Don't get your circuits crossed - get "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

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. An Introduction to Circuit Analysis Chapter 2. Kirchhoff's Laws and Resistance Chapter 3. Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems Chapter 4. Network Theorems Chapter 5. Delta-Wye Transformations and Bridge Circuits Chapter 6. Capacitance and Inductance Chapter 7. The Phasor Transform Chapter 8. Frequency Response Chapter 9. Operational Amplifiers Chapter 10. Sinusoidal Steady-State Power Chapter 11. Transformers Chapter 12. Three-Phase Circuits Chapter 13. Network Analysis Using Laplace Transforms Chapter 14. Circuit Stability Chapter 15. Bode Plots and Butterworth Filters Final Exam Quiz and Exam Solutions References Index

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.

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

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.