Electricity: Principles and Applications with Simulation CD-ROM

by Richard J. Fowler

This widely-used text prepares students for entry-level jobs in electronics, electrical trades and related fields. Its level and approach are ideal for both electronics and electricity programs looking for a relatively short, applied book covering DC/AC circuits. Additional chapters on topics such as safety, transformers, motors, instrumentation, and residential wiring are also included. No prior knowledge of electricity is assumed; the only prerequisites are arithmetic and basic algebra. Practical skills are emphasized throughout the text, and supported in the hands-on work provided in the companion Experiments Manual. MultiSim circuit files are provided, on a bound-in CD ROM, for those who want to bring software simulation work into their classes and labs.

528 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1979

Reviews

[Eli Mounteer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Electricity principles and applications by Richard Fowler is a 300 page book, about electric principles, applications, measurement devices, and how to use said instruments. It describes the different equations and formulas most commonly used when working in the field of electricity, and the differences between them when working with direct current or alternating current. It also explains the basic components and the electrical operation principles of several different types of electrical hardware, and their correlation to theoretical electric principles.

This book was a challenging read, as it is a textbook, and was written in textbook format. As a reader who mostly reads for enjoyment, such a book was difficult to finish in the allotted time, due to the dull language. Because of this, I would recommend it to those who specifically enjoy physics, especially electricity, are willing to read a more formal book, and have a good time frame to finish it by. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars, as I did like this book, but it had some downsides, such as dull language. I think this book would have been a much better read if I had more time to read it, so as to absorb the information with thought process, and understand the principles better.

[Bryon Russel · Rating 5 out of 5]

its good

[Muhammad Abdal · Rating 4 out of 5]

it is a good book