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Circuit Analysis

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Cunningham and Stuller's book has more errors than I have ever previously encountered in a book, greatly hindering the learning process. It also, is not geared toward beginning circuits students, but instead it finds a way to complicate analysis, which with proper explanation could be quite simplistic. The examples are not near the calibur of what is expected to be learned out of the courses taught with it and they should be corresponding not contradictory and hindering the learning process

This text provides a serious coverage of basic circuit fundamentals and associated time-domain and frequency-domain analysis. It progresses effectively from one topic to the next. A solid understanding of first-year college calculus is required. The earlier chapters give a solid foundation for the more advanced circuit topics. Definitions are highlighted. Examples and exercises are included throughout. The text provides several useful options for different content needs. It is appropriate for a two-semester comprehensive coverage or for shorter selected-topics options. The extensive problem sets are a strength in that they are keyed to the sub-sections of each chapter and that they progress in difficulty. A useful appendix on complex numbers is included. I have taught using this text for several years with good success.

The book by Cunningham and Stuller, Second edition was not as good as I had hoped. I thought that the book had way too many errors in it. Another thing the book was geared toward someone with a good view of electrical circuits. The problems given at the end of the chapter were much harder to understand with the overly simple examples in the text. I think that the book could have been written with much better ease of learning. James O. Smith

This is the worst engineering book i have ever encountered. the authors Cunningham and Stuller wrote this book with the expectation that students who read the book, are masters at analyzing circuits. the problems in the back of the book are extremely difficult, and the text is explained on the graduate student level. the book is full of errors, which can drive you insane when trying to do problems and trying to read through the text. this textbook needs to be burned, taken off the textbook market, and the authors need to retire in writing textbooks. if i could i would give this book -10 stars.