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.
A balance of theory, worked examples and extended examples, practice problems, and real-world applications, combined with over 468 new or changed homework problems for the fifth edition and robust media offerings, renders the fifth edition the most comprehensive and student-friendly approach to linear circuit analysis.
This edition retains the Design a Problem feature which helps students develop their design skills by having the student develop the question as well as the solution. There are over 100 Design a Problem exercises integrated into the problem sets in the book.
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 Selected
Bibliography
Index