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For 25 years, students and instructors have trusted Nilsson and Riedel more than any other text to provide the clearest and most effective introduction to electric circuits while enabling readers to make connections between the core concepts and the world around us. The eighth edition is a carefully planned revision of this modern classic. With a core focus on problem solving, 80% of the homework problems are completely new or revised. Extensive reviews and development produced a cleaner, clearer text design to facilitate reading and navigation. In addition, while increasing the emphasis on real-world applications of circuits, this new edition continues its commitment to being the most accurate text on the market. Book jacket.

List of Examples	p. xiii
Preface	p. xvii
Circuit Variables	p. 2
Electrical Engineering: An Overview	p. 3
The International System of Units	p. 8
Circuit Analysis: An Overview	p. 10
Voltage and Current	p. 11
The Ideal Basic Circuit Element	p. 12
Power and Energy	p. 14
Summary	p. 16
Prob... MORElems	p. 17
Circuit Elements	p. 22
Practical Perspective: Electrical Safety	p. 23
Voltage and Current Sources	p. 24
Electrical Resistance (Ohm's Law)	p. 28
Construction of a Circuit Model	p. 32
Kirchhoff's Laws	p. 36
Analysis of a Circuit Containing Dependent Sources	p. 42
Practical Perspective: Electrical Safety	p. 46
Summary	p. 47
Problems	p. 48
Simple Resistive Circuits	p. 56
Practical Perspective: A Rear Window Defroster	p. 57
Resistors in Series	p. 58
Resistors in Parallel	p. 59
The Voltage-Divider and Current-Divider Circuits	p. 62
Voltage Division and Current Division	p. 65
Measuring Voltage and Current	p. 68
Measuring Resistance-The Wheatstone Bridge	p. 71
Delta-to-Wye (Pi-to-Tee) Equivalent Circuits	p. 73
Practical Perspective: A Rear Window Defroster	p. 76
Summary	p. 79
Problems	p. 80
Techniques of Circuit Analysis	p. 92
Practical Perspective: Circuits with Realistic Resistors	p. 93
Terminology	p. 94
Introduction to the Node-Voltage Method	p. 97
The Node-Voltage Method and Dependent Sources	p. 100
The Node-Voltage Method: Some Special Cases	p. 101
Introduction to the Mesh-Current Method	p. 105
The Mesh-Current Method and Dependent Sources	p. 107
The Mesh-Current Method: Some Special Cases	p. 109
The Node-Voltage Method Versus the Mesh-Current Method	p. 112
Source Transformations	p. 116
Thevenin and Norton Equivalents	p. 119
More on Deriving a Thevenin Equivalent	p. 123
Maximum Power Transfer	p. 126
Superposition	p. 129
Practical Perspective: Circuits with Realistic Resistors	p. 133
Summary	p. 137
Problems	p. 138
The Operational Amplifier	p. 154
Practical Perspective: Strain Gages	p. 155
Operational Amplifier Terminals	p. 156
Terminal Voltages and Currents	p. 156
The Inverting-Amplifier Circuit	p. 161
The Summing-Amplifier Circuit	p. 163
The Noninverting-Amplifier Circuit	p. 164
The Difference-Amplifier Circuit	p. 165
A More Realistic Model for the Operational Amplifier	p. 170
Practical Perspective: Strain Gages	p. 173
Summary	p. 175
Problems	p. 176
Inductance, Capacitance, and Mutual Inductance	p. 186
Practical Perspective: Proximity Switches	p. 187
The Inductor	p. 188
The Capacitor	p. 195
Series-Parallel Combinations of Inductance and Capacitance	p. 200
Mutual Inductance	p. 203
A Closer Look at Mutual Inductance	p. 207
Practical Perspective: Proximity Switches	p. 214
Summary	p. 217
Problems	p. 218
Response of First-Order RL and RC Circuits	p. 228
Practical Perspective: A Flashing Light Circuit	p. 229
The Natural Response of an RL Circuit	p. 230
The Natural Response of an RC Circuit	p. 236
The Step Response of RL and RC Circuits	p. 240
A General Solution for Step and Natural Responses	p. 248
Sequential Switching	p. 254
Unbounded Response	p. 258
The Integrating Amplifier	p. 260
Practical Perspective: A Flashing Light Circuit	p. 263
Summary	p. 265
Problems	p. 265
Natural and Step Responses of RLC Circuits	p. 284
Practical Perspective: An Ignition Circuit	p. 285
Introduction to the Natural Response of a Parallel RLC Circuit	p. 286
The Forms of the Natural Response of a Parallel RLC Circuit	p. 291
The Step Response of a Parallel RLC Circuit	p. 301
The Natural and Step Response of a Series RLC Circuit	p. 308
A Circuit with Two Integrating Amplifiers	p. 312
Practical Perspective: An Ignition Circuit	p. 317
Summary	p. 320
Problems	p. 321
Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis	p. 330
Practical Perspective: A Household Distribution Circuit	p. 331
The Sinusoidal Source	p. 332
The Sinusoidal Response	p. 335
The Phasor	p. 337
The Passive Circuit Elements in the Frequency Domain	p. 342
Kirchoff's Laws in the Frequency Domain	p. 246
Series, Parallel, and Delta-to-Wye Simplifications	p. 348
Source Transformations and Thevenin-Norton Equivalent Circuits	p. 355
The Node-Voltage Method	p. 359
The Mesh-Current Method	p. 360
The Transformer	p. 361
The Ideal Transformer	p. 365
Phasor Diagrams	p. 372
Practical Perspective: A Household Distribution Circuit	p. 375
Summary	p. 375
Problems	p. 376
Sinusoidal Steady-State Power Calculations	p. 390
Practical Perspective: Heating Appliances	p. 391
Instantaneous Power	p. 392
Average and Reactive Power	p. 394
The rms Value and Power Calculations	p. 399
Complex Power	p. 401
Power Calculations	p. 403
Maximum Power Transfer	p. 410
Practical Perspective: Heating Appliances	p. 417
Summary	p. 419
Problems	p. 420
Balanced Three-Phase Circuits	p. 432
Practical Perspective: Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power	p. 433
Balanced Three-Phase Voltages	p. 434
Three-Phase Voltage Sources	p. 435
Analysis of the Wye-Wye Circuit	p. 436
Analysis of the Wye-Delta Circuit	p. 442
Power Calculations in Balanced Three-Phase Circuits	p. 445
Measuring Average Power in Three-Phase Circuits	p. 452
Practical Perspective: Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power	p. 455
Summary	p. 456
Problems	p. 457
Introduction to the Laplace Transform	p. 466
Definition of the Laplace Transform	p. 467
The Step Function	p. 468
The Impulse Function	p. 470
Functional Transforms	p. 474
Operational Transforms	p. 475
Applying the Laplace Transform	p. 481
Inverse Transforms	p. 482
Poles and Zeros of F(s)	p. 494
Initial- and Final-Value Theorems	p. 495
Summary	p. 498
Problems	p. 499
The Laplace Transform in Circuit Analysis	p. 506
Practical Perspective: Surge Suppressors	p. 507
Circuit Elements in the s Domain	p. 508
Circuit Analysis in the s Domain	p. 511
Applications	p. 512
The Transfer Function	p. 526
The Transfer Function in Partial Fraction Expansions	p. 528
The Transfer Function and the Convolution Integral	p. 531
The Transfer Function and the Steady-State Sinusoidal Response	p. 537
The Impulse Function in Circuit Analysis	p. 540
Practical Perspective: Surge Suppressors	p. 548
Summary	p. 549
Problems	p. 550
Introduction to Frequency Selective Circuits	p. 566
Practical Perspective: Pushbutton Telephone Circuits	p. 567
Some Preliminaries	p. 568
Low-Pass Filters	p. 570
High-Pass Filters	p. 577
Bandpass Filters	p. 582
Bandreject Filters	p. 593
Practical Perspective: Pushbutton Telephone Circuits	p. 598
Summary	p. 599
Problems	p. 599
Active Filter Circuits	p. 606
Practical Perspective: Bass Volume Control	p. 607
First-Order Low-Pass and High-Pass Filters	p. 608
Scaling	p. 612
Op Amp Bandpass and Bandreject Filters	p. 615
Higher Order Op Amp Filters	p. 622
Narrowband Bandpass and Bandreject Filters	p. 636
Practical Perspective: Bass Volume Control	p. 642
Summary	p. 644
Problems	p. 646
Fourier Series	p. 656
Fourier Series Analysis: An Overview	p. 658
The Fourier Coefficients	p. 659
The Effect of Symmetry on the Fourier Coefficients	p. 662
An Alternative Trigonometric Form of the Fourier Series	p. 668
An Application	p. 670
Average-Power Calculations with Periodic Functions	p. 675
The rms Value of a Periodic Function	p. 678
The Exponential Form of the Fourier Series	p. 679
Amplitude and Phase Spectra	p. 682
Summary	p. 685
Problems	p. 686
The Fourier Transform	p. 698
The Derivation of the Fourier Transform	p. 699
The Convergence of the Fourier Integral	p. 701
Using Laplace Transforms to Find Fourier Transforms	p. 703
Fourier Transforms in the Limit	p. 706
Some Mathematical Properties	p. 708
Operational Transforms	p. 710
Circuit Applications	p. 714
Parseval's Theorem	p. 717
Summary	p. 724
Problems	p. 725
Two-Port Circuits	p. 730
The Terminal Equations	p. 731
The Two-Port Parameters	p. 732
Analysis of the Terminated Two-Port Circuit	p. 741
Interconnected Two-Port Circuits	p. 747
Summary	p. 751
Problems	p. 752
The Solution of Linear Simultaneous Equations	p. 759
Preliminary Steps	p. 759
Cramer's Method	p. 760
The Characteristic Determinant	p. 760
The Numerator Determinant	p. 760
The Evaluation of a Determinant	p. 761
Matrices	p. 764
Matrix Algebra	p. 765
Identity, Adjoint, and Inverse Matrices	p. 770
Partitioned Matrices	p. 772
Applications	p. 776
Complex Numbers	p. 781
Notation	p. 781
The Graphical Representation of a Complex Number	p. 782
Arithmetic Operations	p. 783
Useful Identities	p. 785
The Integer Power of a Complex Number	p. 785
The Roots of a Complex Number	p. 786
More on Magnetically Coupled Coils and Ideal Transformers	p. 787
Equivalent Circuits for Magnetically Coupled Coils	p. 787
The Need for Ideal Transformers in the Equivalent Circuits	p. 792
The Decibel	p. 797
Bode Diagrams	p. 799
Real, First-Order Poles and Zeros	p. 799
Straight-Line Amplitude Plots	p. 800
More Accurate Amplitude Plots	p. 804
Straight-Line Phase Angle Plots	p. 805
Bode Diagrams: Complex Poles and Zeros	p. 807
Amplitude Plots	p. 809
Correcting Straight-Line Amplitude Plots	p. 810
Phase Angle Plots	p. 813
An Abbreviated Table of Trigonometric Identities	p. 817
An Abbreviated Table of Integrals	p. 819
Answers to Selected Problems	p. 821
Index	p. 839
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Professor James W. Nilsson taught at Iowa State University for 39 years. Since retiring from Iowa State, he has been a visiting professor at Notre Dame, California Polytechnic at San Luis Obispo, and the United States Air Force Academy.

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