Fundamentals of Electric Circuits Paperback – 1 November 2008

by Charles K. Alexander (Author)

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Alexander and Sadiku's fourth edition of "Fundamentals of Electric Circuits" continues in the spirit of its successful previous editions, with the objective of presenting circuit analysis in a manner that is clearer, more interesting, and easier to understand than other, more traditional texts. Students are introduced to the sound, six-step problem solving methodology in chapter one, and are consistently made to apply and practice these steps in practice problems and homework problems throughout the text. A balance of theory, worked examples and extended examples, practice problems, and real-world applications, combined with over 350 new homework problems for the fourth edition and robust media offerings, renders the fourth edition the most comprehensive and student-friendly approach to linear circuit analysis. This edition adds the Design a Problem feature which helps students develop their design skills by having the student develop the question as well as the solution. There are over 100 Design a Problem exercises integrated into the problem sets in the book. Alexander/Sadiku also offers you the convenience of ARIS - the text-specific web site - which allows you to assign homework online or create printed homework sets and solutions to your students. The website also features solutions and KCIDE software, which reinforces the books problem-solving approach.

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English
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McGraw Hill Higher Education
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1 November 2008
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20.2 x 3.5 x 25.5 cm
ISBN-10

0071272380
ISBN-13

978-0071272384
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill Higher Education; 4th edition (1 November 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071272380
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071272384
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.2 x 3.5 x 25.5 cm

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I reviewed this book and other books through less reputable sites. The other books quickly proved frustrating. This book proved to in general to an excellent job explaining concepts through detailed explanations instead quickly glossing over things assuming you should know certain things. I liked it so much I bought a physical copy, nothing beats actually having the book. I also liked that it was low on typos, so far I've only noticed one or two instead too often in other books. Those typos really get you in that you second guess yourself or try to learn things wrong to justify the answer if you aren't careful. So if you're in over your head in your class, check out this book, the 4th edition is one edition old, but still solid and because it isn't the current edition you can get it at a great price. I ended up buy a second one to keep from lugging it between where I go, the book is so nice I bought it twice.

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Hätte ich gut am Anfang meines Studiums gebrauchen können

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Die Behandlung elektrischer Schaltkreise mit linearen Bauelementen stellt den Schwerpunkt der ersten beiden Semester in der Ausbildung zum Elektroingenieur dar und bildet das Fundament für das weitere Studium. Ist dieses Fundament lückenhaft und bröckelt es an einigen Stellen, dann sind Probleme in höheren Semestern so gut wie vorprogrammiert. Diesem Problem will das vorliegende Buch mit einer gründlichen Behandlung der Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik entgegenwirken. Theorie und praktische Anwendung gehen Hand in Hand und viele Übungsaufgaben im laufenden Text und am Ende jedes Kapitels bieten genug Möglichkeiten sein Wissen zu überprüfen, zu festigen und notfalls noch einmal aufzufrischen. Die mehrfarbige Gestaltung mit vielen erklärenden Grafiken und Diagrammen ist äußerst ansprechend. Folgende Themen werden in diesem Buch behandelt:

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 the Laplace Transform
16 Applications of the Laplace Transform
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
KCIDE

Appendix G
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems

Dieses Arbeitsbuch geht mit einigen Themen (Fourier- und Laplace-Transformation, etc.) teilweise sogar über den üblichen Vorlesungsstoff typischer "Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik"-Vorlesungen hinaus. Daher ist es nicht nur ideal für Studienanfänger sondern auch für Studenten höherer Semester und Berufstätige als Nachschlagewerk und um Lücken zu füllen. Einziges Manko, das mir bisher aufgefallen ist: In Rechnungen werden größtenteils die Einheiten weggelassen, was hin und wieder sehr verwirrend sein kann. Daher sollten Rechnungen selber noch einmal durchgegangen werden, um nichts zu übersehen.

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