(NOTE: Each chapter begins with Introduction and concludes with Summary and Problems.) Preface. 1. Introduction. Overview. Basic Concepts. I. CIRCUITS. 2. DC Circuits. Ohm's Law. Kirchhoff's Law. Single-Loop Circuits. Single-Node-Pair Circuits. Resistor Combinations. Nodal Analysis. Loop and Mesh Analysis. Superposition. Source Exchange. Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems. Measurements and the Wheatstone Bridge. 3. Transient Analysis. Capacitors and Inductors. First Order Circuits. Second-Order Circuits. 4. AC Steady State Analysis. Sinusoidal Functions. The Sinusoidal Function/Complex Number Connection. Phasor Relationships for Circuit Elements. Impedance and Admittance. Y DELTA Transformations. Basic Analysis Using Kirchhoff's Laws. Nodal Analysis. Mesh and Loop Analysis. Superposition. Source Transformation. Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems. Nonsinusoidal Steady State Response. 5. Steady State Power Analysis. Instantaneous Power. Average Power. Effective or RMS Values. The Power Factor. Complex Power. Power Factor Correction. Typical Residential AC Power Circuits. Three-Phase Circuits. 6. Magnetically Coupled Circuits and Transformers. Magnetic Circuits. Mutual Inductance. The Linear Transformer. The Ideal Transformer. Transformer Applications. 7. Network Frequency Characteristics. Sinusoidal Frequency Analysis. Passive Filter Networks. Resonant Circuits. II. ELECTRONICS. 8. Introduction to Electronics. Energy and Power. Analog and Digital Systems; Signals and Pulses. Analog Systems; Amplifiers and Gain. Modulation and Demodulation; Encoding and Decoding. Digital Systems; Information, Sampling and Logic Gates. Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Systems. 9. Operational Amplifiers (OpAmps). The Ideal Op Amp. The Noninverting Amplifier. The Unity-Gain Buffer. The Inverting Amplifier. The Principle of Negative Feedback. The Differential Amplifier. The Summing Circuit. The Integrator. The Active Filter. The Current-to-Voltage Convertor.

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