This comprehensive revision helps non-electrical engineering majors—the future users, rather than the designers of electrical devices, systems and machines— gain a conceptual understanding of electrical engineering. Early coverage of systems and an emphasis on an IC (integrated circuits) 'building block' approach motivates non-majors. The text features integration of analog and digital technology with cutting-edge coverage of op-amps, feedback and analog systems. Chapter-end applications capture student interest by relating material to contemporary topics such as automobile suspension systems, high-fidelity audio and hand-held computers. Key Features: • Provides examples from everyday life, rather than from specific EE applications—for example 'Starting Your Volkswagen' or 'Automobile Suspension System' (an application of phasor analysis) • Features new and completely up-to-date material on SPICE, a new chapter on inductors and capacitors and expanded and revised chapters on analog systems Supplement: Instructor's Manual: 003096850X Contents: Introduction and overview I. Introduction to Circuits Principles of Electric Circuits Introduction to dc Circuit Analysis Techniques of dc Analysis Active Circuit Elements II. Time-varying Signals in Circuit Analysis Inductance and Capacitance Sinusoidal Signals Phasor Analysis Transient Response of Passive Circuits III. Analog Signals and Techniques Principles of Analog Systems Practical Analog Technology IV. Digital Signals and Their Uses Digital Building Blocks Introduction to Digital Systems V. Active Devices and Circuits Semiconductor Devices Transistor Amplifiers Digital Circuits VI. Magnetic Devices Electric Power and Machines Electric Power Electromechanical Devices References Answers to Even-Numbered Problems Index

Introduction and Overview; Part I: Introduction to Circuits; 1. Principles of Electric Circuits; 2. Introduction to dc Circuit Analysis; 3. Techniques of dc Analysis; 4. Active Circuit Elements; Part II: Time-varying Signals in Circuit Analysis; 5. Inductance and Capacitance; 6. Sinusoidal Signals; 7. Phasor Analysis; 8. Transient Response of Passive Circuits; Part III: Analog Signals and Techniques; 9. Principles of Analog Systems; 10. Practical Analog Technology; Part IV: Digital Signals and Their Uses; 11. Digital Building Blocks; 12. Introduction to Digital Systems; Part V: Active Devices and Circuits; 13. Semiconductor Devices; 14. Transistor Amplifiers; 15. Digital Circuits; Part VI: Magnetic Devices, Electric Power, and Machines; 16. Electric Power; 17. Electromechanical Devices References; Answers to Even-Numbered Problems; Index

An Introduction Second Edition Steven E. Schwarz and William G. Oldham, both at University of California