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What is included with this book?
Essentials of Electrical and Computer Engineering is for an introductory course or course sequence for nonmajors, focused on the essentials of electrical and computer engineering that are required for all engineering students, and to pass the electrical engineering portion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. The text gently yet thoroughly introduces students to the full spectrum of fundamental topics, and the modular presentation gives instructors great flexibility.
Special chapters and sections not typically found in nonmajors books:
Modern electronic devices and applications are presented in way useful for all majors, at a level presuming no prior knowledge.
Technologies such as MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) are included to illustrate how modern technologies are interdisciplinary.
This text may also be useful for self-study readers learning the fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering.
1. Introduction
Fundamental Concepts
Sources
Problems
2. The Basic Laws of Circuit Analysis
Introduction
Ohm’s Law
Kirchhoff’s Laws
Voltage Division
Single Node-pair Circuits
Current Division
Resistor Combinations
Single Independent Source Networks
3. Circuit Analysis Techniques
Nodal Analysis
Loop/Mesh Analysis
Nodal Analysis Versus Mesh/Loop Analysis
Superposition
Thevenin’s Theorem
Maximum Power Transfer
4. Transient Analysis
Introduction Storage Elements
Capacitors
Inductors
Capacitor/Inductor Characteristics
First-order Transient Circuits
Second-order Transient Circuits
5. AC Steady-state Analysis
The ac Forcing Function
The Network Response to Sinusoidal Forcing Functions
Phasor Relationships for the RLC Circuit Components
Impedance and Admittance
Analysis Techniques
6. Variable-frequency Network Characteristics
Sinusoidal Frequency Response
Passive Filter Networks
Low-pass Filters
High-pass Filters
Bandpass Filters
Band Elimination/Rejection Filters
Resonance
Series Resonance
Parallel Resonance
7. Single-phase Steady-state Power Analysis
Instantaneous Power
Average Power
Maximum Average Power Transfer
RMS Values
Complex Power
Power Factor Correction
8. The Electric Power System
The Electric Power System Structure
Generation
Transformation – Low Voltage to High Voltage
Transmission
Transformation – High Voltage to Low Voltage
Distribution
Magnetic Circuit Fundamentals
Generators
Power Transmission
Magnetic Circuits
Electric/Magnetic Circuit Analogy
Mutual Inductance
Ideal Transformers
Three-phase Circuits
The Balanced Wye–wye Connection
The Balanced Wye–delta Connection
Three-Phase Power
9. Semiconductors and Diodes
Introduction to Modern Electronics
The Diode and Its Basic Characteristics
Introduction to Semiconductors
How a p–n Junction Diode Works
The Ideal Diode Model
Rectifier Circuits
Half-wave Rectifier Circuits
Full-wave Rectifier Circuits
Power Supply Filters
Clipping and Clamping Circuits
Clamper Circuits
Real Silicon Diodes
Special-purpose Diodes
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Schottky Diodes
Introduction to Load Line Analysis
10. Operational Amplifiers
Differential Amplifiers
The Ideal Op Amp
Basic Operational Amplifier Configurations
The Noninverting Op Amp
The Unity-gain Buffer
The Inverting Op Amp
The Difference Op Amp or Differential Amplifier
The Summing Op Amp
Current-to-voltage Converter
The Integrator
The Differentiator
Application Circuits with Frequency Dependence (Filters)
Band-pass Filters
Multistage Amplifier Circuits
11. Analog Electronics
Transistors
The Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET)
MOSFET Device Operation
The Characteristic or Output Curves
Operational Modes
MOSFET Biasing Techniques Small-signal Analysis of MOSFET Circuits
The Bipolar Junction Transistor
BJT Structure BJT Device Operation
The Output or Characteristic Curves for BJTs
BJT Biasing Techniques
Small-Signal Analysis
12. Digital Electronics and Logic Circuits
The Binary Number System
Boolean Algebra
Boolean Functions in Canonical Form
Boolean Function Minimization
Logic Gates for Function Realization
NAND Gates
NMOS Devices
CMOS Devices
Implementation of Logic Gates with Circuits
Combinational Logic Circuits
Sequential Logic Circuits
State Diagrams and State Tables
Memory Devices
Analyzing Synchronous Sequential Circuits
Designing Synchronous Sequential Circuits
13. Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation
Basic Measurement Devices
Digital Multimeters
Oscilloscopes
Measurement Systems
Sensor/Transducer
Signal Conditioning
Amplification Filtering
Process Controller
Analog-to-digital (A/D) Conversion
Processor
Digital-to-analog (D/A) Conversion
Application Circuits
14. DC MACHINES
A Simple Rotating Machine
The Basic DC Machine
Equivalent Circuits and Analysis
DC Machine Applications
15. AC Machines
The Revolving Magnetic Field
The Polyphase Induction Machine: Balanced Operation
Basic Principles of Operation
The Equivalent Circuit
The Polyphase Synchronous Machine: Balanced Operation
The Nonsalient Synchronous Machine Equivalent Circuit
AC Machine Applications
Appendix A: Complex Numbers
Appendix B: Load Line Analysis
Appendix C: The Zener or Avalanche Diode and Problems
Appendix D: Implementation of Practical Electronic Circuits
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