Circuit Analysis Demystified

This new addition to the Demystified series is a sure cure for "circuit paralysis"--the anxiety that often comes with trying to learn this difficult electrical engineering subject. Circuit  Analysis Demystified clarifies such topics as capacitance, inductance, steady-state analysis, transformers, and much more. Packed with hundreds of worked equations and examples, concise explanations, quizzes, and a final exam, this book is the perfect classroom supplement and self-study tool.

Table of Contents

Ch 1: A Review of Differential Equations
Solving first order ODE's
Second order ODE's
Ch 2: Distributions and the Laplace Transform
The Mathematical Defin of Distribution
The Unit Step Function
Ch 3: Basic Resistive Circuits
Electric charge and current
Voltage and Potential Differences
Ch 4: Kirchhoff's Laws
Nodes in circuits
Kirchhoff's current law
Ch 5: More Resistive Circuits
Series and Parallel connections
Voltage divider
Ch 6: Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems
Simplify networks with Thevenin's theorem
Current sources
Ch 7: Capacitance & Inductance
The Capacitor Defined
Basic circuit analysis with capacitors
Ch 8: Second Order Circuits
LC circuits
RLC circuits
Ch 9: The Phasor Transform
Basics on Complex Numbers
The Phasor Transform
Ch 10: Steady State Analysis
Sinusoidal sources
Phasor Network equations
Ch 11: Power
Average Power
Instantaneous Power
Ch 12: Frequency Response
Resonance in RLC circuits
Input and Output
Ch 13: Transformers
The transformer defined
Circuit analysis of transformers
Ch 14: Network Analysis Using Laplace Transforms
Loop and Node analysis with the Laplace Transform
Network functions and Impulse Response
Ch 15: Circuit Stability
Impulse Response Stability
Zero Input Stability
Ch 16: State Variables
State Equations
Superposition