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For DC/AC Circuits courses requiring a comprehensive, all inclusive text covering basic DC/AC Circuit fundamentals with additional chapters on Devices.



This renowned text offers a comprehensive yet practical exploration of basic electrical and electronic concepts, hands-on applications, and troubleshooting. Written in a clear and accessible narrative, the Seventh Edition focuses on fundamental principles and their applications to solving real circuit analysis problems, and devotes six chapters to examining electronic devices.

Features

Hallmark Features:

"Symptom/Causeö problems, and exercises on Multisim circuits on CD-ROM.
Key terms glossary-Furnished at the end of each chapter.
Vivid illustrations.
Numerous examples in each chapter-Illustrate major concepts, theorems, and methods.
Superior pedagogical package-Includes two-page chapter openers with section lists, chapter objectives, key terms lists, and application assignments; section openers and objectives, reviews, summaries, formula lists, self tests, circuit simulation problems, graduated problem sets, hands-on tips, and biographies of key figures in the history of electricity, safety points, calculator tutorials and calculator solutions.
Complete Instructors Resource Package (Power Point Presentations, Lab Manual Solutions, Chapter Problem Solutions, Computerized Test Generator, EWB Circuit Files)


New to this Edition

More practical applications
New problems in most chapters.
New true/false quiz at the end of each chapter
Expanded safety coverage
True/false quiz at the end of each chapter
Internet references for selected topics
More Multisim circuits
Multisim tutorial in the appendix
Multisim 10 and Multsim 9 circuit files with appendix directions for accessing the website files.
Coverage of fuel cells and expanded coverage of batteries, solar cells,
Section on voltage measurements.
Coverage of the Hall Effect and expanded coverage of magnetic and electromagnetic topics.
Section on dc motors and generators
Section on ac motors and generators (alternators)
Expanded coverage of capacitive and inductive reactance
Section on dc motors and generators
Numerous other improvements and updates

Table of Contents

Electronics Fundamentals



Part I DC Circuits



Chapter 1 Quantities and Units

1-1 Scientific and Engineering Notation

1-2 Units and Metric Prefixes

1-3 Metric Unit Conversions

1-4 Measured Numbers

1-5 Electrical Safety



Chapter 2 Voltage, Current, and Resistance

2-1 Atoms

2-2 Electrical Charge

2-3 Voltage

2-4 Current

2-5 Resistance

2-6 The Electric Circuit

2-7 Basic Circuit Measurements

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work



Chapter 3 Ohm's Law, Energy, and Power

3-1 Ohm's Law

3-2 Application of Ohm's Law

3-3 Energy and Power

3-4 Power in an Electric Circuit

3-5 The Power Rating of Resistors

3-6 Energy Conversion and Voltage Drop in a Resistance

3-7 Power Supplies

3-8 Introduction to Troubleshooting

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work





Chapter 4 Series Circuits

4-1 Resistors in Series

4-2 Total Series Resistance

4-3 Current in a Series Circuit

4-4 Application of Ohm's Law

4-5 Voltage Sources in Series

4-6 Kirchhoff's Voltage Law

4-7 Voltage Dividers

4-8 Power in Series Circuits

4-9 Voltage Measurements

4-10 Troubleshooting

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work



Chapter 5 Parallel Circuits

5-1 Resistors in Parallel

5-2 Total Parallel Resistance

5-3 Voltage in a Parallel Circuit

5-4 Application of Ohm's Law

5-5 Kirchhoff's Current Law

5-6 Current Dividers

5-7 Power in Parallel Circuits

5-8 Troubleshooting

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work



Chapter 6 Series-Parallel Circuits

6-1 Identifying Series-Parallel Relationships

6-2 Analysis of Series-Parallel Resistive Circuits

6-3 Voltage Dividers with Resistive Loads

6-4 Loading Effect of a Voltmeter

6-5 The Wheatstone Bridge

6-6 Thevenin's Theorem

6-7 The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

6-8 The Superposition Theorem

6-9 Troubleshooting

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work



Chapter 7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism

7-1 The Magnetic Field

7-2 Electromagnetism

7-3 Electromagnetic Devices

7-4 Magnetic Hysteresis

7-5 Electromagnetic Induction

7-6 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work





Part II AC Circuits



Chapter 8 Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage

8-1 The Sinusoidal Waveform

8-2 Sinusoidal Voltage Sources

8-3 Voltage and Current Values of Sine Waves

8-4 Angular Measurement of a Sine Wave

8-5 The Sine Wave Formula

8-6 Analysis of AC Circuits

8-7 Superimposed DC and AC Voltages

8-8 Nonsinusoidal Waveforms

8-9 The Oscilloscope

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work

Chapter 9 Capacitors

9-1 The Basic Capacitor

9-2 Types of Capacitors

9-3 Series Capacitors

9-4 Parallel Capacitors

9-5 Capacitors in DC Circuits

9-6 Capacitors in AC Circuits

9-7 Capacitor Applications

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work





Chapter 10 RC Circuits

10-1 Sinusoidal Response of RC Circuits

10-2 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RC Circuits

10-3 Analysis of Series RC Circuits

10-4 Impedance and Phase Angle of Parallel RC Circuits

10-5 Analysis of Parallel RC Circuits

10-6 Analysis of Series-Parallel RC Circuits

10-7 Power in RC Circuits

10-8 Basic Applications

10-9 Troubleshooting

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work





Chapter 11 Inductors

11-1 The Basic Inductor

11-2 Types of Inductors

11-3 Series and Parallel Inductors

11-4 Inductors in DC Circuits

11-5 Inductors in AC Circuits

11-6 Inductor Applications

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work





Chapter 12 RL Circuits

12-1 Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuits

12-2 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RL Circuits

12-3 Analysis of Series RL Circuits

12-4 Impedance and Phase Angle of Parallel RL Circuits

12-5 Analysis of Parallel RL Circuits

12-6 Analysis of Series-Parallel RL Circuits

12-7 Power in RL Circuits

12-8 Basic Applications

12-9 Troubleshooting

Application Assignment: Putting Your Knowledge to Work



Chapter 13 RLC Circuits and Resonance

13-1 Impedance and Phase Angle of Series RLC Circuits

13-2 Analysis of Series RLC Circuits

13-3 Series Resonance

13-4 Series Resonant Filters