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Marc Herniter's Schematic Capture Using MicroSIm PSpice for Windows 95/98/NT is an excellent tutorial for people who don't have even a slightest clue of what PSpice is. The presentation of materials is excellent, although sometimes boring by explaining very basic Windows general application instructions, like how to maximize and minimize windows. I am especially impressed by examples, with a lot of screenshots. Overall, this is one of the finest books in PSpice. The CD-ROM (included) has all examples used in the book, as well as some extra library files, and the evaluation version of PSPice itself. I highly recommend it.

The free "evaluation" version of PSpice is excellent software, but does not come with any manuals, and the help file built in is often insufficient to understand the powerful options available. This text leads the user through all of the features of PSpice and Probe in a very clear way, with screen shots at every step, explaining everything left out of the 'eval' help file. It includes version 8 of PSPice, many files used in the book, and the MicroSIM reference manuals. Though the book is expensive, having the CD avoids a very long download of PSpice, which is worth something too. Many examples, from trivial DC circuits to complex digital/analog mixed circuits, are given as examples.

This book does teach one how to use PSPICE. However, one cannot learn a computer application PURELY by example. First, the fundamentals must be taught and THEN examples. For instance, before doing circuits with AC Analysis such as op-amps and BJT's, I must first discuss the overall AC features of PSPICE such as AC vs. Transient Analysis, and then show this difference using example circuits. The author, however, jumps too quickly into it, and so the reader is left plugging in parameters he/she have no idea about. Buy this book AFTER you learn PSPICE elsewhere. Otherwise, you're wasting your money. I'm still looking for such a book.