Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits / Edition 5

by Roland E. Thomas, Albert J. Rosa, Gregory J. Toussaint

Overview

Early Circuit Analysis, Early Circuit Design, Early Circuit Evaluation!

Emphasizing the early development of engineering judgment, the new and revised Fifth Edition of The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits takes you beyond simply analyzing circuits, and helps you develop the skills you need to solve problems, design practical alternatives, and choose the best design from several competing solutions. This edition features new or revised homework problems, new design problems, and unique evaluation problems. The text's abundance of realistic examples, exercises, problems, applications, and other pedagogical tools such as clearly defined objectives help build confidence and judgment.

Highlights of the Fifth Edition

• More than 70% of the homework problems are new or revised. This edition also features new design and new evaluation problems in appropriate chapters.
• Revised Chapter 12 on Frequency Response provides a better, more compact presentation of the topic.
• A greatly revised Chapter 14 on Active Filter Design offers real practical advice on designing multi-pole active filters.
• Application examples relating to electronics, computer engineering, signal processing, instrumentation and bioengineering make this an ideal text for other engineering disciplines.
• An early emphasis on design and analysis reinforces your understanding of circuit fundamentals.
• The early introduction of evaluation begins the development of engineering decision-making––a hallmark of a good design engineer.
• Early Op-Amp coverage adds flexibility on circuits that one can design, and allows you to design practical circuits that you can actually build and use.
• Laplace transforms are introduced early and are used to treat important dynamic circuit concepts, such as zero-state and zero-input responses, impulse and step responses, convolution, frequency response, Bode plots, and transfer function and analog filter design.
• A separate chapter on waveforms and signal characteristics introduces all the important input and output signals encountered in linear circuits.
• Examples of computer-aided circuit analysis using Excel^®, MATLAB^®, Mathcad^®, Electronics Workbench^®, and PSpice^® are integrated throughout the text beginning with Chapter 2.
• Carefully designed learning objectives in the chapter openers, supported with homework problems and cross-referenced to in-chapter examples, enable you to assess your mastery of the material.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471760955
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/30/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	832
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

Dr. Roland E. Thomas was the visionary behind this text. He pioneered the use of OP AMPs in basic circuits, the early use of Laplace for analyzing AC circuits, and the use of competing filter realizations to help students achieve optimum designs. His integration of Bloom’s Taxonomy was a novel and valued approach for ensuring students attain competence in various topics. Ron passed away in 2019, but his vision continues in this edition.

Dr. Albert J. Rosa has 44 years of experience in practicing engineering, education and teaching, with nine years spent at the US Air Force Academy in the Electrical Engineering Department finishing as Professor and Head, and an additional eight years as Distinguished Visiting Professor and Erdle Fellow, and 17 years as Chair of the Engineering Department at the University of Denver, USA. He served 25 years as an ABET program evaluator for IEEE and ASEE.

Dr. Gregory J. Toussaint has 33 years of experience as a practicing engineer, including seven years teaching electrical engineering at the US Air Force Academy in the Electrical Engineering Department and at the graduate level at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.

Chapter 2. Basic Circuit Analysis.

Chapter 3. Circuit Analysis Techniques.

Chapter 4. Active Circuits.

Chapter 5. Signal Waveforms.

Chapter 6. Capacitance and Inductance.

Chapter 7. First-Order Circuits

Chapter 8. Second-Order Circuits.

Chapter 9. LaPlace Transforms.

Chapter 10. S-Domain Circuit Analysis.

Chapter 11. Network Functions.

Chapter 12. Frequency Response.

Chapter 13. Fourier Series.

Chapter 14. Analog Filter Design.

Chapter 15. Sinusoidal Steady-State Response.

Chapter 16. Mutual Inductance.

Chapter 17. Power in the Sinusoidal Steady State.

Appendix A. Standard Values.

Appendix B: Solution of Linear Equations.

Appendix C. Complex Numbers.

Answers to Selected Problems.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

Thomas and Rosa offer a learn-by-doing approach to linear circuits. They discuss the major elements of circuit design (including Laplace transforms, new passive and active elements, pole-zero diagrams, Bode diagrams, Fourier series, and time-varying circuits), and provide skill-building exercises. Furthermore, they show how to evaluate and select the best design from several correct approaches. This new edition covers five of today's most widely used programs: Excel, MATLAB, Mathcard, Electronics Workbench, and PSpice. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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