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Basic AC Circuits

  • 2nd Edition - September 28, 2000
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Clay Rawlins
  • Language: English

Basic AC Circuits, Second Edition is a step-by-step approach to AC circuit technology for the beginning student, hobbyist, technician, or engineer. The book is built into a series… Read more

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Description

Basic AC Circuits, Second Edition is a step-by-step approach to AC circuit technology for the beginning student, hobbyist, technician, or engineer. The book is built into a series of self-paced, individualized learning goals covering electronics concepts, terms and the mathematics required to fully understand AC circuit problems--simple or complex. Each chapter includes learning objectives, fully-illustrated examples, practice problems and quizzes providing teachers, trainers and students a complete AC technology resource. Basic AC Circuits has been a staple of the electronics educational market since 1981, but in the new edition the author has updated the book to reflect changes in technology, especially the test equipment available today.Basic AC Circuits has been a keystone for curriculum plans around the country for nearly two decades. This book was originally part of the Texas Instruments series published by Sams Publishing.

Key features

  • Provides a fully-revised introduction to AC circuit technology that includes full examples, practice problems and quizzes to measure learning
  • Includes the mathematics training for AC circuit design that so many technicians and engineers are missing
  • Written in an easy-to-read and follow format with many illustrations, examples, and hands-on practice

Readership

Students, technicians, beginning engineers

Table of contents

Introduction to Alternating CurrentAC and the Sine WaveThe Oscilloscope and Its UseThe Sine Wave and Phase; Resistive CircuitsCapacitanceRC Circuit AnalysisInductance and TransformersRL Circuit AnalysisRC and RL Time ConstantsRLC Circuit AnalysisPhasor AlgebraComplex RLC Circuit AnalysisResonance

Review quotes

"An excellent reference source for students taking courses in circuit analysis and electric power engineering."—A. Tryuadlouski, University of Nevada at Reno

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 25, 2000
  • Language: English

About the author

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Clay Rawlins

Affiliations and expertise
Clay Rawlins currently teaches courses in electronics at Eastfield College. Trained as an electrical engineer, he published the very successful first edition of this book in 1981.

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