INSIDE FASHION DESIGN

Alexander and Sadiku's fifth edition of Fundamentals of Electric Circuits continues in the spirit of its successful previous editions with the objective of presenting circuit analysis in a manner that is clearer more interesting and easier to understand than other more traditional texts. Students are introduced to the sound six step problem solving methodology in chapter one and are consistently made to apply and practice these steps in practice problems and homework problems throughout the text. Salient features The six step problem solving methodology is introduced in chapter one and carried throughout the text and media supplements to promote sound problem solving practices. The retained Design a Problem feature helps students enhance their design skills by not only solving the problem but asking them to design it. This helps the student more deeply learn the theory while they learn through teaching. Each illustrative example is immediately followed by a practice problem and answer to test understanding of the preceding example. Table of Contents Part 1 DC Circuits Chapter 1 Basic Concepts Chapter 2 Basic Laws Chapter 3 Methods of Analysis Chapter 4 Circuit Theorems Chapter 5 Operational Amplifiers Chapter 6 Capacitors and Inductors Chapter 7 First Order Circuits Chapter 8 Second Order Circuits Part 2 AC Circuits Chapter 9 Sinusoids and Phasors Chapter 10 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis Chapter 11 AC Power Analysis Chapter 12 Three Phase Circuits Chapter 13 Magnetically Coupled Circuits Chapter 14 Frequency Response Part 3 Advanced Circuit Analysis Chapter 15 Introduction to the Laplace Transform Chapter 16 Applications of the Laplace Transform Chapter 17 The Fourier Series Chapter 18 Fourier Transform Chapter 19 Two Port Networks Appendix A: Simultaneous Equations and Matrix Inversion Appendix B: Complex Numbers Appendix C: Mathematical Formulas Appendix D: Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems About the Author Charles K. Alexander Cleveland State University and Matthew Sadiku Prairie View A&M University.