The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits

This book is without doubt the best book introduction to the analysis of electrical circuits. It goes through all the different topics you would expect, node voltage, mesh circuits, intro to capacitors, inductors, RC circuits. Stuff like that. It has also one of the best explanations I have ever seen on the Laplace Transform. After reading that chapter you can see how great of a tool the Laplace Transform is. This is one of the most organized books you will ever see. It is truly amazing and for anyone wanting to get a start into understanding basic circuit analysis this is the book.

Chapter 1 introduces basic concepts in electricity such as charge, voltage, current, resistance and Ohms law. Chapter 2 then delves into basic DC circuit analysis of series and parallel circuits using KVL and KCL and the concepts of source transformation and circuit reduction. Chapter 3 gives you more techniques to solve for difficult circuit analysis problems based on node and mesh analysis. Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits are introduced. Chapter 4 - so far the book has dealt with passive circuits. The authors now turn to active circuits. Transistors and OP amps are introduced with 4 basic signalling functions namely inverting/noninverting amps, diff amp and inverting summer. These are combined in different ways to give different signal processing properties. Analysis of op amp circuits is presented using nodal analysis techniques. Chapter 5- now the authors deal with signal waveforms in particular step functions, exponential waveforms and sinusoidal waveforms. Chapter 6 introduces the capacitor and inductor along with their I-V relationships and parallel and series reductions. These are then applied to active circuits and we obtain two other basic op amp circuits namely the integrator and differentiator. Chapter 7 deals with 1st and 2nd order circuits so named since they are described by first and second order diff eq. RC and RL circuits are discussed followed by step and sinusoidal responses of 1st order circuits. RLC series and parallel circuits are next followed by step and sinusoidal responses of 2nd order circuits. Chapter 8 is of a mathematical nature dealing with the use of phasors and sinusoidal steady state response. Phasor analysis is introduced with corresponding KVL and KCL laws and various circuit theorems. The concept of impedence is explained clearly. Chapter 9 deals with Laplace transforms and their mathematical properties. One learns how to write them and to use the inverse transform to get back to the time domain from the "s" domain. Simple circuit analysis using Laplace transforms is shown. One writes the diff eq for the circuit, converts it to s domain using laplace transform, you solve it using algebraic techniques and then use the inverse transform. Chapter 10 gives you more theorems to use in s-domain analysis. The equivalent circuit theorems nodal and mesh analysis theorems are presented. We see that s-domain analysis is more than a mathematical trick rather it gives one deeper insight into the circuit. The natural poles allow one to determine the form, stability and observability of the circuits response. Chapter 11 introduces the concept of network functions ( zero state response to input response in s domain ) in particular transfer ( different ports ) and driving point impedance ( same port ) functions and their use in circuit analysis. We also see how the use of transfer functions allows one to find a steady state response of circuit directly from the transfer function. Chapter 12 deals with f

This is the textbook for the first course in electrical engineering (DC, AC circuit analysis.. with Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors).It explains everything so well, and the good think is... u don't have to keep correcting the mistakes in the textbook with ur pen (like most other textbooks). There are no mistakes. Everything is professional... it's a textbook u can cherish and keep on the shelf. (Most Circuit textbooks have many mistakes in them, because it's hard to edit and produce perfect material on this subject... but the authors/editors must have taken time and care for this textbook).5 stars for sure.

I am doing a course in Circuit Analysis so I bought this book to supplement my course notes(got this book for about 2 months now.). The book really helped me by giving me clear explainations of concepts and details that were not emphasized by my lecturers. The prose used in the book is very formal unlike my course notes(,which gives everything in point form). There are no jokes or small stories on the margin of the pages(it would be good if they had some...to make it more interesting). The book may bore you if you are reading for pleasure LoL!. The examples are great, by the way.The book is superb. But I would love it if the authors made me feel more at home by including jokes, quotes or stories. Or included some real life situations. I intend to get another book to go with this.

I first learned about circuit analysis about 10 years ago though one course at college. This book was great for refreshing my memory and helping to finally see the simplicity in Op-Amps. I recommend this book for non-electrical engineers who have jobs that require some electrical engineering.