Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Allan R. Hambley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0131989227 | ISBN-13: 978-0131989221 | Edition: 4

The author's guiding philosophy in writing this book has three elements: to present basic concepts to readers in a general setting, to show how the principles of electrical engineering apply to specific problems in their own fields, and to remove frustration from the learning process. Emphasizing the basic concepts of the field, this book covers circuit analysis, digital systems, electronics, and electromechanics. This book develops theoretical and experimental skills and experiences in the following areas: basic circuit analysis and measurement, first- and second-order transients, steady-state ac circuits, resonance and frequency response, digital logic circuits, microcontrollers (68HC11), computer-based instrumentation, diode circuits, electronic amplifiers, field-effect and bipolar junction transistors, operational amplifiers, ac and dc machines, and more. For engineers or any other professionals who need a solid foundation in the basics of circuits, digital systems, analog electronics, and electromechanics.

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Designed specifically for non-majors, this user-friendly text provides a solid foundation in the basics of circuits, electronics (analog and digital), and electromechanics and shows students how the principles apply to interesting, specific, real problems in their own fields. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Written for users (rather than designers) of circuits, electronics, and electrical machines. Offers a "frustration-free" approach that anticipates trouble spots and provides answers for their most frequently asked questions. A self-contained treatment reviews prerequisite topics such as complex numbers and differential equations. Intersperses short, boxed articles throughout showing how basic electrical engineering concepts are applied in other engineering fields, e.g.: Anti-knock signal-processing circuits for internal combustion engines. A cardiac pacemaker. The use of the Global Position System in surveying. Batteries for electric/hybrid vehicles. Signal-processing for automotive-ignition control.

Contains an introduction to computer-aided analysis using PSpice. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 944 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (April 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131989227
• ISBN-13: 978-0131989221
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Review of Hambley's Electrical Engineering, September 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I am an engineering student at Georgia Tech and have used various texts covering topics from orginismal biology to quantum physics. Hambley's Electrical Engineering book is lacking in some of the most fundamental elements that are required for a successful text in any engineering field. There are very few solutions to problems and the solution that are provided are incomplete, providing mostly the final answer as opposed to a complete logic pattern to achieve the answer. The in chapter exercises demonstrate only the most meager applications of the sometimes tedious analysis steps or theorems. Finally, the clarity of author's intent is often hazed by generality or over specificity. I cannot see how an electrical engineering major can use this text for anything other than a stabilizer for a wobbling table. Save yourself the money and purchase a Schaum's outline and a problem work book complete with solutions.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great coverage, but misses some essentials..., June 21, 2005

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Charles-Eric Langlois (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Electrical Engineering: Principles & Applications (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

I'm a first year student in electrical engineering and I've been using this book since August as main source. I must admit the overall coverage is great for less than 1000 pages. It is easy to find a concept and to navigate between the well divided chapters.

Unfortunatly, practical problems are left aside in this book. End-of-chapter problems are to basic for real-life engineering and are only useful to understand basic theory and to practice essential engineering maths. As many other books, complete solutions of problems are very hard to obtain via the Web.

I would recommend using it as a reference to get a second way to explain essential ideas concerning circuits. The first and second chapter are great because they cover basic circuit analysis in a nice way and a lot of examples are used along the book. But when you dive in semiconductors and op-amp, it is getting too heavy. Overall, nice diagrams and example for theory most of the time well explained, but forget about complex and useful circuits.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It has potential, October 17, 2000

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"andygoss" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications (Hardcover)

this book has a lot of potential. As a college student, I must say that this book really stinks. The in-text examples do not represent what is needed to do the homework. Also, there is no way to check answers to the homework problems as there are no solutions in the back and a solutions manual is not available. The lack of solutions makes this book very difficult to use.