Introduction to Electrical Engineering: Book and CD-ROM (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Comprehensive, up-to-date, and problem-oriented, Introduction to Electrical Engineering is ideal for courses that introduce nonelectrical engineering majors to the language and principles of electrical engineering. It can also be used in undergraduate survey courses taken by electrical engineering majors. Covering a uniquely broad range of topics, this text discusses the underlying concepts and methods behind various electrical engineering applications--from consumer gadgets and biomedical electronics to sophisticated instrumentation systems, computers, and electric machinery. Sarma highlights basic physical concepts while also emphasizing mathematical techniques, motivating students to learn the material in a logical sequence beginning with physical principles and extending to processes, modeling, using analytical techniques, and finally, designing.

Features
Incorporates practical and open-ended case studies at the end of each chapter
Includes over 1,000 end-of-chapter problems, a wealth of examples, and over 1,500 illustrations
Offers comprehensive chapters on signal processing, control systems, and communication systems
Provides integrated coverage of MATLABRG and SPICE
Adopts a modern focus on design and teamwork
Contains complete solutions to 20% of the end-of-chapter problems on http://www.mssarma.org Includes helpful appendices on the FE examination; mathematical relations; solution of simultaneous equations; complex numbers; Fourier series; Laplace transforms; and more

A Complete Support Package
A Solutions Manual by M. S. Sarma contains complete solutions for all problems. (0-19-514260-8)
A CD-ROM containing Microsoft PowerPointRG Overheads provides over 350 text figures and captions formatted for classroom presentation. (0-19-514472-4)
A website, mssarma.org, includes interesting web links, enhancement materials, errata, and more.

These additional items extend the introduction to selected topics or provide additional practice:
Circuits: Allan's Circuits Problems by Allan Kraus (0-19-514248-9)
Electronics: KC's Problems and Solutions to Accompany Microelectronic Circuits, Fourth Edition, by K.C. Smith (0-19-511771-9)
SPICE: SPICE, Second Edition, by Gordon Roberts and Adel Sedra (0-19-510842-6)
MATLAB: Getting Started with MATLAB by Rudra Pratap (0-19-515014-7)

Customer Review: Terrible Book

This book is full of errors and the subject matter presentation is far from an introduction. I used this in an intro class and it was one of the most useless textbooks I have ever bought. If it is a required book, do yourself a favor and buy some additional reading material.

Customer Review: Incomplete and full of errors

I found this book to be difficult to follow due to lack of examples and meandering subject matter. The author seems to have problems focusing directly on the topic at hand. What examples do exist have errors, which is enough to confuse any student. The difficulty of the end of chapter problems is a bit tough at points which is confounded by the lack of provided solutions. the book has 0 solutions with a promise that 20% of the problems are solved online. Instead, what is found on line are hand scribbled answers with no explination. This book is a work in progress at best.
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Basic Electronics (Dover books on electronics, electricity, computers, electrical engineering)

Electron tubes, semiconductor devices, electronic power supplies, tuned circuits, and an introduction to amplifiers; receivers, ranging and navigation systems, an introduction to computers, electronic test equipment, antennas, AM, FM, much more. 560 illustrations.


Customer Review: Way over my head

I bought 3 books about basic electronics in an attempt to understand why hearing aids don't work. The other two books were helpful for learning about amplifiers and microphones but this Basic Electronics for Naval Training was way over my head.



For me this book was a waste but if you are building your own nuclear submarine this book may be helpful.

Customer Review: Outstanding Choice for Basic Electronics Theory

This is a book about basic electronics and the nitty-gritty of this science doesn't change over time. Integrated circuits aren't really basic electronics and neither is a lot of "modern" circuit design - there are many other book choices for that.



But if you want the basic science behind electronics - this is the best book you can get in my opinion. It is written in clear language for the average reader to understand. If you're a calculus wiz - this book isn't going to be your cup of tea. But ... if you're new to electronics and tend to struggle with some of the more difficult concepts - look no further as this book was really the core of basic electronics education for the U.S. Navy for many decades and the Navy trained THOUSANDS of technicians with the information in this book. The only way you could do better ... would be to get ahold of a set of the old Navy Electricity and Electronics Series Modules (also referred to as NEETS modules). That's basically a library of paperback books - each one devoted to a specific segment of electrical / electronic study - like COMPUTERS and Binary Logic, or Motors and Generators. Those modules are written in the same language as this book - tend to go a bit deeper into detail and are in nice digestible chunks.



Good luck with finding them though.



Even the section on vaccuum tubes in this book is a valuable exercise into electron science - and it's fun! And I still think electronic techs should be at least vaguely familiar with the principles of vaccuum tubes even in this day and age!


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