Circuit Analysis with PSpice : A Simplified Approach

Intended as a textbook for the first two courses on electric circuits, the first six chapters of this book include techniques of circuit simplification and analysis applied to the dc state. Part II consists of a number of additional topics that can be selectively added in a second course. The first topic presented is operational amplifiers, followed by frequency responses of passive, filters, and then active filters, where operational amplifiers are used. Other topics included in Part II are the usual topics on responses to periodic inputs, complex power, responses to impulse and step functions, convolution, Laplace transform, Fourier transform, two-port circuits, and balanced three-phase systems.

Electric circuits, and their electronic circuit extensions, are found in all electrical and electronic equipment; including: household equipment, lighting, heating, air conditioning, control systems in both homes and commercial buildings, computers, consumer electronics, and means of transportation, such as cars, buses, trains, ships, and airplanes. Electric circuit analysis is essential for designing all these systems.

Electric circuit analysis is a foundation for all hardware courses taken by students in electrical engineering and allied fields, such as electronics, computer hardware, communications and control systems, and electric power. This book is intended to help students master basic electric circuit analysis, as an essential component of their professional education. Furthermore, the objective of this book is to approach circuit analysis by developing a sound understanding of fundamentals and a problem-solving methodology that encourages critical thinking.