Circuit Analysis for Complete Idiots

by David Smith

In today’s world, there’s an electronic gadget for everything and inside these gadgets are circuits, little components wired together to perform some meaningful function. Have you wondered how a led display sign works or how a calculator works or toy cars work? How is it possible?? All because of electrical circuits. These tiny components when arranged in certain manner can do wonders. Fascinating isn’t it? Our fascination with gadgets and reliance on machinery is only growing day by day and hence from an engineering perspective, it is absolutely crucial to be familiar with the analysis and designing of such Circuits, at the very least one should be able to identify components. Circuit analysis is one of basic subjects in engineering and particularly important for Electrical and Electronics students. So circuit analysis is a good starting point for anyone wanting to get into the field. It is a very easy subject to learn and understand, but for this reason most of us end up taking the subject lightly and therefore misunderstand many key ideas. This will lead to a lot of headache in other subjects. In this book we provide a concise introduction into basic Circuit analysis. A basic knowledge of Calculus and some Physics are the only prerequisites required to follow the topics discussed in the book. We’ve tried to explain the various fundamental concepts of Circuit theory in the simplest manner without an over reliance on math. Also, we have tried to connect the various topics with real life situations wherever possible. This way even first timers can learn the basics of Circuit theory with minimum effort. Hopefully the students will enjoy this different approach to Circuit Analysis. The various concepts of the subject are arranged logically and explained in a simple reader-friendly language with illustrative figures. We have covered basic topics extensively and given an introduction to advanced topics like s- domain analysis. This book will hopefully serve as inspiration to learn Circuit theory, and in turn Electrical engineering in greater depths.

Genres: Engineering

137 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 17, 2019

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Reviews

[Houghton Fedline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great, can't wait to read

[Korgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well explained concepts for those who want to understand the very basics of circuits from scratch onward. You'll need to know a little about differential equations near the end, and also the basics of how to use Laplace equations to solve simple DEs. That's the stuff I already knew; it was the basic stuff about how voltage and current worked (and what they are, fundamentally) that I didn't know despite watching countless YouTube videos.

[kendrew kirkconnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read.

I got this read to gain more understanding of circuits. While I feel I got this, take note it is a practical textbook so it has theory and also a lot of equations and scenarios for its use.

[Paul Rodmell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Introduction to circuit analysis

This book is well presented, and I found it a useful recap for principles I learnt long ago. It would have been great to see Matlab used to solve the equations.

[Ajiket Pal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better than a formula book, but still recommend a proper textbook for better understanding of concepts

[Cindy Pekarek]

Helpful for intro electrician courses.