ABSTRACT

This much-loved textbook introduces electrical and electronic principles and technology to students who are new to the subject.

Real-world situations and engineering examples put the theory into context. The inclusion of worked problems with solutions really help aid your understanding and further problems then allow you to test and confirm you have mastered each subject. In total the books contains 410 worked problems, 540 further problems, 340 multiple-choice questions, 455 short-answer questions, and 7 revision tests with answers online.

This an ideal text for vocational courses enabling a sound understanding of the knowledge required by technicians in fields such as electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications. It will also be an excellent refresher for foundation and undergraduate degree students.

It is supported by a companion website that contains solutions to the 540 questions in the practice exercises, formulae to help students answer the questions, multiple choice questions linked to each of the 23 chapters and information about the famous mathematicians and scientists mentioned in the book. Lecturers also have access to full solutions and the marking scheme for the 7 revision tests, lesson plans and illustrations from the book.

part |2 pages

Section 1: Basic Electrical and Electronic Engineering Principles

chapter 2|12 pages

An introduction to electric circuits

chapter 3|9 pages

Resistance variation

chapter 5|18 pages

Series and parallel networks

chapter 6|18 pages

Capacitors and capacitance

chapter 7|14 pages

Magnetic circuits

chapter 8|11 pages

Electromagnetism

chapter 9|14 pages

Electromagnetic induction

chapter 11|15 pages

Semiconductor diodes

chapter 12|24 pages

Transistors

part |2 pages

Section 2: Further Electrical and Electronic Principles

chapter 13|26 pages

D.c. circuit theory

chapter 14|18 pages

Alternating voltages and currents

chapter 15|21 pages

Single-phase series a.c. circuits

chapter 16|19 pages

Single-phase parallel a.c. circuits

chapter 17|12 pages

Filter networks

chapter 18|17 pages

D.c. transients

chapter 19|19 pages

Operational amplifiers

part |2 pages

Section 3 Electrical Power Technology

chapter 20|16 pages

Three-phase systems

chapter 21|25 pages

Transformers

chapter 22|25 pages

D.c. machines

chapter 23|20 pages

Three-phase induction motors

part |2 pages

Section 4 Laboratory Experiments

chapter 24|15 pages

Some practical laboratory experiments