating introduction to electric circuits analysis. It challenges the reader to master the fundamental concepts and understand how and why circuits work. Special cases receive less attention, enabling readers to build a solid foundation of essential knowledge without distraction or diversion. Contemporary Electric Circuits: Insights and Analysis has been successfully class-tested in various course settings. The sections and chapters of this book are carefully organized for compatibility with a single DC/AC course, a combined DC/AC courses sequence, and a DC course/AC course sequence. Supplemental materials are available from Prentice Hall to enhance the learning process. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. This book is very different from other DC/AC texts in very important ways. While we heartily agree that the world doesn't need another 1000-plus page book on this well-established topic, we do believe that there is an urgent need for a textbook that focuses on the primary concepts and techniques of circuit analysis and efficiently communicates them. Therefore, we have streamlined our coverage of DC and AC circuit analysis and produced a book with half the usual page count. Admittedly, every special case is not covered. But, then, such exhaustive study diverts the students' attention and dilutes the message. This book reflects our philosophy of always emphasizing why when relating the fundamental concepts. Its aim is to convey the needed core knowledge and to promote students' intellectual growth, riot just cover reams of material. After the students understand the fundamentals, then they can build on that knowledge, perhaps exploring the many special cases on their own, as needed. Basic Approaches and Important Features The following key features of this approach to DC and AC circuit analysis in this textbook include: Efficient yet effective communication of the key principlesEmphasis on what, how, and whyIdentification of practical aspects to keep students connected and motivatedElimination of redundancy (and text length) in utilization of key circuit analysis principles ("don't make a special case out of every variation"), yet use of redundancy where needed to reinforce and extend principles (for example, extending a DC concept to AC)Use of a "ramp-up" approach of the academic level: the level of the material and students' performance expectations generally increases as one proceeds further into the text (don't submerge the students from the first day; let the students "wade in")Discussion that shows students how to think about circuits problems, how to pose questions, how to try approaches, how to formulate strategies, how to solve problems requiring multistep solutions, and so onUse of enough but not an overwhelming number of

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