Schaum's Outline of Basic Circuit Analysis

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For improved comprehension of circuit analysis, less time spent studying, and better test scores, you can’t do better than this powerful Schaum’s Outline! It’s the best study tool there is. It gives you hundreds of completely worked problems with full solutions on the information that you really need to know. Hundreds of additional problems let you test your skills, then check the answers. This comprehensive study guide can be used with any textbook, but it’s so complete it’s ideal for independent study!

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Great study tool.......2007-04-11

Great explanations and fully worked out problems makes it a great study aid

Excellent Textbook Companion.......2006-10-29

I initially picked up this book to do remediation on my first circuit analysis course, and have continued to use it through the second course. I call the Shaum Series my "secret weapon" for doing well in EE classes (and physics too, actually). The few pages of exposition at the beginning of each chapter are clear, concise, and mostly complete (Electric Circuits by Nahvi is more rigorous), and the problems, half with detailed solutions and half with just answers, are on-topic, perfectly-tailored, and numerous.

If you are taking circuit analysis courses, EE or not, you would be a fool to not have this book in your bag.

Excellent supplement on the topic of circuit analysis.......2006-06-02

This is an excellent supplement for electrical technology and electrical engineering students taking a first course on circuit analysis. It is a particularly good companion to Boylestad's "Introductory Circuit Analysis", which is a standard circuit analysis text that has insufficient examples on several subjects. This outline starts with the analysis of DC resistive circuits, goes on to AC circuits, and also covers power circuits, transformers, and op-amps. There is a good chapter on complex numbers and phasors, an understanding of which is essential for the study of circuit analysis. There is no need of differential or integral calculus although the book uses derivatives in the chapters on capicitors, inductors, and transformers as needed for voltage-current relations. Even though there is not one integral shown in the book, the outline is still useful to engineers since circuit analysis courses mainly use only algebra.
This book also presents necessary tools such as PSPICE, the computer circuit analysis and simulation program for PC's. SPICE is the standard for analog circuit simulation across the electronics industry, and knowledge of its syntax is essential. The outline also covers the use of advanced scientific calculators in the context of solving actual problems.
Besides being a good source of examples and solved problems, this outline does a pretty good job of outlining the basic theory of circuit analysis. I highly recommend it.

Ground Zero Review.......2005-03-27

This book is an excellent starting point for the basics of electrical engineering. 30 years after graduating, I started with this book in preparing for the Professional Engineering exam. Many problems, with solutions, which solidifies the basic theory.

The best $15 I have ever spent!

Well written.......2004-04-10

BASIC CIRCUITS ANALYSIS - 2nd Edition - O'Malley

Not a bad book for students confronting analog circuit analysis for the 1st time. The book should also provide a comfortable review for someone who has been away from the subject for awhile

It is obvious that some thought went into this work. The book is without calculus, but the EE student should appreciate the crisp & clean presentation & find it a good companion to a more advanced course. It is often the insight & approach to solving these basic analog circuit analysis problems that are most important at this time & this book should help in that regard. As opposed to many technical books by this publisher, I found few errors; however I have not worked many of the problems - which are numerous. The book follows the Schaum Outline format: bare-bones introduction of a subject with some of the meat contained in the problems. This can result in one needing another sentence or two in the text to fill a hold, as in the chapter on Phasors, for example.

I do think the PSpice circuit analysis is over played a bit. The author does introduce the old MS-DOS text based system (with little explanation) where circuit node files must be written, compiled & run. I suspect that since Windows 95 & the wide distribution of PSpice 8.0 with the schematic capture front end, these more recent & useful features would now be in use in most institutions & work places.

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Students will quickly understand the popularity of this helpful sourcebook--the first edition sold 46,000 copies! The chief emphasis is on solving realistic problems, hundreds of which are included with detailed solutions. This popular study guide concisely yet clearly covers all the areas taught in two-semester survey courses and serves as an ideal review for electrical engineers and others looking for high ratings on the Professional Engineer's Examination.

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Poor execution of a good idea.......2006-07-19

The idea was to have the essentials of AC/DC circuit analysis, linear circuits, electronic circuits, digital logic circuit design, electromechanical machines, and control theory in one handy outline. The problem is, any one of these subjects is way too complex and deep as it is presented in most universities for the book to be helpful for undergraduate electrical engineering students. Also, on the whole, this material is far from basic. The material on electromechanical machines and control theory is usually taught in junior or senior undergraduate courses.Thus, this book would be most helpful to a professional or someone returning to graduate school for a master's degree in electrical engineering who needs some review on material that they have previously mastered but possibly forgotten. Unfortunately, as the other reviewer pointed out, this book is chock full of errors, thus rendering the book pretty much useless in the problem solving department. If a revised second edition of this book ever comes out with corrections to all of the current errors, I would recommend it to the target audience I have already mentioned, but definitely not to undergraduate engineers who are seeing this material for the first time.

Needs proofread, BADLY!.......2003-11-04

I'm presently using this as a textbook in an into-level EE class. The book is a great concept - give a book of problems and enough information on the theory to solve them, including some step-by-step examples. And, sometimes, it works well. What kills it are the repeated glaring errors in the answers it gives for the questions - so far, I'd venture to say that, after the first couple chapters, more then 10% of the answers are wrong, be it from swapping a sign someplace or an outright mistake in understanding on the part of the person who solved the problem. This makes the book uterly and totally unacceptable - it has as much potential to damage someone's knowledge of electronics as to teach the person.

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Good basic knowledge of electricity
There's a 2nd edition about to be released!

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity
Milton Gussow
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Students need no prior knowledge of electricity to gain a broad and deep understanding with this book. Numerous easy-to-follow examplesillustrated with diagramsdemonstrate the operation and application of electric circuits. To assure practicality, the problems are presented in terms of commonly used voltages and current ratings, and they cover circuits and equipment typical of those found in today's electrical systems.

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Good basic knowledge of electricity.......2007-01-18

This book was very helpful in giving me a basic knowledge of electricity, although it doesn't show the proof of the formulas it introduces, but as it entitles to give a basic knowledge of electricity to the reader it could have been very confusing if it was written otherwise.

There's a 2nd edition about to be released!.......2006-10-26

This is a good book for electronics technicians who want to cover the basics of electricity that they would need in their assembly and test work. The first chapter is even a pretty good one on the very basic essence of electricity itself. However, this book was first published in 1983, and much has changed in the field of electronics/electricity technician work since that time. Thus, it might be worthwhile to wait and purchase the second edition which is already past due (Sept. 2006) for release. This older edition talks a great deal about the basics of electricity, wiring, basic calculations of current and voltage, and the use of various forms of instrumentation. This is definitely not something that engineers would benefit from. The exercises in many cases are "fill in the blank" type, and most calculations are extremely simple, requiring no more than a knowledge of the rules which the book provides and also of basic arithmetic.

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, 2nd edition (Schaum's Outlines)

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could have been useful if we got it on time.
Good book on the basics for electronics technicians

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, 2nd edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Study faster, learn better-and get top grades with Schaum's Outlines

Millions of students trust Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

Use Schaum's Outlines to:

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Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

This Schaum's Outline gives you:

New and expanded chapters-along with new sample problems throughout
A complete grounding in electricity to technicians in fields including computer repair, telephone installation and repair, and auto mechanics

Chapters include: The Nature of Electricity * Electrical Standards and Conventions * Ohm's Law and Power * Direct-Current Series Circuits * Direct-Current Parallel Circuits * Batteries * Kirchhoff's Laws * Network Calculations * Magnetism and Electromagnetism * Direct-Current Generators and Motors * Principles of Alternating Current * Inductance, Inductive Reactance, and Inductive Circuits * Capacitance, Capacitive Reactance, and Capacitive Circuits * Single-Phase Circuits * Alternating Current Generators and Motors * Transformers * Three-Phase Systems * Series and Parallel Resonance * Waveforms and Time Constants

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could have been useful if we got it on time........2007-10-10

My husband needed a book to study for an electricity test and I found this book which I ordered that day. After waiting a day or two, my husband's test was coming up and the book hadn't shipped. I got back on Amazon and switched to one day shipping and it shipped out after 2 days. After waiting for 4 more days and his test being the next day, I checked the status on Amazon which showed it was delivered. So I began looking around outside our house for the package, but it was no where to be found. I called UPS and they sent one of their drivers here to show us where he put it. The next day he called and said he stopped by and saw the package sitting by the door where he left it. He described the flowers outside and I told him we had the kids toys outside....then we realized he was at someone else's house.) I met him at a neutral location and finally got my package. Almost 2 weeks after I needed it. So the $24 I paid for one day shipping was definetely not worth it!!!!! Usually Amazon is great at getting packages to our door, but this time it wasn't the case.

Good book on the basics for electronics technicians.......2007-03-04

This is a good book for electronics technicians who want to cover the basics of electricity that they would need in their assembly and test work. The table of contents is not shown for this book so I do that next. An asterisk indicates an entirely new chapter from the previous edition:

1. The Nature of Electricity
2. Electrical Standards and Conventions
3. Ohm's Law and Power
4. Direct-Current Series Circuits
5. Direct-Current Parallel Circuits
6. Batteries
7. Kirchoff's Laws
8. Determinant Solutions for DC Networks*
9. Network Calculations
10. Magnetism and Electromagnetism
11. Direct-Current Generators and Motors
12. Principles of Alternating Current
13. Inductance, Inductive Reactance, and Inductive Circuits
14. Capacitance, Capacitive Reactance, and Capacitive Circuits
15. Single-Phase Circuits
16. Alternating-Current Generators and Motors
17. Complex Numbers and Complex Impedence for Series AC Circuits*
18. AC Circuit Analysis with Complex Numbers*
19. Transformers
20. Three-Phase Systems
21. Series and Parallel Resonance
22. Waveforms and Time Constants

This second edition is 140 pages longer than the first, and emphasizes more circuit analysis and calculations than the previous edition, although it is still too simplistic for engineers. This new emphasis on mathematics is probably due to the fact that the electronics technician no longer just wires boards together as was done in 1983. There is much less hardware construction and more emphasis on design in the field today.

Basic Mathematics for Electricity and Electronics: Schaum's Outline Series Theory and Problems of (Schaum's Outlines)

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Arthur Beiser
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SCHAUM'S OUTLINE OF BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
J.J. NASAR, SYAD A. (BOTH OF UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, USA CATHEY
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Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Basic Electrical Engineering Second Edition

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Schaum*s Outline Of Basic Electrical Engineering (schaum*s)

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Workers' compensation, begun in the early 1900s to address some of the human costs of the Industrial Revolution, was the first of Canada's social institutions. It aimed to redress social instability by reimbursing workers for their suffering while protecting companies from costly court cases. The need for its regulatory function did not diminish over the course of the century; indeed the need is just as significant today. Nevertheless, making workers' compensation work in Canada at the end of the century is a difficult task.

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Anoraknophobia: a masterpiece!

Marillion does the Soundtrack - the next film!?

Wallace and Gromit: Anoraknophobia

Wallace & Gromit: Anoraknophobia (Wallace & Gromit)
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Wallace's Ping Pong O'Matic Automated Home Leisure System has hiccuped badly during field trials. Then, when the pigeons next door ruin Gromit's washing, man and dog face a hefty bill. So when they see an invitation to attend an Invention Convention-with a big cash prize for the best invention-they have no choice but to enter. So begins Anoraknophobia, which brings the pair face-to-eyepatch with the sinister Herr Doktor Count Baron Napoleon von Strudel, inventor of the Acme Utility Anorak, and his scary, spider-taming wife, Queenie. The so-called von Strudels seem strangely familiar to Wallace, however. And our heroes soon find themselves entangled in Operation S.P.A.R.R.O.W, a diabolically evil plan to brainwash the cream of British brainpower-with serious implications for the future of table tennis and other indoor sports.

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this isn't a bad book.......2005-01-02

This book to me isn't quite as lovable as the claymation feature a grand day out, close shave, and the wrong trousers. It is entertaining and suspensful, but lacks the punchy timing of the movies. It is worth while, but i would suggest owning the movies before owning this.

Anoraknophobia: a masterpiece!.......2001-06-30

Absolutely brilliant! The story begins when Wallace invents a "Ping Pong O'Matic Automated Home Leisure System", but when the machine goes haywire and destroys the washing machine, Wallace needs to pay a hefty repair bill. And so the man and his dog enter an Invention Convention sponsored by the Acme Corporation- with a first prize of £100. But soon, everything's not all as it seems...

The plot of this book is fabulous, the art is superb and the colours are nice and bright! Of the new characters introduced, the best are Mr. Patel, Wallace's next-door neighbour, an expert on pigeons and prevailing wind conditions, and the hillariously funny Mr. Do-it-all, the Hotel Splendio's doorman, receptionist,porter, bell boy, gardener, barman, room-service operative, and owner: "It's a job share," according to Mr. Do-it-all.

I would recommend this book to anyone- if you've never seen Wallace and Gromit before, you should still read this book- it is absolutely brilliant.

Marillion does the Soundtrack - the next film!?.......2001-03-20

Yet another classic! Forget CHICKEN RUN, let's see the man and his dog on the HOLLYWOOD silver screen. Better yet, get Marillion to do the soundtrack - their latest album just out is called ANORAKNOPHOBIA! (coincidence? Fate? Act of God?) This book takes the intrepid duo into the realm of Hollywood possiblities with a plot that rivals James Bond and Austin Powers, characters like the enigmatic and intriguing Queenie who is at once frightening and wildly attractive, and the villianous von Struedel who could beat Dr. Evil at ping pong any day! Funny throughout, yet another winner from the folk who brought you W&G: the Lost Slipper and the Curse of the Ramsbottoms. Great bedtime fare!

Wallace and Gromit: Anoraknophobia.......2000-06-30

Wallace and Gromit: Anoraknophobia is a great book for even a person that isn't interested in the claymation movies. It features the oscar winning character Wallace and his faithful dog pal Gromit. The book is very humorous at times but also puts it's share in with suspense. It takes place when Wallace creates a ping pong -o- matic home leisure system. Wallace tests out the new home leisure system he breaks his irreplaceable drum on account of they are on a budget. Wallace decides to enter in a invention convention to raise money for the new drum there and the wackiness begins! This is a great book that is very well drawn and thought out. If you liked movies such as "The Wrong Trousers" or "A Grand Day Out," you should definatly check this book out.

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Anoraknophobia (Wallace & Gromit)
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