Circuit Analysis Demystified

David McMahon

May 2007 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

Here's the sure cure for CIRCUIT PARALYSIS!

Need to learn circuit analysis but experiencing some resistance in your brain waves? No stress! Circuit Analysis Demystified will give you the jolt you need to understand this complex subject--without getting your circuits crossed.

In the first part of the book, you'll learn the fundamentals such as voltage and current theorems, Thevenin and Norton's theorems, op amp circuits, capacitance and inductance, and phasor analysis of circuits. Then you'll move on to more advanced topics including Laplace transforms, three-phase circuits, filters, Bode plots, and characterization of circuit stability. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this book will have you in a steady state when it comes to circuit analysis in no time at all.

This fast and easy guide offers:

• Numerous figures to illustrate key concepts
• Sample equations with worked solutions
• Coverage of Kirchhoff's laws, the superposition theorem, Millman's theorem, and delta-wye transformations
• Quizzes at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning
• A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work

Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Circuit Analysis Demystified will transform you into a master of this essential engineering subject.

Ratings and reviews

Circuit Analysis Demystified is absolutely atrocious. The errors range from typos to decimal errors to the repeated incorrect analysis of basic circuits like a Wheatstone Bridge. The book even claims that the voltage across a capacitor in a series RLC circuit with no power input will explode to infinity (p237). He achieves this by forgetting to account for dv/dt (or assuming it is zero) Do not buy this book. Thank goodness that I was using it to review circuits and not to learn them.

About the author

David McMahon has worked for several years as a physicist and researcher at a renowned national laboratory. He has an educational background that includes advanced degrees in both math and physics. He is also the author of Quantum Mechanics Demystified, Relativity Demystified, Signals and Systems Demystified, and Linear Algebra Demystified.