Electrical circuit theory and technology / John Bird.

Includes index.

Part 1 Revision of some basic mathematics -- 1 Some mathematics revision -- 2 Further mathematics revision -- Part 2 Basic electrical engineering principles -- 3 Units associated with basic electrical quantities -- 4 An introduction to electric circuits -- 5 Resistance variation -- 6 Batteries and alternative sources of energy -- 7 Series and parallel networks -- 8 Capacitors and capacitance -- 9 Magnetic circuits -- 10 Electromagnetism -- 11 Electromagnetic induction -- 12 Electrical measuring instruments and measurements -- 13 Semiconductor diodes -- 14 Transistors -- Part 3 Electrical principles and technology -- 15 D.c. circuit theory -- 16 Alternating voltages and currents -- 17 Single-phase series a.c. circuits -- 18 Single-phase parallel a.c. circuits -- 19 D.c. transients -- 20 Operational amplifiers -- 21 Ways of generating electricity -- the present and the future -- 22 Three-phase systems -- 23 Transformers -- 24 D.c. machines -- 25 Three-phase induction motors -- Part 4 Advanced circuit theory and technology -- 26 Revision of complex numbers -- 27 Application of complex numbers to series a.c. circuits -- 28 Application of complex numbers to parallel a.c. networks -- 29 Power in a.c. circuits -- 30 A.c. bridges -- 31 Series resonance and Q-factor -- 32 Parallel resonance and Q-factor -- 33 Introduction to network analysis -- 34 Mesh-current and nodal analysis -- 35 The superposition theorem -- 36 Thévenin's and Norton's theorems -- 37 Delta-star and star-delta transformations -- 38 Maximum power transfer theorems and impedance matching -- 39 Complex waveforms -- 40 A numerical method of harmonic analysis -- 41 Magnetic materials -- 42 Dielectrics and dielectric loss -- 43 Field theory -- 44 Attenuators -- 45 Filter networks -- 46 Magnetically coupled circuits -- 47 Transmission lines -- 48 Transients and Laplace transforms -- Part 5 General reference -- Standard electrical quantities -- their symbols and units -- Greek alphabet -- Common prefixes -- Resistor colour coding and ohmic values -- Answers to Practice Exercises.

This textbook explains the principles of electrical circuit theory and technology so that students of electrical and mechanical engineering can master the subject. Real-world situations and engineering examples put the theory into context. The inclusion of worked problems with solutions help you to learn and further problems then allow you to test and confirm you have fully understood each subject.