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by Fawwaz Ulaby (Author), Michel M. Maharbiz (Author), Cynthia M. Furse (Author)
Welcome to Circuit Analysis and Design. As the foundational course in the majority of electrical and computer engineering curricula, an electric circuits course should serve four vital objectives:
(1) It should introduce the fundamental principles of circuit analysis and equip the student with the skills necessary to analyze any planar, linear circuit, including those driven by dc or ac sources, or by more complicated waveforms such as pulses and exponentials.(2) It should start the student on the journey of circuit design.
(3) It should guide the student into the seemingly magical world of domain transformations--such as the Laplace and Fourier transforms, not only as circuit analysis tools, but also as mathematical languages that are "spoken" by many fields of science and engineering.
(4) It should expand the student's technical horizon by introducing him/her to some of the many allied fields of science and technology. This book aims to accomplish exactly those objectives. Among its distinctive features are:
Technology Briefs: The book contains 32 Technology Briefs, each providing an overview of a topic that every electrical and computer engineering professional should become familiar with. Electronic displays, data storage media, sensors and actuators, supercapacitors, and 3-D imaging are typical of the topics shared with the reader. The Briefs are presented at a technical level intended to introduce the student to how the concepts in the chapter are applied in real-world applications and to interest the reader in pursuing the subject further on his/her own. Technology Briefs cover applications in circuits, medicine, the physical world, optics, signals and systems, and more. Application Notes: Most chapters include a section focused on how certain devices or circuits might be used in practical applications. Examples include power supplies, CMOS inverters in computer processors, signal modulators, and several others. Multisim and MathScript: Multisim is a SPICE circuit simulator available from National Instruments (see cad.eecs.umich.edu for details). Multisim is highlighted through many end-of-chapter demonstrations. The student is strongly encouraged to take advantage of this rich resource. The Math-Script software can perform matrix inversion and many other calculations, much like the MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB(R) software.
Author Biography
Fawwaz Ulaby is the Emmett Leith Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and former Vice President of the University of Michigan. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and recipient of the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal. His Applied Electromagnetics textbook is used at over 100 US universities.
Michel M. Maharbiz is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Maharbiz has been a GE Scholar, an Intel IMAP Fellow and is currently a Bakar Fellow. He was awarded National Instrument's Excellence in Engineering Education Award in 2013. His research interests include building micro/nano interfaces to cells and organisms and exploring bio-derived fabrication methods.
Cynthia M. Furse is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Utah. She has received numerous teaching awards, and is a Fellow of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors. Her research is in bioelectromagnetics (how electromagnetic fields interact with the body).
