Understandable Electric Circuits Key concepts

Abstract

There are many ‘‘Electric Circuits’’ books on the market, but this unique ‘‘Understandable Electric Circuits’’ provides understandable and effective introduction to the fundamentals of DC/AC circuits. The English version of this book continues in the spirit of its successful Chinese version, which was published by Higher Education Press (one of the largest and most prominent publishers of educational books in China) in 2005, and reprinted in 2009. The second edition provides an extensive revision of the chapters in the first edition and an enlargement through the addition of three new chapters. The new edition of the book provides updated insights on circuit analysis theory in a manner that will be more engaging to readers. It contains a design and page layout that will enhance visual interest and is a clear source of information on a complex topic. Although the core material has not changed much, it has been extensively revised and expanded for this new edition to provide a clear source of information on this complex topic and a more concise study guide than the original edition. Each topic, key term, concept, law, etc. has a clear definition followed by examples in each section, making studying and reviewing more effective. Materials are presented visually with less text and more outlines so that the readers can quickly get to the heart of each topic. This unique and well-structured book provides understandable and effective introduction to the fundamentals of DC/AC circuits, including current, voltage, power, resistor, capacitor, inductor, impedance, admittance, dependent/independent sources, basic circuit laws/rules (Ohm’s Law, KVL/KCL, voltage/current divider rules), series/parallel and wye/delta circuits, methods of DC/AC analysis (branch current and mesh/node analysis), the network theorems (superposition, Thevenin’s/ Norton’s theorems, maximum power transfer, Millman’s and substitution theorems), transient analysis, RLC circuits and resonance, mutual inductance/transformers, etc. The new edition includes challenging practice problems at the end of each chapter, and three new chapters on quantities and units, magnetism and electromagnetism, and three-phase systems.