Fundamentals of Electric Circuits [Hardcover]

Charles Alexander (Author), Matthew Sadiku (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 27, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0077263197 | ISBN-13: 978-0077263195 | Edition: 4

Alexander and Sadiku's fourth edition of Fundamentals of Electric Circuits continues in the spirit of its successful previous editions, with the objective of presenting circuit analysis in a manner that is clearer, more interesting, and easier to understand than other, more traditional texts. Students are introduced to the sound, six-step problem solving methodology in chapter one, and are consistently made to apply and practice these steps in practice problems and homework problems throughout the text.

A balance of theory, worked examples and extended examples, practice problems, and real-world applications, combined with over 350 new homework problems for the fourth edition and robust media offerings, renders the fourth edition the most comprehensive and student-friendly approach to linear circuit analysis.

This edition adds the Design a Problem feature which helps students develop their design skills by having the student develop the question as well as the solution. There are over 100 Design a Problem exercises integrated into the problem sets in the book.

Alexander/Sadiku also offers you the convenience of ARIS -- the text-specific web site -- which allows you to assign homework online or create printed homework sets and solutions to your students. The website also features solutions and KCIDE software, which reinforces the books problem-solving approach.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dr. Charles K. Alexander (Athens, OH) is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ohio and served as the President and CEO of the IEEE from 1996-1999.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1056 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 4 edition (August 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0077263197
• ISBN-13: 978-0077263195
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.6 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentals of Electric Circuits - International Edition October 8, 2010

By Richard

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

The book as far seems to be satisfactory, however, the copy sent to me was an International Edition. It specifically states on the cover that "This International Student Edition is not to be sold of purchased in North America and contains content that is different from its North American version." I haven't found any difference in the problems, so far, and I'm up to Chapter 4. Though, it would have been preferred to not get such an edition (which is the only reason I'm giving a "ok" rating.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost same exact content as 3rd Edition November 2, 2010

By Charlie

Format:Hardcover

As far as the content goes, this book is word for word the same as the third edition. The only difference is that some of the paragraph headers are a different color and the non circuit diagram images may be different. All the circuits in all the examples are the same and most of the problems up until the 5th or sixth chapter are exactly the same or may have one or two values switched around.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentals of Electric Circuits International Editon. October 3, 2011

By Engineering Major

Format:Paperback

This book is exactly the same as the US Edition. I purchased it recently for a class and compared it to my friends copy and the only difference is the cover. This book is a great money saver!