Introduction to Electric Circuits - Couverture rigide

Dorf, Richard C.; Svoboda, James A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471192465 ISBN 13 : 9780471192466

Editeur : John Wiley and Sons (WIE), 1998

Synopsis

This text and CD-ROM should motivate students toward learning the fundamental foundations of circuit theory necessary for the complete study of electrical engineering by applying the material given to the real world. A critical emphasis on design is stressed throughout and further enhanced with a design challenge problem. At the start of each chapter, the student is asked to consider a Design Challenge problem that can only be solved by applying the material presented in the chapter. The solution to each challenge concludes each chapter. Several examples of how MATLAB is used to solve problems involving electric circuits are illustrated in the text and a new appendix is included that describes how the PSpice circuit analysis tool can be used These changes are also incorporated into the fourth edition: the text provides a streamlined treatment of first order circuits; Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits are used to reduce all first order circuits to one of two simple circuits - a series RC circuit or a parallel RL circuit making differential equations practically unnecessary; chapters on electric power have been revised to provide fuller explanations and more examples; the treatment of three phase circuits has been extended to include unbalanced as well as balanced circuits; all Design Challenge circuits are simulated on the CD with the book. Electronic Course Management materials are available to adopters.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Richard C. Dorf, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in electrical engineering in the fields of circuits and control systems. He earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, an M.S. from the University of Colorado, and a B.S. from Clarkson University. Highly concerned with the discipline of electrical engineering and its wide value to social and economic needs, he has written and lectured internationally on the contributions and advances in electrical engineering.

Professor Dorf has extensive experience with education and industry and is professionally active in the fields of robotics, automation, electric circuits, and communications. He has served as a visiting professor at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of California at Berkeley.

A Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education, Dr. Dorf is widely known to the profession for his Modern Control Systems, tenth edition (Prentice Hall, 2004) and The International Encyclopedia of Robotics (Wiley, 1988). Dorf is also the coauthor of Circuits, Devices and Systems (with Ralph Smith), fifth edition (Wiley, 1992). Dr. Dorf edited the widely used Electrical Engineering Handbook, third edition (CRC Press and IEEE Press), published in 2005. His latest work is Technology Ventures (McGraw–Hill, 2005).

James A. Svoboda is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Clarkson University, where he teaches courses on topics such as circuits, electronics, and computer programming. He earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, an M.S. from the University of Colorado, and a B.S. from General Motors Institute.

Sophomore Circuits is one of Professor Svoboda′s favorite courses. He has taught this course to 4500 undergraduates at Clarkson University over the past 26 years. In 1986, he received Clarkson University′s Distinguished Teaching Award.

Professor Svoboda has written several research papers describing the advantages of using nullors to model electric circuits for computer analysis. He is interests in the way technology affects engineering education and has developed several software packages for use in Sophomore Circuits. Professor Svoboda′s email address is svoboda@clarkson.edu and the url of his web page is http://www.clarkson.edu/svoboda/.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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!

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons (WIE)
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471192465
• ISBN 13: 9780471192466
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 914
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible