Compact but comprehensive, this textbook presents the essential
concepts of electronic circuit theory. As well as covering
classical linear theory involving resistance, capacitance and
inductance it treats practical nonlinear circuits containing
components such as operational amplifiers, Zener diodes and
exponential diodes. The book’s straightforward approach
highlights the similarity between the equations describing direct
current (DC), alternating current (AC) and small-signal nonlinear
behaviour, thus making the analysis of these circuits easier to
comprehend.
Introductory Circuits explains:
* the laws and analysis of DC circuits including those containing
controlled sources;
* AC circuits, focusing on complex currents and voltages, and
with extension to frequency domain performance;
* opamp circuits, including their use in amplifiers and
switches;
* change behaviour within circuits, whether intentional
(small-signal performance) or caused by unwanted changes in
components.
In addition to worked examples within the text a number of
problems for student solution are provided at the end of each
chapter, ranging in difficulty from the simple to the more
challenging. Most solutions for these problems are provided
in the book, while others can be found on the accompanying
website.
Introductory Circuits is designed for first year
undergraduate mechanical, biomedical, materials, chemical and civil
engineering students who are taking short electrical engineering
courses and find other texts on the subject too content-heavy for
their needs. With its clear structure and consistent
treatment of resistive, reactive and small-signal operation, this
volume is also a great supporting text for mainstream electrical
engineering students.
Innehållsförteckning
About the Author.
1 The Design Process.
2 Electronic circuits.
Overview: DC Circuits.
3 Circuit Laws and Equivalences.
4 Circuit analysis.
5 Controlled Sources and Nonlinear components.
Overview:Operational Amplifiers.
6 The Operational Amplifier.
7 Linear operation of the opamp.
8 Mixed and dynamic opamp circuits.
Overview: AC Circuits.
9 AC Circuits and Phasor diagrams.
10 Complex currents and voltages.
11 Frequency domain behaviour.
Overview: The analysis of change.
12 Change behaviour.
13 Small signal analysis.
Appendix.
Om författaren
Robert Spence is Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Investigator, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London. Professor Spence has been teaching electronic circuits and devices, mainly at first year level, at Imperial College since 1962. He is actively involved in research, especially in the areas of circuits and Human-computer Interaction. He has a Ph D and two doctorates, and a Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He has had nine books published in the past, mainly concerned with circuits and the recent ones with the topic of information visualization.
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