Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity (Hardcover)

by Stephen Herman (Author)

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Product Description
Understanding the theory and application of electrical concepts is necessary for a successful career in the electrical field specifically in industrial maintenance and installation, and this newly revised, full color text delivers! Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity, Fourth Edition trains aspiring electricians by blending concepts relating to electrical theory with practical 'how to' information that prepares readers for situations commonly encountered on the job. This revision retains all the hallmarks of our market-leading prior editions, but displays enhancements such as more practical application problems. Topics span the major aspects of the electrical field including direct and alternating current circuits, basic theory, transformers, generators, and motors. This new edition has been organized so that all relevant information is located within a given chapter which allows for flexibility to access and cover topics in any order making this text an indispensable resource.

About the Author
Stephen L. Herman has been both an electrician and teacher for over 30 years. He has authored numerous textbooks on the subjects of electricity and mathematics. He retired from being a lead instructor for the Electrical Technology curriculum at Lee College in Baytown, Texas. Mr. Herman received an Excellence in Education Award by the Haliburton Education Foundation.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1097 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 4 edition (May 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1418065803
• ISBN-13: 978-1418065805
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,294 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good intro& basics book on electricity and basic electronics, July 3, 2000

By	network_tech (deep in the bowels of the tech center "the tower") - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity (Hardcover)

Excellent textbook. Presented in a textbook format with plenty of pictures, easy to read and understand. Linear learning curve. Explains ins and outs of electronics and electricity basics, easy math (no two-page formula derivations!). I found it a great resource for brushing up for my electronics tech certification. Recomend to anyone who wants to know how electricity operates, with references to real life. Straight to the point (thorough basics, and minimum fuss).

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well written text., August 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity (Hardcover)

I have been using Demar's Standard Textbook of Electricity for the past five years. This book is our primary text for the first three months of a 10 month, 5 days per week, 7 hours per day Industrial Electricity Course. Student feedback is uniformly positive.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars TONS of mistakes, typos, incorrect formulas in EVERY chapter!, March 8, 2008

By	V S "Developed a $6 OBD1 Handheld in 1986" (Milwaukee WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity, 3E (Hardcover)

This is an AWFUL textbook. One person in our class has the 2nd edition, and it doesn't have any of these mistakes! The THIRD edition is a piece of GARBAGE! It was so difficult trying to comprehend complex formulas when the examples given arent even correct! Wrong values, wrong, math, wrong symbols, mislabeling...and we're only to chapter 30 so far.

Simple things are OVER covered to the point of exhaustion, but when the chapter on filters came up, there was nothing to give examples of how to figure out how to do the problems at the end of the chapter. Power factor correction is barely glanced upon, and the author gives complex formulas when basic Ohms law could be used instead.

If you use the 3rd edition in your classroom, PLEASE verify with your instructor so you dont struggle with the homework for no reason