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Author : James W. Nilsson
Edition : 8
Number of Pages : 880
Publisher : Prentice Hall
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Product Description Electric Circuits, Eighth Edition features a new design,a four-color format, and 80% of chapter problems have been updated. In the midst of these changes, the book retains the goals that have made it a best-seller: 1) To build an understanding of concepts and ideas explicitly in terms of previous learning; 2) To emphasize the relationship between conceptual understanding and problem solving approaches; 3) To provide readers with a strong foundation of engineering practices. Chapter topics include Circuit Variables; Circuit Elements; Simple Resistive Circuits; Techniques of Circuit Analysis; The Operational Amplifier; Inductors, Capacitors, and Mutual Inductance; Response of First-Order RL and RC Circuits; Natural and Step Responses of RLC Circuits; Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis; and more. For anyone interested in circuit analysis. Customer reviews Excellent Textbook  by .. Eric Boyer (Canada)
This is a great book. Very good explanations, lots of examples, good layout (everything is well-placed and there's lots of coloured diagrams/images), good reference sections. I'm definitely keeping this book for future reference.
Better than the rest by .. ME & EE student (Norway)
This is a classic work delivered in a top-notch modern layout, with very clear organization and focus. The first edition was written before the modern-day era of sidebars, extra features, and time-consuming case studies. The eigth edition does have some added extra-material (like chapter openers), but not to the extent that a clear-cut presentation is jeopardized. In particular, this sets it apart from Alexander/Sadiku (3/ed.).
It also has a more modern and efficient feel to it than Dorf/Svaboda, which is also a classic, albeit one to be steered clear of; it has not been modernized like Nilsson's book and was less clearly written from the start.
I enyojed Nilsson/Riedel's narrative, the in-chapter excersices (with answers and with suggested end-of-chapter problems), and the problems (many with answers). With Nilsson, you know your learning is in the hands of an athorative educator.
OK text  by .. garde ()
This text is alright, but it does assume prior knowledge of circuits. The exercise problems are way more difficult than any of the examples in the text and not all of the answers are provided in the back of the book. Also, (VERY IMPORTANT) this ISBN does NOT include the PSpice manual that is usually required for a basic circuits course.
Good book for University Class  by .. J. Szurley ()
I bought this book for a undergraduate University course. The book is extremely thorough in the topics discussed and has plenty of examples. My only complaint is not having all the answer values in the back of the book, this makes checking my own answers difficult.
Seems good so far by .. C. Betts ()
I'm only 4 chapters into this book, but so far i like it pretty well. It seems more readable than other physics texts ive had. It seems like the biggest complaint ive read about is it being too hard, or not having answers. I have every answer in the book, since it comes with p-spice and i can check them. As far as being more difficult than the examples, that seems to be the case in any physics course ive taken, and i've just gotten used to it i guess. I suppose the fact that i have a great teacher helps a lot, but i definitely dont think this book is as terrible as everybody on here is saying. Just a quick word to the post "a stinker", we were assigned problem 2.11, and using p=IV and V=IR, its a simple problem.
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Author : Charles Alexander
Edition : 4
Number of Pages : 1056
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Product Description Alexander and Sadiku's fourth edition of Fundamentals of Electric Circuits continues in the spirit of its successful previous editions, with the objective of presenting circuit analysis in a manner that is clearer, more interesting, and easier to understand than other, more traditional texts. Students are introduced to the sound, six-step problem solving methodology in chapter one, and are consistently made to apply and practice these steps in practice problems and homework problems throughout the text. A balance of theory, worked examples and extended examples, practice problems, and real-world applications, combined with over 350 new homework problems for the fourth edition and robust media offerings, renders the fourth edition the most comprehensive and student-friendly approach to linear circuit analysis. . This edition adds the Design a Problem feature which helps students develop their design skills by having the student develop the question as well as the solution. There are over 100 Design a Problem exercises integrated into the problem sets in the book.. . Alexander/Sadiku also offers you the convenience of ARIS -- the text-specific web site -- which allows you to assign homework online or create printed homework sets and solutions to your students. The website also features solutions and KCIDE software, which reinforces the books problem-solving approach.. . Customer reviews Great book....covers alot by .. Jay (Kings Point, NY)
This book is pretty good...little or no mistakes. However, the authors could have gone into a little more detail in explaining basic concepts. All in all, this book is a must-have.
Good book, with some minor problems by .. Varun Rahimtoola (Los Angeles, CA United States)
Overall this is a really great book with lots of examples and good problems, however my complaint is that some of the problems haven't been covered in the examples and so they are too difficult to solve. For instance, in the chapter on node voltages, none of the examples covers floating voltage sources that have other components like resistors in series with them, yet a number of the problems involve such floating voltage sources. I had to refer to the Schaum's Outline of Basic Circuit Analysis (another very good book, btw) to find an example problem for that.
If you're looking for books on electric circuits, however, I would definitely recommend this one along with the Schaum's Outline book I mentioned above.
Good Book by .. aspiring EE (AR, USA)
This book is very good for understanding some basic circuits concepts, but it does not discuss topics like sequential switching, unboudned response. But overall, I would highly recommend this book.
Very Understandable First Book on Electric Circuits by .. David A. Lessnau (Niceville, FL USA)
Since the reviews for most of the other first Circuit Analysis books I could find were fairly uniform in their negative opinion on the understandability of those books, I was worried about this book. But, since the reviews of the previous version were very good, I thought I'd give it a try. Basically, I'm very impressed with it. Since I'm working through the book on my own without any peers or professors available to clarify things, the book I use HAS to be readable. This one is. The authors clearly explain almost everything (there are a few minor omissions of (non-core) material that the authors consider to be Intuitively Obvious to the Most Casual Observer (i.e., stuff they thought everyone would have run into from everyday life)). Within each section of each chapter, they immediately follow every concept with several Examples showing how to work with the material and Practice problems for the reader to do. So, if you don't immediately understand the theory, there are several applications available to help you along. At the end of the chapter, the book includes:
- A Summary of the material covered.
- Answered Review Questions.
- About 100 Exercises. These are broken up into sections so you know which ones require what material. The odd ones are answered at the back of the book.
- Comprehensive Exercises which use all the material covered.
In the Preface, the authors describe the book as:
"...[W]ritten for a two-semester or three-quarter course in linear circuit analysis.... It is broadly divided into three parts. Part 1, consisting of Chapters 1 to 8, is devoted to dc circuits.... Part 2, which contains Chapter 9 to 14, deals with ac circuits.... Part 3, consisting of Chapters 15 to 19 is devoted to advanced techniques for network analysis.... [T]he main prerequisites... are physics and calculus. A very important asset of this text is that ALL the mathematical equations and fundamentals of physics needed by the student are included in the text."
From what I can see, that's a very good description of the book.
The only negatives I can find in the book are all minor. Occasionally, there's a wrong answer (AFAIK). There are also a couple of cases where the authors put new information into the exercises instead of covering it in the text. Slightly more serious is that in some cases the Example and Sample problems focus on problems with certain attributes. But, the Exercises will then focus on problems with entirely different (unexplained) attributes. It takes some work to translate these into the material covered in the section. Also, I'd have preferred having Exercises at the end of each section instead of clumped together at the end of the chapter. The end-of-chapter Exercises should be limited to the Review Questions and Comprehensive Exercises. It would also have been nice if McGraw Hill had provided a PDF version of the book on their web site (ARIS) for registered users (there's a registration code in the front of the book).
My biggest complaint is probably regarding the tools used in the book: PSpice (a circuit simulator), KCIDE (an integrated design environment for circuit analysis), and MATLAB (a symbolic manipulator and solver). PSpice 9.1 used throughout the text of the book. Unfortunately, KCIDE uses PSpice 10.0. From what I can find on the web, the two PSpice versions don't play nicely together. So, you really have a choice of using the version of the tool used in the book or using the version required by another tool used in the book. MATLAB, unlike PSpice and KCIDE, doesn't have a free student version. As a replacement for it, I used Maxima (available from SourceForge).
Still, all the complaints are minor. I found the book to be very readable and rate it at a Very Good 4 stars out of 5.
Great by .. NAB (Pakistan)
This is a decent start for novice engineers. Unlike other texts on the same subject it has very effective methodology of teaching the very basic concepts of electric circuits. A bulk of solved examples is there to help you understand techniques of circuit analysis. It really soothed me when I was suffering from "circuit phobia". This text is highly recommended by me for beginners.
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Author : Francisco Jiménez
Edition : 1
Number of Pages : 128
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
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Product Description "'La frontera'...I heard it for the first time back in the late 1940s when Papa and Mama told me and Roberto, my older brother, that someday we would take a long trip north, cross la frontera, enter California, and leave our poverty behind." So begins this honest and powerful account of a family's journey to the fields of California -- to a life of constant moving, from strawberry fields to cotton fields, from tent cities to one-room shacks, from picking grapes to topping carrots and thinning lettuce. Seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for an education and the right to call one palce home, this is a story of survival, faith, and hope. It is a journey that will open readers' hearts and minds. Customer reviews Must read by .. pcardinale ()
My niece was assigned to read this book at UCSanta Barbara. She shared it with me and I could NOT put it down. It ended as a cliffhanger and I wanted more! She told me there was a sequel so I immediately went to the first,second and finally third book store and found the sequel. Once finished, I wanted more! Another cliffhanger. That is when I went on Amazon to order the first book for my kids to read and then the third.Now I want to meet this professor. I so enjoyed reading about his life.
The Circuit by .. Emily J. Taylor (Utah)
What's amazing is that this is a true story, true excerpts from the author's childhood. They are written without fluff and cheese, but the emotion is still strong and real. I like how it is written in the form of individual stories--somehow it makes these events all the more poignant. It's real, harsh, and opens eyes to the lives of migrant workers.
La pura verdad-the whole truth by .. D. Maciel (East Palo Alto, California United States)
This is a great family book.I am American Caucasian and my husband is a Mexican imigrant.We read this story out loud to one another,and while it is writen (very well) in simple English so that any reader could probably read it,we enjoyed it imensly.
I can tell you that so much of this story corrolated with our friends and family and was very touching,but brought on a lot of chuckles as well.A great family read.
Great Book by .. Angie Medina ()
This book was very interesting. I loved the way this book shows how Mexicans suffer, struggle and work hard to get what they need to survive. This book has a good way of showing the different types of experiences the family goes through. It gets to a point where you get so into the book that you get frightened of what could happen to the family next. You don't know if the family is going to get caught by the border patrol or if you're going to be able to find a job for the next season. You just don't know if your going to be able to survive the only thing you have in your hands is hope and faith.
There was nothing that I could hate about this book the only thing that I hated was to read about how bad this family suffered. It hurts to see how your own people gets discriminated but, it's ok because this family like many other Mexicans have still succeeded after all the things they have to go trough, like being discriminated. Other than that there is nothing to dislike about this book.
I would definitely recommend this book for everybody especially for people who like this family is an illegal immigrant in this country. I would like for the anti-immigrant people to read this book so they can see that no matter what they do to try to stop the immigrants from succeeding the immigrants will never stop trying no matter what they do to try to stop them. This book is a great book I am sure that this story has repeated itself many times by other Mexican families. I am also sure that it will keep repeating itself for many years, but there is always a limit and the day will come when the Mexicans will be treated the same as everybody else in this country. There are many illegal immigrants that have been more successful in life than the people that are legal in this country, and it kills the anti-immigrants to know this is true.
Want to know what it's like? by .. Ms. Mack (Boulder, CO)
This book is a great place to start if you are interested in learning about the life of someone less priviledged than yourself. Perhaps it will help you appreciate the simple pleasures in life and everything that you've got. When you reach the end of the book, you'll be glad Jimenez wrote a sequel (Breaking Through).
Written in a language that is accessible to everyone from grade school to adulthood, Jimenez doesn't exaggerate details or go into a lot of long desriptions. It's simply his memories of his childhood in a migrant family. As all memories go, the book does not flow smoothly from chapter to chapter, but rather gives you snapshots of his life, so take it for what it is and don't worry about the chronology.
As a teacher, this book really helped me appreciate the lives and struggles of many of my students (who lead lives similar to Jimenez in his childhood).
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Author : Roland E. Thomas
Edition : 6
Number of Pages : 928
Publisher : Wiley
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Product Description Engineers searching for an accessible introduction to resistance circuits will benefit from this book that emphasizes the early development of engineering judgment. The new sixth edition takes them beyond simply analyzing circuits, and helps them develop the skills needed to solve problems, design practical alternatives, and choose the best design from several competing solutions. It presents new design problems and unique evaluation problems. The book’s abundance of realistic examples, exercises, problems, applications, and other pedagogical tools such as clearly defined objectives build confidence and judgment. Engineers will gain an understanding of early circuit analysis, early circuit design, early circuit evaluation. Customer reviews Best introduction book to electronics by .. Arvin_Tagore ()
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.
Junk  by .. George Beasley (Houston, Texas)
I would not purchase this manual unless the instructor mandated it. It has very few relevant examples from the book. I needed an example guide for the homework problems and it was worthless. I will try and resell it.
Fantastic practical introduction with emphasis on calculations by .. Rehan Dost (Canada)
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 frequency response. Low pass, high pass, passband, and stopband concepts are introduced. Bode plots are explained.
Chapter 13 introduces fourier series and chapter 14 analog filter design
I did not read chapter 15 or 16
The book is replete with simple exercises progressing to more difficult ones with plenty of worked out examples.
A mature student can cover the material in most of the book in a few weeks . There are really very few basic concepts ( charge, voltage, current, I-V relationships in resistors, inductors, capacitors, natural generalization to impedance, Equivalent circuits with methods of reduction including KCL, KVL, parallel, series, Norton, Thevinen equivalents, nodal and mesh analysis concepts, active components and their properties, types of signal waveforms, steady state responses, phasor analysis, s-domain analysis using Laplace transform, network functions, frequency response principals of filter design and fourier series) numbering 30 or so that are combined in a straightforward way to solving circuit design and analysis problems.
This by no means indicates that circuit analysis and design is easy but rather like most other fields, the concepts are basic but their possible combinations and interactions are almost limitless. Often finding A solution is not enough. One must find a solution that meets several other criteria as well including multi-purpose use, cost efficiency, construction feasibility, etc.
It's a good book by .. Monica (VA, Italy - Europe)
it's definitely one of the best books I've found in this field. It's complete and the most of the arguments are explained in a very easy way. There are many exercises with solutions -very useful- but unfortunately the book doesn't have all the results of the exercises.
Don't buy! by .. Bursali (Caen,France)
It's definitely for first year's students.But its title is very attractive and exagerrated. I have sent it back and taken my money.It's not worth a cent..
Especially I have hate the blue drawn circuit diagrams..like a cartoon magazine..
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Author : Richard C. Dorf
Edition : 7
Number of Pages : 880
Publisher : Wiley
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Product Description Build problem-solving skills for the real world Revised with even more effective learning features, Dorf and Svoboda's Seventh Edition of Introduction to Electric Circuits introduces students to circuit analysis, and helps build strong problem-solving skills in a framework that is both engaging and accessible. Known for its practical emphasis on design, solid examples, and real-world problems, the text introduces students to the kinds of problems that electrical and computer engineers face in contemporary practice. Interactive exercises and examples provide a rich learning environment The book's website (www.wiley.com/college/dorf) provides resources to help students build confidence, and apply and learn the steps necessary to successfully complete homework problems. * Interactive Examples show how to solve similar problems step-by-step. * Interactive Exercises offer endless practice with immediate feedback. * Interactive LearningWare helps students visualize difficult topics. Also available PSpice for Linear Circuits, 2E James A. Svoboda, Clarkson University 0-471-78146-0, Paper, (c)2007 This introduction provides step-by-step instructions for using PSpice and Orcad Capture to analyze ac and dc circuits, circuits in the time domain to determine the complete response, and circuits in the frequency domain to determine the frequency response. Customer reviews Electric Circuits, 6th Edition, Dorf and Svoboda by .. Apostle (Charlottesville, Virginia USA)
"Electric Circuits," 6th Edition by Dorf and Svoboda rates as the WORST text I've ever used in my undergraduate or graduate training. While it has many helpful tables and illustrations, the core-material presentation is garbled and not easily understood. This is complicated further by an inexcusable plethora of errors contained throughout the text. Though the authors are obviously knowledgeable in the subject matter, from me they earn a grade of "F" for their ability as writers. When used as an adjunct or self-learning text, where the student's knowledge comes directly from the textbook and without the aid of live lectures, this book is useless.
The following three textbooks cover the SAME material as Dorf and are much better suited as adjunct and self-learning texts. These are presented in the order of recommendation to you: (Monier is by far the best of all)
1. "Electric Circuit Analysis," by Charles J. Monier, 2001, Prentice Hall.
This text is EXCELLENT. As the chapter material and the math progress in complexity (up to LaPlace Transforms) the author inserts "math review chapters," which are especially helpful. The material is presented clearly and in an exact fashion in this book.
2. "Electric Circuits," by Alenander and Sadiku
3. "Introductory Circuit Analysis," by Robert L. Boylestad
Unless you're taking a lecture course directly from the authors or have access to a professor familiar with all the errors and quirks of this text, don't waste your time with it.
Disclaimer: I have no financial or business relationship or interests in any of the texts discussed here.
Horrible!!! by .. spyder (IL)
This is the worst book to teach basic foundation skills to future electrical engineers. It assumes that readers are genuises and is definitely not for beginners. It is very difficult to follow and understand. The examples are mediocre and the problems are difficult. It omits key steps in solving some of the problems. It's exponentially frustrating when your university prescribes it as a textbook.(Did the course coordinators even try to read it from a beginner's point of view?) It's only good as a doorstop, paper weight, a projectile to throw at a non-sensical, pretentious PhD student teaching the class(or at least that's what he/she thinks they're doing), or in extreme cases, a toilet paper. Horrible book! Good for bonfires though.
This book is for skilled Electrical Engineering Students by .. Troy Edwards ()
If you want a book that holds your hand and babies you through circuit theory, than this book is not for you. Mastery of advanced calculus, and calculus based physics is necessary.
Having said that, being able to understand what is in this book will set you apart from an EET. You use this book because you want to be an EE. (You know, the guy who is the EET's boss. hehe)
This is a well presented book for a skilled enginering student.
You will know more about circuit theory than the average joe tech will ever know.
Saying you can't understand this book is like saying you can't understand Advanced Quantum Mechanics because it has too much math.
Don't be a baby. Just take your 3 semesters of calculus w/ differential equations and 2 semesters of calculus based physics
and then and only then will you be ready for this book. When you are done with this book, you will be a certified EE genius :)
And tell the EET's that they will be working for you. HEHE.
Really just so so  by .. Duran Haschim (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
This book ist not too different in quality from Nilsson, quite normal; some topics are explained okay, others lack a bit of depth in derivation. But the problems are not very fun to solve.
Enjoyable textbook for passionate students by .. James (Australia)
This is a very good textbook for passionate students who have a solid background in physics and mathematics. It is not suitable for the average freshman, nor is it suitable for technical or trades students.
When I say a solid background, I mean you had better be an A student in physics and mathematics otherwise you'll gradually be left behind.
Dorf doesn't baby students with this book. High school education has been dumbed down disgracefully these days as bright students are "streamed" with the not-so-bright. School education is politically correct and has been excessively feminized and made "inclusive." That means bright students should find a good school, or work by themselves, and work hard.
This is not to say that readers who have problems with this book are not very bright. It could mean they've had a bad high school education or their college/university dumbed down their mathematics and physics courses in response to the high drop-out rates. You need to be *very* good with, as a minimum, first year mathematics (calculus, linear algebra) and physics (calculus based physics). Don't make this text your first ever introduction to circuits and things like voltage, resistance, current, and so on. You should have met all these in your physics courses! (I *did* say you need a solid background in physics, didn't I?)
If you have a bit of time before using this book, or you want to repeat a class that uses this book, grab yourself a copy of Basic Technical Mathematics with Calculus (SI Version) 8th Edition by Washington, and work your way from there with more advanced engineering mathematics texts. Also pick up Grossman's Elementary Linear Algebra, or Strang's Linear Algebra. Now get yourself a good physics text, such as the Six Ideas in Physics series, and understand it. It may also help to familiarize yourself with basic electric circuits by working your way through a more elementary text that doesn't use calculus (assuming you need to work on your math before using this text, of course).
Go for it!
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Author : J. David Irwin
Edition : 9
Number of Pages : 864
Publisher : Wiley
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Product Description Over the last two decades, Irwin has built a solid reputation for his highly engaging presentation, clear explanations, and extensive array of helpful learning aids. Now in a new Ninth Edition, this reader-friendly book has been completely revised and improved to ensure that the learning experience is enhanced. It's built on the strength of Irwin's problem-solving methodology, providing readers with a strong foundation as they advance in the field. Customer reviews Worst. Textbook. Ever. by .. John Detloff (Omaha, NE United States)
I've paid more for a few textbooks. But they were actually worth the price. They were well-written and had selected answers in the back. This book made me confused about concepts I was already familiar with from previous classes. I felt really sorry for the people who were learning the material in the first few chapters from this book. After that, material in later chapters that was new to me was a nightmare to learn. And I'm good at learning by reading.
I knew after reading chapter 2 that I would be writing a review for this. The class that uses this text is almost over, and I think I can give an accurate review now. There are several reasons why this book is getting terrible reviews. First, the text is hard to understand. It seems like it is written like a lab report where the audience already understands the concepts. Small details and reinforcement that almost all authors just seem to naturally add are missing. Whenever I get done reading a section, I feel like I missed some important detail that would bring the whole concept together. Second, the figures are more often than not on a different page than the text that refers to them. That gets very old, very fast. I would guess that I flipped pages on average six times per example problem.
Another reason that this is a terrible textbook is the homework problems at the end of each chapter. The example problems are usually trivial and short, so you get some confidence that the homework will be easy. Then you get assigned a few problems. And it takes you hours to do. Say the chapter examples show you how to make a cube out of eight marshmallows and toothpicks. Expect one of the homework problems to be: Design a working cold fusion reactor out of marshmallows and toothpicks. And there are no solutions in the back of the book like with every science-related textbook I've ever read. Oh, but you can buy a solutions manual. And that's terrible too. I have a copy. I didn't pay for it and I'm glad. The solutions manual has most of the homework problems with work shown. The problem is that a lot of them are not worked using the techniques shown in the chapter! If you wrote down the step-by-step solution from the manual, your instructor would know right away that you were using the solutions manual.
So, I'd like to beg the authors never to write another book ever again. I don't want to read a pamphlet written by these clowns. There is just too much wrong with their style to even salvage. This book has wasted thousands of man-hours and has probably driven away at least some talent from the field. If this text is required for a class that you need to take, email the instructor and ask why they are using such a poor book.
How not to learn circuits by .. Walter Gordy (Socorro, NM)
What would have made this book better would be to include answers to odd questions, more problem solving strategies for odd-ball situations, and chapter problems that start basic and build on concepts as they get harder.
Its obvious that they targeted inexperienced professors by marketing pre-made power point lectures, revised problems for "solution security", and saying that this book will improve FE scores, which it won't since its such a bad book.
I would not recommend this book. I find myself constantly looking online for better examples. There are no answers to any of the chapter questions, which makes it a useless reference book after the class is over. The techniques for problem solving they present are primitive and I found myself struggling in the homework problems. In the end, its just an expense paper weight.
An okay book, that becomes very good with a little trick.. by .. Pimentinha (Brazil)
The book is quite okay concerning the explaining and teaching, and considering it's an introduction. (If you want diodes, transistors, etc search elsewhere! (Sedra/Smith?))
But the thing is: each of the fifteen chapters has about 70 exercises. And if you began learning this stuff, you know it: you'll always forget a term in the equations or switch a minus for a plus sign, etc.. The solutions are not on the book, but they do exist, and if your an instructor you may log in the site and ask for a copy.
If you're a student . . . it's actually even easier! Just get it on isoHunt or eMule and start working the problems.
Believe me, do half of each chapter's exercises and you'll breeze through your exam. Check or learn the correct answer on the Instructor's Manual.
P.S. - I really understand all the one-star ratings, but it's just because this is a subject where you need lots of practice, lots of exercises. And of course if you're trying to study and you're stuck on one exercise, you probably won't go further, and exasperate.. But go get the answers, and good work! You'll see the book will give you all the theory and explaining necessary.
This is the worst book I have ever used in my enitire college career. by .. Paul Templet ()
This book was awful. Concepts are confusing, examples are lacking, and most of the homework problems do not represent the material taught in the revelant chapter.
This book is terrible in getting across concepts and procedures relating to a variety of problems. One or two examples didn't help me work 20 hw problems, and on top of this the solutions aren't in the back of the book. you have to go on their website to get any supplementary material (which sucks just as bad). It will take forever just to get started on the homework problems because you will have to figure out how it even related to what was read in the chapter.
This book is horrible! by .. S. Bluhm (California)
This is the book we're reading in my first EE class, and it sucks. Maybe if I had a great professor that actually taught and walked us through the practice problems it wouldn't be so frustrating, but he doesn't, and it makes trying to go through the book EXTREMELY difficult.
There are huge gaps in information that show up in assigned problems, which I understand can help reinforce the learning process, but there are books that do it effectively and then there's this piece of crap.
The authours of this steaming pile of cow waste leave out important details that can cost a student literally hours in trying to figure out a solution only to discover that the reason for the incorrect answer is because the book failed to mention ANYTHING that might be helpful.
I can't relate how many times I went online and actually looked up information in OTHER books that were 1000000 times better than this POS.
An example, you ask? On the section on combining independent current sources, it mentions (in about 2 sentences) that current sources should be combined when in parallel. That's fine and dandy, but what it doesn't tell you is that when you're doing ANY PROBLEM where current is in question, you've got to add any current sources BACK in to the answer, depending on where they appear in the circuit, or you'll get garbage as a result.
Is this common sense? Sure, I guess, if you've already taken the class and already understand circuit analysis. If you haven't and you don't, the authors apparently decided to leave you up s@#t creek without a paddle after robbing you blind.
If you're taking an EE class and see that this is the text, check out the professor before you take it, or you'll be sorry.
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Author : Richard C. Jaeger
Edition : 3rd
Publisher : McGraw Hill Higher Education
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Product Description This text develops a comprehensive understanding of the basic techniques of modern electronic circuit design, analog and digital, discrete and integrated. It provides balanced coverage of analog and digital circuits. A broad spectrum of topics is included, and material can be easily be selected to satisfy either a two- or three-semester sequence in electronics. Sufficient depth of material is also provided so the text can be used for senior electives in either digital or analog circuit design. Computer usage is integrated throughout the text in the form of circuit simulation using SPICE, problem solving using MATLAB, spreadsheets and computer programs. The text includes comprehensive problem sets at the end of each chapter that are keyed to the sections in the book and graded in level of difficulty. Numerous design problems are also included. Customer reviews Difficult book to understand by .. sluijs01 (Ohio)
It could possibly be my personal intelligence level, but this was a very difficult book for me to understand. It was required for my Electronics I class, so I didn't have much of a choice. Luckily I saved some money on this book by buying it used on here, so that made me feel a bit better about me not understanding the book. Not one I would personally recommend, but if you don't have a choice, go for it.
Microelectronic Circuit Design by Jaeger/Blalock by .. John Alfredo ()
I'm an EE student who has taken the first course using the Sedra/Smith book but because of a delay in taking the second course, will be using the Jaeger/Blalock text. I'm reviewing the material from the first course as it is laid out in the Jaegaer/Blalock book and find the same material more understandable with more relevant detail.
Great book by .. (brookline, ma United States)
This is the best book I have ever seen for electronics/mircroelec. It provides you a full coverage and in depth explanation, buy this book if you want really learn this stuffs.
GREAT BOOK! by .. Percy Gonzales (Lima, Peru)
If you really want to learn the structure and principles of function of the different types of electronic components, this is the perfect book for you.
The theory is too easy to understand and it has a lot of exercises and problems with different dificulty levels.
You can use this textbook in different courses, like: Analog Circuits, Electronic Circuit Design,and electronic physics.
Excellent by .. ()
These reviews certainly demonstrate that everyone has a different point of view. I thought Jaeger's organization was excellent. Jaeger leads you through the material in a user friendly, step by step manner. He provides what I think is the best explanation of pn junction physics. Jaeger takes the space needed to explain fully. Compared to Jaeger,Sedra and Smith race through the material providing few intermediate examples. I think Jaeger TEACHES and Sedra and Smith seem to be summarizing for the benefit of someone who has learned elsewhere.
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Author : Adel S. Sedra
Edition : 5 Har/Cdr
Number of Pages : 1392
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Description Today's Technology. Tomorrow's Engineers. This market-leading textbook continues its standard of excellence and innovation built on the solid pedagogical foundation that instructors expect from Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith. All material in the fifth edition of Microelectronic Circuits is thoroughly updated to reflect changes in technology-CMOS technology in particular. These technological changes have shaped the book's organization and topical coverage, making it the most current resource available for teaching tomorrow's engineers how to analyze and design electronic circuits. Customer reviews The author really could do better. by .. J. Sallay (Logan, UT)
This textbook tries to cover it all. It is the largest, heaviest textbook I've ever held. That would be just fine if it were any good. There are more typos than one one would expect from a fifth edition. Sometimes the constants are listed incorrectly (such as epsilon_0). The worst part of the book though is the questions. I've counted 30 questions in one problem. The questions are rarely if ever stated clearly. Oftentimes it is very difficult to figure what the author is asking. There are several questions in each chapter that are covered only a short sentence or two that does not relay the information necessary to complete the problem. Finally information necessary to complete the problems is not always given. If you have to use this textbook for a class I'm sorry. If you are a professor who uses this textbook - you can do much better.
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Author : William Hayt
Edition : 7
Number of Pages : 912
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Product Description The hallmark feature of this classic text is its focus on the student � it is written so that students may teach the science of circuit analysis to themselves. Terms are clearly defined when they are introduced, basic material appears toward the beginning of each chapter and is explained carefully and in detail, and numerical examples are used to introduce and suggest general results. Simple practice problems appear throughout each chapter, while more difficult problems appear at the ends of chapters, following the order of presentation of text material. This introduction and resulting repetition provide an important boost to the learning process. Hayt's rich pedagogy supports and encourages the student throughout by offering tips and warnings, using design to highlight key material, and providing lots of opportunities for hands-on learning. The thorough exposition of topics is delivered in an informal way that underscores the authors� conviction that circuit analysis can and should be fun. Related Search : engineering circuit , analysis  |
Author : Robert L. Boylestad
Edition : 11
Number of Pages : 1176
Publisher : Prentice Hall
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Product Description THE most widely acclaimed introduction to circuit analysis for more than three decades. Features exceptionally clear explanations and descriptions, step-by-step examples, more than 50 practical applications, over 2000 easy-to-challenging practice problems, and comprehensive coverage of essentials. PSpice, OrCAd version 9.2 Lite Edition, Multisims 2001 version of Electronics Workbench, and MathCad software references and examples are used throughout. Computer programs (C++, BASIC and PSpice) are printed in color, as they run, at the point in the book where they are discussed. Current and Voltage. Resistance. Ohm's Law, Power, and Energy. Series Circuits. Parallel Circuits. Series-Parallel Networks. Methods of Analysis & Selected Topics. Network Theorems. Capacitors. Magnetic Circuits. Inductors. Sinusodial Alternating Waveforms. The Basic Elements and Phasors. Series and Parallel ac Circuits. Series-Parallel ac Networks. Methods of Analysis and Related Topics. Network Theorems (ac). Power (ac). Resonance. Transformers. Polyphase Systems. Decibels, Filters, and Bode Points. Pulse Waveforms and the R-C Response. Nonsinusodial Circuits. System Analysis: An Introduction. For those working in electronic technology. Customer reviews Excellent by .. YSS127 (U.S.A.)
I purchased a used copy of the 8th edition for reference purposes.
In the chapters on time varying, v(t), i(t), stored energy, capacitance, inductors, transformers, etc, you will find the calculus used with step-by-step solutions.
In reference to complex numbers, I thought most students would have taken math that covered the subject prior to taking EE courses. At the University of Minnesota students are required to have at least completed 3rd quarter calculus prior to taking any EE couses.
I wish I had this book when I was enrolled in EE courses. What we had required math in much greater depth than the Boylestad books.
I purchased boylestad's book for reference 20 years ago and loved it. Unfortunately someone(I will say borrowed here) borrowed it and it was never returned. I was never able to locate the same edition so I purchased this edition. And it is outstanding.
I think that the book is very clear in explaining circuit analysis concepts. Much more so than the EE books we had which were very math intensive.
Confusing for beginners by .. HealthAdminGuy ()
Boylestad is still alive??
I just ask that, tongue-in-cheek, to point out that this book has been around a long time. I used this book in a couple of college Circuit Analysis classes (1 Semester DC, 2nd Semester AC) in 1977. I had already had 2 years of electronic tech (okay, vocational school) during high school so I had no problem with this book whatsoever, it just built on what I already knew.
But... several people in the class who were new to electrical fundamentals had significant problems with learning the material from this book. In the accompanying lab class I was excused from most of the labs and spent most of my time helping other students with their labs and tutoring them to help them understand the material that they were not absorbing from the textbook. I just took a look at a pirated copy of this book that I found online and the presentation is basically that same as it was 31 years ago, so I am not surprised that some people still have problems. After I graduated from college I came across a used circuit theory book by Floyd, which was incredibly clear in its presentation, so I grabbed that book for my reference shelf, and Mr. Boylestad's book went in the dumpster. Oh, as I recall, the beginning of the AC section was especially terse and difficult for the students; Boylestad's presentation of the j-operator math made a simple subject seem difficult.
Not Good for Introducing the Subject by .. Bogie (Deering, NH USA)
Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the brightest bulb in the pack, but I'm not really that dim either. I thought I was the only one that didn't understand how they get from the example problems to the end-of-chapter problems until I read several reviews from others who had the same problem.
My instructor keeps telling everyone that has problems in the class, "Wait until you get to Digital Fundamentals - that will really give you trouble." Hmm, I've had DF and earned an A. Yes, I had to study and work hard at it, but at least I was able to understand getting from point A to point D!
At this juncture it is either get out while I can, without a grade penalty, or hope that I can catch up by going thru other books. I have ordered other books, but will be trying this class again next semester. I wish I had known at the beginning of the semester that I would need further texts to fill in the blanks!
Lab Manual by .. S. Villarreal ()
Is there a reason that the experiments that are suppose to accompany the 11ed book are based off the 10ed book?
John@home.com by .. John E. Martin (Gaffney,S.C.)
First of all,this is the best introductory book I have ever read. Boylestadt does an excellent job of getting to the point on the subjects he talks about.The tools he explains in network theorems are very good for the ones who wish to bone up on their skills. You might want to have some other books that explain the subject a little simpler,but you have to work any way to get at that knowledge level.This is a good class room book where one is in a group and can communicate the thoughts they have leaned from the book.
This book is not about devices such as transistors and diodes but its about how accurately you can analyze the circuit. On top of that every mistake he makes in one edition,he corrects it in another edition. So you can guess that this book is pretty good.You don't necessarily have to have a TI-86,but it makes the work flow pretty easily.You need to know what an integrand sign means but for the most part it is a very readable book.
Boylestadt has books out on devices,too. If it's like this book
you know its very knowledgable.
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