Electric Circuits

For courses in Introductory Circuit Analysis or Circuit Theory.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Circuit Variables

Chapter 2 Circuit Elements

Chapter 3 Simple Resistive Circuits

Chapter 4 Techniques of Circuit Analysis

Chapter 5 The Operational Amplifier

Chapter 6 Inductance, Capacitance, and Mutual Inductance

Chapter 7 Response of First-Order RL and RC Circuits

Chapter 8 Natural and Step Responses of RLC Circuits

Chapter 9 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis

Chapter 10 Sinusoidal Steady-State Power Calculations

Chapter 11 Balanced Three-Phase Circuits

Chapter 12 Introduction to the Laplace Transform

Chapter 13 The Laplace Transform in Circuit Analysis

Chapter 14 Introduction to Frequency Selective Circuits

Chapter 15 Active Filter Circuits

Chapter 16 Fourier Series

Chapter 17 The Fourier Transform

Chapter 18 Two-Port Circuits

Appendix A The Solution of Linear Simultaneous Equations

Appendix B Complex Numbers

Appendix C More on Magnetically Coupled Coils and Ideal Transformers

Appendix D The Decibel

Appendix E Bode Diagrams

Appendix F An Abbreviated Table of Trigonometric Identities

Appendix G An Abbreviated Table of Integrals

Appendix H Common Standard Component Values