Principles of Electric Circuits: Conventional Current Version

by Thomas Floyd, David Buchla

Overview

For courses in DC/AC circuits: conventional flow.

Complete, accessible introduction to DC/AC circuits
Principles of Electric Circuits: Conventional Current Version provides a uniquely clear introduction to fundamental circuit laws and components, using math only when needed for understanding. Floyd’s acclaimed coverage of troubleshooting – combined with exercises, examples, and illustrations – gives students the problem-solving experience they need to step outside the classroom and into a job. The 10th edition has been heavily modified to improve readability and clarity and to update the text to reflect developments in technology since the last edition. This edition also adds new step-by-step procedures for solving problems with the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780134879482
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	02/01/2019
Series:	What's New in Trades & Technology Series
Edition description:	10th ed.
Pages:	1024
Product dimensions:	8.63(w) x 11.20(h) x 1.62(d)

About the Author

About our author

The late Thomas L. Floyd had a master's degree in electrical engineering (SMU) and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (UF). He worked as a design engineer at Texas Instruments and senior engineer at Martin-Marietta (now Lockheed-Martin). In addition, he had five years' experience teaching and serving as department head of the Electronics Technology program at Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL, as well as five years teaching electronics technology at Mayland Community College, Spruce Pine, NC.

Since 1975, Floyd had written textbooks in electronic technology, including Digital Fundamentals; Principles of Electric Circuits; Electronics Fundamentals; Electronic Devices; Electric Circuit Fundamentals; Digital Fundamentals: A Systems Approach; Digital Fundamentals with PLD Programming; Fundamentals of Analog Circuits: A Systems Approach; Science of Electronics: Digital, Analog Fundamentals; Basic Operational Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits; DC/AC Fundamentals: A Systems Approach; and Renewable Energy Systems.

Table of Contents

•Quantities and Units
•Voltage, Current, and Resistance
•Ohm's Law
•Energy and Power
•Series Circuits
•Parallel Circuits
•Series-Parallel Circuits
•Circuit Theorems and Conversions
•Branch, Loop, and Node Analyses
•Magnetism and Electromagnetism
•Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage
•Capacitors
•Inductors
•Transformers
•RC Circuits
•RL Circuits
•RLC Circuits and Resonance
•Passive Filters
•Circuit Theorems in AC Analysis
•Time Response of Reactive Circuits
•Three-Phase Systems in Power Applications

APPENDICES

•Table of Standard Resistor Values
•Derivations
•Capacitor Label Coding
•NI Multisim for Circuit Simulation

Introduction

This seventh edition of Principles of Electric Circuits: Conventional Current Version provides a complete and straightforward coverage of the basics of electrical components and circuits, with emphasis on analysis, applications, and troubleshooting. Many improvements have been made over the previous edition, but the coverage and organization remain the same. A new text design and layout enhance the text's appearance and usability.

New Features and Improvements

Troubleshooter Quiz. A multiple-choice quiz in the chapter end matter tests the student's grasp of what happens in a circuit as a result of certain changes or faults. The student must determine whether a specified quantity or parameter increases, decreases, or remains the same as a result of the introduction of a fault or a change in another circuit parameter. Answers are at the end of the chapter.

Engineering Notation. Chapter 1 includes an expanded coverage of engineering notation and the use of the calculator in scientific and engineering notation.

Electrical Safety. The topic of electrical safety is introduced in Chapter 2. It is supplemented by a feature called "Safety Note" located at appropriate points throughout the text and identified by a special logo.

Troubleshooting. An improved coverage of troubleshooting begins in Section 3-6 with an introduction. A systematic method called APM (analysis, planning, and measurement) is introduced and used in many of the troubleshooting sections and examples. Troubleshooting features are identified by a new logo.

Circuit Simulations. In addition to the EWB circuit simulations forTroubleshooting and Analysis problems that are available on the CD-ROM accompanying the textbook, Multisim circuits have been added. To avoid any backward compatibility issues, the EWB files have been retained for those who have not yet upgraded to Multisim.

Circuit Simulation Tutorials. The EWB and PSpice tutorials continue to be available on the website. In addition, Multisim tutorials are now available online.

Key Terms Terms. identified as most important in each chapter are listed in the chapter opener. Within the chapter, the key terms are in color boldface and indicated with a "key" icon. Each key term is defined at the end of the chapter and in the comprehensive glossary at the end of the book.

Answer Reminders. Notes to remind students where to find the answers to the various exercises and problems appear throughout each chapter.

Additional Features

• Full-color format
• Two-page chapter openers with a chapter outline, introduction, chapter objectives, and key terms list
• An introduction and objectives at the beginning of each section within a chapter
• A TECHnoIogy Theory into Practice (TECH TIP) feature at the end of most chapters
• Abundance of high-quality illustrations
• Short biographies of key figures in the history of electricity in several chapters.
• Many worked examples
• A Related Problem in each worked example with answers at the end of the chapter
• Section Reviews with answers at the end of the chapter
• Troubleshooting section in many chapters
• Self-test at the end of each chapter with answers at the end of the chapter
• Summary at the end of each chapter
• Formula list at the end of each chapter
• Sectionalized problem set for each chapter with the more difficult problems indicated by an asterisk. Answers to odd-numbered problems are at the end of the book.
• A comprehensive glossary at the end of the book that defines all boldface and key teams in the textbook
• The conventional direction of current is used. (An alternate version of this text uses electron-flow direction.)

Editorial Reviews

New edition of a text that provides practical coverage of basic electrical concepts and circuits. Material is complemented by numerous examples and illustrations. Topics include components, quantities, and units; voltage, current, and resistance; Ohm's law; energy and power; series, parallel, series-parallel, and reactive circuits; theorems and conversions; branch, mesh and node analysis; magnetism and electromagnetism; AC and voltage; phasors and complex numbers; capacitors, inductors, and transformers; basic filters; circuit theorems in AC analysis; pulse response of reactive circuits; and polyphase systems in power applications. The included CD-ROM contains about 100 EWB circuits, and both a limited and a full student version of EWB version 5.X. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

A textbook for a two-term electronics course sequence in which dc topics are covered in the first term and ac topics are covered in the second term. Series, parallel, RC, RL, and RLC circuits are covered. The CD-ROM contains Electronics Workbench simulation circuit files, and new to the seventh edition, a corresponding set of Multisim circuit simulations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR