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Practical Electrical Engineering

  • Provides a self-contained, fundamental textbook on electric circuits and basic electronics, designed to be accessible to students from a variety of engineering disciplines
  • Helps students to bridge their academic and industrial careers, including for example, answers to typical interview questions for an entry-level position in electrical engineering and circuit design
  • Includes over 1,200 figures, over 1,200 homework problems, and comprehensive summaries at the end of every chapter
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. From Physics to Electric Circuits

    • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
    Pages 1-25
  3. DC Circuits: General Circuit Theory—Operational Amplifier

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
    2. Major Circuit Elements

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 29-87
    3. Circuit Laws and Networking Theorems

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 89-138
    4. Circuit Analysis and Power Transfer

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 139-188
    5. Operational Amplifier and Amplifier Models

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 189-255
  4. Transient Circuits

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 257-257
    2. Dynamic Circuit Elements

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 259-305
    3. Transient Circuit Fundamentals

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 307-385
  5. AC Circuits

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 387-387
    2. Steady-State AC Circuit Fundamentals

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 389-432
    3. Filter Circuits: Frequency Response, Bode Plots, and Fourier Transform

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 433-480
    4. Second-Order RLC Circuits

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 481-522
    5. AC Power and Power Distribution

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 523-576
    6. Electric Transformer and Coupled Inductors

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 577-638
  6. Digital Circuits

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 639-639
    2. Switching Circuits

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 641-688
    3. Analog-to-Digital Conversion

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 689-744
    4. Embedded Computing

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Stephen J. Bitar
      Pages 745-792

About this book

This textbook provides comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the fundamental concepts of electrical engineering. It is written from an engineering perspective, with special emphasis on circuit functionality and applications. Reliance on higher-level mathematics and physics, or theoretical proofs has been intentionally limited in order to prioritize the practical aspects of electrical engineering. This text is therefore suitable for a number of introductory circuit courses for other majors such as mechanical, biomedical, aerospace, civil, architecture, petroleum, and industrial engineering. 

The authors’ primary goal is to teach the aspiring engineering student all fundamental tools needed to understand, analyze and design a wide range of practical circuits and systems. Their secondary goal is to provide a comprehensive reference, for both major and non-major students as well as practicing engineers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • ECE Dept., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, USA

    Sergey N. Makarov

  • ECE Dept., Worcester Polytechnic Institute ECE Dept., WORCESTER, USA

    Reinhold Ludwig

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute , WORCESTER, USA

    Stephen J. Bitar

About the authors

Sergey N. Makarov earned his B.S./M.S./Ph.D./Dr. Sci. degrees at the St. Petersburg (Leningrad) State University, Russian Federation , Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics. Dr. Makarov joined the Faculty of State St. Petersburg University where he became a full professor (youngest full professor of the faculty) in 1996. In 2000 he joined the Faculty of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), MA where he became a full professor and director of the Center for Electromagnetic Modeling and Design in 2008. His current research interests include applied computational electromagnetics and human body interaction with EM fields.

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