Circuit analysis essentials : a signal processing approach / James S. Bryant.

Includes index.

Preface xi
An Introduction to Electronic Signals
1 (14)
The World of Electronic Signals
2 (1)
An Introduction to Current and Voltage
2 (3)
The Electronic Signal as a Function of Time
5 (1)
Creating and Transmitting Electronic Signals
6 (1)
Measuring Electronic Signals
7 (1)
Units and Notation
8 (2)
Software Utilized in Circuit Analysis
10 (5)
Essentials of DC Circuit Analysis
15 (50)
The DC Circuit
16 (1)
The Resistor
16 (1)
The DC Voltage Source
17 (1)
The Resistor and Ohm's Law
18 (2)
Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)
20 (4)
The Series DC Circuit
24 (5)
The Voltage Divider Rule
29 (2)
Measuring Voltage with Respect to Circuit Ground
31 (2)
The Single Line Circuit Diagram
33 (2)
The Parallel DC Circuit
35 (1)
Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL)
35 (1)
Total Equivalent Resistance and Conductance
36 (3)
Analysis of a Parallel DC Circuit
39 (3)
The Current Divider Rule
42 (23)
Analysis of DC Combination Circuits
65 (44)
The Combination DC Circuit
66 (1)
Determining Total Equivalent Resistance
66 (1)
Ohm's Law and the Combination DC Circuit
66 (1)
Kirchhoff's Laws and the Combination DC Circuit
66 (1)
Current and Voltage Division in a Combination DC Circuit
67 (1)
Voltage with Respect to Circuit Ground
67 (1)
Voltage Difference between Two Points
67 (1)
Analysis of Combination DC Circuits
67 (14)
The DC Voltage Divider Circuit
81 (2)
The DC Voltage Divider Circuit with Load
83 (1)
Analysis of Combination DC Circuits with Opens and Shorts
84 (8)
Analysis of the Bridge Circuit
92 (17)
The Sine Wave and Linear Response
109 (48)
The Sine Wave as a Function of Time
110 (1)
Sine Wave Parameters
111 (8)
Instantaneous Value
119 (2)
Adding Sine Waves in the Time Domain
121 (1)
The Sine Wave in the Phasor Domain
122 (1)
Phasor Mathematics
123 (4)
The Phasor in Rectangular Form
127 (3)
Plotting Sine Waves with MATLAB
130 (1)
The Resistor in the Time Domain
131 (4)
The Resistor in the Phasor Domain
135 (3)
The Inductor in the Time Domain
138 (4)
The Inductor in the Phasor Domain
142 (3)
The Capacitor in the Time Domain
145 (5)
The Capacitor in the Phasor Domain
150 (7)
Essentials of AC Circuit Analysis
157 (36)
The Series Resistive Circuit in the Phasor Domain
158 (3)
The Series R-L Circuit in the Phasor Domain
161 (3)
The Series R-C Circuit in the Phasor Domain
164 (4)
The Series R-L-C Circuit in the Phasor Domain
168 (2)
The Series R-L-C Circuit in the Time Domain
170 (2)
The Parallel R-L-C Circuit in the Phasor Domain
172 (4)
The Combination R-L-C Circuit in the Phasor Domain
176 (17)
Signal Processing Circuit Analysis and Design
193 (58)
An Introduction to Signal Processing Concepts
194 (1)
Voltage Gain and the Decibel
195 (2)
The Attenuator Circuit
197 (2)
Concepts of Frequency Response
199 (1)
An Overview of Filters
200 (1)
The R-C Low-Pass Filter
201 (5)
Computer Analysis of the R-C Low-Pass Filter
206 (6)
The R-C High-Pass Filter
212 (4)
Computer Analysis of the R-C High-Pass Filter
216 (2)
The R-L Low-Pass Filter
218 (4)
The R-L High-Pass Filter
222 (3)
The Series Resonant Band-Pass Filter
225 (6)
Computer Analysis of the Series Resonant Band-Pass Filter
231 (3)
A Three-Way Crossover Network
234 (2)
The Parallel Resonant Band-Pass Filter
236 (15)
Transient Circuit Analysis
251 (50)
Steady-State and Transient Response
252 (1)
The Switched DC Waveform
252 (1)
The Capacitor Storing Energy
253 (8)
The Capacitor Releasing Energy
261 (8)
The Capacitor Storing and Releasing Energy
269 (3)
Total Equivalent Capacitance
272 (1)
The Inductor Storing Energy
273 (5)
The Inductor Releasing Energy
278 (4)
Total Equivalent Inductance
282 (1)
An Introduction to the Rectangular Pulse Waveform
283 (3)
The Integrator and Differentiator
286 (2)
Computer Analysis of the R-C Response to a Pulse Waveform
288 (13)
Network Analysis and Selected Theorems
301 (50)
Format Mesh Analysis
302 (9)
Format Nodal Analysis
311 (3)
The Superposition Theorem
314 (8)
Thevenin's Theorem
322 (10)
Norton's Theorem
332 (6)
Alternate Methods of Solving Networks
338 (13)
Power Considerations in Electronic Circuits
351 (52)
The General Power Equation
352 (2)
Real Power
354 (2)
Reactive Power
356 (6)
Apparent Power
362 (6)
Power in Complex AC Circuits
368 (2)
Power Factor and the Power Triangle
370 (2)
The Ideal Transformer
372 (2)
Voltage and Current Transformation
374 (2)
Maximum Power Transfer
376 (2)
Maximum AC Signal Power Transfer
378 (2)
Transformer Impedance Matching
380 (4)
Maximum Power and Thevenin's Theorem
384 (3)
Maximum Power Ratings
387 (5)
Power Derating
392 (11)
Analysis of Nonlinear Analog Circuits
403 (44)
The P-N Junction
404 (1)
The P-N Junction Diode
404 (2)
The Diode Half-Wave Rectifier
406 (8)
The Diode Limiter
414 (5)
A Diode Logic Circuit
419 (5)
The Junction Transistor
424 (1)
Analysis of a Fixed Bias Network
425 (2)
Analysis of a Voltage Divider Bias Network
427 (3)
Design of a Fixed Bias Network
430 (2)
Analysis of a Transistor Logic Circuit
432 (2)
Analysis of Circuits That Contain ``Black Box'' Devices
434 (13)
An Introduction to Nonsinusoidal Signals
447 (22)
An Introduction to Fourier Series
448 (1)
The Square Wave
448 (4)
The Frequency Spectrum Diagram
452 (1)
The Sawtooth Wave
453 (4)
The Rectified Sine Wave
457 (2)
Circuit Analysis Using Fourier Series
459 (10)
APPENDIX A
469 (26)
Complete Solutions to Practice Exercises
469 (12)
Answers to Odd-Numbered Essential Learning Exercises
481 (1)
Answers to Selected Challenging Learning Exercises
482 (13)
APPENDIX B
495 (8)
Source Conversions
495 (5)
Mathematical Derivation of the Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
500 (3)
Index 503

Circuit Analysis Essentials: A Signal Processing Approach presents fundamentals of DC and AC circuit analysis, using a signal processing approach that is relevant to a contemporary electronics curriculum. The book's focus on signal processing circuits emphasizes the practicality and usefulness of circuit analysis in the design of electronic circuits used to create and process electronic signals. MATLAB and MultiSIM illustrations throughout provide a visual component to the learning process, while well-designed end-of-chapter exercises develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.