Allan R. Hambley received his B.S. degree from Michigan Technological University, his M.S. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He has worked in industry for Hazeltine Research Inc., Warwick Electronics, and Harris Government Systems. He is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering at Michigan Tech.
"Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Resistive Circuits
Chapter 3 Inductance and Capacitance
Chapter 4 Transients
Chapter 5 Steady-State Sinusoidal Analysis
Chapter 6 Frequency Response, Bode Plots, and Resonance
Chapter 7 Logic Circuits
Chapter 8 Computers and Microcontrollers
Chapter 9 Computer-Based Instrumentation Systems
Chapter 10 Diodes
Chapter 11 Amplifiers: Specifications and External Characteristics
Chapter 12 Field-Effect Transistors
Chapter 13 Bipolar Junction Transistors
Chapter 14 Operational Amplifiers
Chapter 15 Magnetic Circuits and Transformers
Chapter 16 DC Machines
Chapter 17 AC Machines"
1. Updated coverage of MATLAB and the Symbolic Toolbox for network analysis
2. Explanation of how the Wheatstone bridge is used in strain measurements
3. Discussion on Freescale Semiconductor HCS12/9S12 family as an example of microcontrollers
4. Approximately 200 problems added, replacing some of the problems from the previous edition