Circuit Analysis For Dummies

Learn to: Grasp resistive circuits, Kirchhoff's laws, equivalent subcircuits, and more Supplement your classroom learning Score high in your Circuit Analysis course Circuits overloaded from electrical circuit analysis? Circuit Analysis For Dummies gives you clear-cut information about the topics covered in a typical circuit analysis course. From resistive circuits and Kirchhoff's laws to equivalent subcircuits and energy storage, this friendly, hands-on guide is the perfect aid for making sense of the topics that may be confusing you in your circuit analysis course. So what are you waiting for? Circuit Analysis 101 — get the lowdown on the engineering lingo, concepts, and techniques necessary to analyze circuits Simplify it — understand the general analytical methods that help you simplify more complicated circuits to a manageable level Get amped — recognize how to work with transistors as current amplifiers and op-amps as voltage amplifiers Ch-ch-ch-changes — deal with changing signals and circuits that have passive energy storage devices (such as inductors and capacitors) Be a convert — use phasor and Laplace techniques to convert a calculus-based problem into one requiring only algebra Open the book and find: The keys to reading circuit schematics How to apply Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws when analyzing circuits The steps for transforming sources Mesh current analysis, superposition, and other useful analytical methods The ins and outs of op-amp circuits Approaches for analyzing first- and second-order circuits How to create filters by connecting resistors, inductors, and capacitors

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Circuit Analysis 5 Chapter 1: Introducing Circuit Analysis 7 Chapter 2: Clarifying Basic Circuit Concepts and Diagrams 15 Chapter 3: Exploring Simple Circuits with Kirchhoff’s Laws 25 Chapter 4: Simplifying Circuit Analysis with Source Transformation and Division Techniques 41 Part II: Applying Analytical Methods for Complex Circuits  65 Chapter 5: Giving the Nod to Node–Voltage Analysis 67 Chapter 6: Getting in the Loop on Mesh Current Equations 83 Chapter 7: Solving One Problem at a Time Using Superposition 95 Chapter 8: Applying Thévenin’s and Norton’s Theorems 113 Part III: Understanding Circuits with Transistors and Operational Amplifiers 131 Chapter 9: Dependent Sources and the Transistors That Involve Them 133 Chapter 10: Letting Operational Amplifi ers Do the Tough Math Fast 155 Part IV: Applying Time–Varying Signals to First– and Second–Order Circuits 173 Chapter 11: Making Waves with Funky Functions 175 Chapter 12: Spicing Up Circuit Analysis with Capacitors and Inductors 193 Chapter 13: Tackling First–Order Circuits 211 Chapter 14: Analyzing Second–Order Circuits 233 Part V: Advanced Techniques and Applications in Circuit Analysis 253 Chapter 15: Phasing in Phasors for Wave Functions 255 Chapter 16: Predicting Circuit Behavior with Laplace Transform Techniques 273 Chapter 17: Implementing Laplace Techniques for Circuit Analysis 295 Chapter 18: Focusing on the Frequency Responses 313 Part VI: The Part of Tens 335 Chapter 19: Ten Practical Applications for Circuits 337 Chapter 20: Ten Technologies Affecting Circuits 341 Index 345

John M. Santiago Jr., PhD, served in the United States Air Force (USAF) for 26 years. During that time, he held a variety of leadership positions in technical program management, acquisition development, and operation research support. While assigned in Europe, he spearheaded more than 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops.