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Electric Circuits Problem Solver (Problem Solvers Solution Guides)

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13 Dec 98

I worked all 673 problems. Although there are some printing, circuit and computation errors, (which I documented, sent to the REA people and assume will be taken into account for the next revision), this is a worthwhile manual for any engineering student. It can be referred to myriad times through their engineering career to refresh their thoughts on well thought out, practical and interesting electrical circuit problems.

Chapters 11 and 12 develop Laplace transforms which are highly effective in solving not only electrical circuit problems but mechanical problems, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, boundary problems, etc. Laplace transforms will, unlike some other methods, give the engineer the complete solution, i.e. transient and steady state. Try, Laplace Transforms by Murry R. Spiegel.

In Chapters 3, 14, 15, 17 and 18 matrix, Fourier, Z-transforms and state equations circuits are developed as additional methods of calculation.

Chapter 19 on numerical methods is useful, especially now that computers can reduce the tedious chore of calculation. Numerical analysis, by itself, is a fascinating study. Try, Numerical Analysis by Milton Kaufman and J.A. Wilson.

Over 1000 pgs of nothing but solutions. Circuit analysis is daunting and even wretchedly time consuming if you go about it blindly. Attending lecture and going over book examples won't suffice nor lessen the burden of completing, let alone handing in flawless answers, assignments and their 'headache inducing' brain teasers. Like all things, patterns and repetitious notables allow oneself to 'get it!' Circuit design and analysis is no different animal: difference being the amount of studying and mental work put in isn't directly correlated to the quality of your grade, or comprehension. If you're new to circuit analysis or even an expert, you'll be doing yourself a favor by grasping the seemingly impossible array of passive and nopassive networks. Don't dare contemplate working in electronics or as a technician if you haven't acclimated yourself to the rigor of finding voltages and currents, let alone having the foresight to construct designs and then select the proper components and their numerical values. It all makes a $H!T load of sense....but its mastery demands an equally $H!T load amount of quiet study.

The only way to be successful in circuit analysis is by doing lots of problems. Practice, practice, practice. But that is worthless unless you are certain you did the problem correctly and you know WHY. This book doesn't just list a few examples and then a bunch of problems with short answers. Every problem in this book is worked out completely, step by step, without skipping "obvious" parts. As a student, not much is obvious when you start out and this book doesn't assume that it is. This is the single most useful resource I've found for learning circuit analysis. I only wish I discovered it earlier in the semester. Schaum's is good for starting out but this is better for practice problems. I even discovered that my instructor had copied several problems verbatim for some of his tests. But even if that wasn't the case, I learned difficult concepts much more quickly that I otherwise would have. The only improvement I would suggest is updated fonts and graphics, but that would be purely cosmetic. The text and illustrations are still quite clear enough to learn the material. Thanks REA!

If you are taking a circuit analysis course I consider this book a must have. It covers all the standard problems you will encounter and does not jump steps in the problem solving process. It's only fault I have found has been a poor coverage of Bode Plots.

Electrical Engineering can be confusing as it is...because most of the time texts are written by college professors who assume we are as smart as they are in the subject area. This book is great for the very reason that it presents an exercise then step by step it shows you one way to find the solution to that exercise. (It does not skip any steps in showing you the possible solution method). By doing the exersizes in each chapter you walk away with a fairly good understanding of that chapter's topic. (Also as you progress in each chapter the exercises become for involved). If you plan to use this book you will also need your traditional text to give you background info on the subject matter then use this book to implement what you've learned. Its a great learning tool and I highly recommend it.

This book is a great guide to review
electrical circuits and math too.
It shows basic examples as well
as more advanced examples. Each solution
is covered thoroughly.

Yes, there are lots of problems and it's explained pretty well, but operational amplifiers are conspicuously absent!
Also, the original typesetting leaves something to be desired, but I'd rather have op-amps.

This book looks very comprehensive on the subject of electric circuits and offers easy to follow solutions.