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Not what you would expect
Somebody put together curves and equations from other books to make quick money. You will be disapointed. don't buy it ! ... Read more

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Ideal textbook for undergraduates
Modern topics explained using flow charts
Solved examples, practice problems and multiple choice questions and answers provided

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The book provides a clear, systematic and exhaustive exposition of the various dimensions of electrical power systems, both at basic and advanced levels, explained and illustrated through solved examples.

Salient Features:

* Fundamentals of power systems, line constant calculations and performance of overhead lines
* Mechanical design of lines, HVDC lines, corona, insulators and insulated cables
* Voltage control, neutral grounding and transients in power systems
* Fault calculation, protective relays including digital relays and circuit breakers
* Power systems synchronous stability and voltage stability
* Insulation coordination and over voltage protection
* Modern topics like load flows, economic load dispatch, load frequency control and compensation in power system.
* State estimation in power systems, unit commitment, economic scheduling of hydrothermal plants and optimal power flows
* Zbus formulation, power transformers and synchronous machines as power system elements
* Large number of solved examples, practice problems and multiple choice questions.

With all these features, this is an invaluable textbook for undergraduate electrical engineering students and practicing engineers.

Also available:

Diagnostic Testing and Life Estimation of Power Equipment - ISBN 1906574251
Power System Protection and Communication - ISBN 190657426X ... Read more

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Useful
I used this text for a course on 'Electric Machines & Power Systems'. So I found the relevant sections of this book extremely well-written and quite useful. The sections on power transmission and generation were quite excellent. ... Read more

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This highly successful survey of the fundamental principles of modern electrical engineering offers an in-depth examination of four major topics: circuits, electronics, digital systems, and electromagnetics. Advanced concepts such as resistive analysis, time- and frequency-domain analysis, sequential and combinational logic, and elementary system principles are discussed in detail. This updated edition includes a new chapter on the circuit analysis software SPICE, with a particular focus on the PC-version PSPICE. Numerous drill exercises illustrating concepts from the text have been added, and 346 out of the 1182 end-of-chapter problems appear for the first time. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Better than average, but not the only book for the EE.
Decent introduction for anyone with a basic understanding of electronics.The text starts off with fundamental rules, ohm's law, kcl, kvl, etc.There is a really nice explanation of how diodes and transistors work on the electron level.Some very good information is here for anyone who would like to know HOW something actually works.

This book, however, falters when applying techniques to real world situations.But this is a book of the fundamentals of EE.It won't be the only EE book on my shelf, but it has it's place.

Not a very accessible text
This book was required for a class I took on Electrical Engineering. I wish I had never bought it.

Overall the text seems very complete, but difficult to get into, and relatively useless as a study aid. Normally I prefer my course texts on introductory material to be very explanatory, and hopefully clear. This book is neither. Rather than spell things out in simple terms, the author makes it quite a chore to follow through on both his logic and equation progressions.

I imagine that if you already knew everything, and just needed a nice fat book on Electrical Engineering for reference, this one would do nicely. It however makes for a very frustrating intro.

Lots of mistakes
Don't buy it unless the profs threaten you to. The book doesn't give enough examples, skip lots of steps in the examples that are given. Worst of all, it has tons of MISTAKES in it! ... Read more

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Chip designers, managers, programmers, investors: READ THIS
Chris Rowen, CEO of Tensilica, has an exceptionally broad history of successful experience in VLSI chip design, verification, software, systems design, multiprocessor applications, and EDA tools.This book draws on the integration of those experiences to build an exciting new approach to designing high-performance, low-cost, low-power chips and concurrently, well-tuned software.

Investors and managers should read Chapters 1,2,3 which analyze the trends and issues in System-on-Chip design, and motivate the use of a new approach that combines extensible processors with powerful software to create software and hardware in parallel, faster, and with less engineering effort. They should also read Chapter 8, which makes insightful prognostications about a future in which many chips will have hundreds of CPUs, or more.

If those Chapters describe What's Happening, and Why We Must Change, Chapters 4-7 explore How to Do It, and should be read by both hardware and software engineers who build embedded systems.The real-world examples (from Tensilica) and advice offer strong support that this approach actually works.

Although it certainly promotes the Tensilica viewpoint, it is well-motivated, well-referenced to the last 20 years of computing research, and has good comparisons with other approaches, i.e., it is not just a commerical sales-pitch.The book is clearly written (modulo a few typos), and can be used by readers of varying depth of experience and knowledge.

Computers have improved drastically in the last two decades, but we humans have not improved in speed or memory, and we are limited in the number of things we can really grasp at once.Real computing breakthroughs happen when people invent cost-effective ways to raise the level of abstraction, so that our brains can ignore low-level details and focus on larger issues.

Increasing CPU performance enabled people to shift some work from assembly code, to higher-level languages like FORTRAN or C, to early scripting languages [like UNIX's shell and awk], and then to even higher-level languages like TCL, Perl, PHP, Python, etc.These have enabled large numbers of people to build their own Web-based applications. It is simply unimaginable that we'd have all those applications if people had nothing but assembler and C.

I think this book describes a similar kind of breakthrough, which drastically raises the level of abstraction in concurrent hardware/software design, to take advantage of the huge nubmers of transistors now available at low cost.This doesn't mean that other design approaches will disappear (just as C hasn't gone away), but I do believe the approach described here will find increasingly wide usage, and it will certainly change the landscape.Chris is an old colleage from MIPS and SGI, and I always appreciated his insights, and this book integrates them into a very useful whole. ... Read more

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The book may have numerous typos or missing text. It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website. You can also preview the book there.Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publisher's book club where they can select from more than a million books for free.Publisher: Robson ... Read more

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Combining select chapters from Grigsby's standard-setting The Electric Power Engineering Handbook with several chapters not found in the original work, Electric Power Substations Engineering became widely popular for its comprehensive, tutorial-style treatment of the theory, design, analysis, operation, and protection of power substations. For its second edition, this popular progeny rejoins the handbook as one in a set of five carefully focused volumes.

In addition to substantial updates in most areas, this bestselling reference brings to the Handbook its five original contributions, covering such diverse topics as communications, physical and cyber security, and gas-insulated transmission lines (GIL). This edition also includes two entirely new chapters on substation asset management and substation commissioning. Major updates appear in the highly active areas of integration, automation, substation grounding, high-voltage switching equipment, and air- and gas-insulated substations. With contributions by active leaders from around the world, the coverage reflects international standards, practices, and technologies, not limited to those found in North America. In fact, many of the contributors are involved in developing the standards in their area of expertise.

Updated to include the latest developments, trends, and technologies, Electric Power Substations Engineering, Second Edition provides a thorough and up-to-date guide for power engineers at all levels of expertise. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Alot of general info but not much specific
Book gives a broad overview of substations, but not very detailed. If you have anything more than a passing interesting how substations work this book will not be much use to you. I started a new job as a commisioner and this book was of little benefit to me. Not enough details on the inner workings of power protection and switchgear.

Electric power substations engineering
I bought this book because I found drafting job in electric company. My previous knowledge about substations was less than general, so I have to learn this stuff. This book helped me to learn everithing I need. It is detailed and easy to understad. Good thing is that author show schematicaly some segments of substation and because of that it is much easier to understand it's purpose.

Highly Recommended! Compact Yet Highly Charged with Information
This book is very concise and yet a powerhouse of very good information.This is the book to be read first to get the overall picture on power substation engineering quickly and precisely, without overwhelming yourself on the subject.I wish I had this book ten years back :)

A good book for both substation and equipment engineering
(Zhu Fang, Dr. & P.Eng., Ontario, Canada)

This book outlines the physics and logic behind the relevant IEEE standards. So it helps to understand and application of these standards in engineering work. As working on power transformer engineering, I find that this book enriches and updates my background knowledge on application of power equipments. It is ideal for electric power engineering professional and student who wishes to know more about engineering practice.

A Really Good Book!
This book is a good practical book. It helps me clearly understand some concepts and applications. It is a really good source and I use it all the time at work!
I will definitely recommend this book ! ... Read more

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Readers benefit because the book is based on these three themes: (1) it builds an understanding of concepts based on information the reader has previously learned; (2) it helps stress the relationship between conceptual understanding and problem-solving approaches; (3) the authors provide numerous examples and problems that use realistic values and situations to give users a strong foundation of engineering practice. The book also includes a PSpice Supplement which contains problems to teach readers how to construct PSpice source files; and this PSpice Version 9.2 can be used to solve many of the exercises and problems found in the book. Topical emphasis is on the basic techniques of circuit analysis–Illustrated via a Digital-to-Analog Resistive Ladder (Chapter 2); the Flash Converter (Chapter 4); Dual Slope Analog-to-Digital Converter (Chapter 5); Effect of parasite inductance on the step response of a series RLC circuit (Chapter 6); a Two-Stage RC Ladder Network (Chapter 8); and a Switching Surge Voltage (Chapter 9). For Electrical and Computer Engineers.

Customer Reviews (7)

Really bad!
This text book is absolutely horrible.I'm a third-year Mech Eng student. I've taken plenty of classes on hard subjects, so I know when a text book just plain sucks.This book does a pathetic job of explaining examples and basic concepts.I've spent hours trying to figure out assumptions that they should have just mentioned in the first place.And the poorly explained examples don't prepare you for the actual chapter problems.Because of the "wordy" writing style of the authors, basic concepts sound more complicated than they actually are; getting through the reading is a slow and tedious process.
The book is utterly sterile.The only colors you'll see inside it are black and a little blue; there isn't even a picture of an actual circuit in this book.It's like it's writen for a machine.

Poor example. The homework problems like hell
The examples which were given in the textbook were way too simple when you compare to the homework problems. Never explain how to do bode plot at all. I am glad I know how to do differential equations before taking the class, otherwise, to use the method that taught by this book, I would be dead. They never explain well on those differential equations and the concept behind.

Don't waste your time
I'm a second year EE engineering student with 20 years of electronics background in repairing, circuit analysis, and troubleshooting.This book is absolutly worthless. The auther jumps to great leaps of understanding with littel or no background to show the student how they got to those conclusions.The examples are non excistant. They use "conventional current" which is really backward to reality.It used to be called "hole theory" back in the day.Go with Boylstead or somone who has a clue about teaching. If your a beginning electronics student, forget this book, you'll be lost by the 1st chapter.There are countless problems too lengthy to go into detail here. If your school is using it, spend the extra money and get somthing to actually learn from, just to pass the course.

Give me a break.
If anyone tells you this is a good book, then they are receiving bribes from Prentice Hall.The only possible explanation I can think of that would explain the use of this book, is if the class is intended to 'weed out' 90 percent of the students.This is by far the most terrible excuse for a textbook I have ever seen.It teaches the most basic concepts of circuits, but yet it practically assumes you already know them, because it doesn't bother to work any examples out.If these authors were teaching nuclear physics, they would give you an intimidating equation, hand you a chunk of uranium, and expect you to build a power plant without hurting yourself.I have found countless typos (I might mention that I own the 6th edition), several problems that even my professor claims are incorrect, and most of all, I cannot follow the logic presented whatsoever.I have taken many classes that were extremely difficult, and for the most part, I have done well.However, this book presents material that is trivial in comparison, but the book goes right over my head.Only after the professor 'decodes' the text can I understand what the authors intended to say.I will also add that I took 4 semesters of calculus through a distance learning class where I had no instructor at all and got As in all of those classes.I am perfectly capable of understanding a well written book.This book is truly so poor, I would be impressed if Einstein himself didn't scratch his eyebrows off after reading it.

Please, for the love of all things sacred, complain to everyone you know about this textbook so it can disappear from the shelves of University bookstores.

Review of Introductory Circuits for Electrical and Computer
I'm sorry to say this but this book is absolutely horrible. This is my third year in college and this has to be the worst text book I've ever had. The text is not very informative and the examples are unclear. The book doesn't go into detail on most of the basic material. This is NOT a good book for an introductory level circuit analysis course. ... Read more

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This book is written for the 6,000 BTEC National Engineering students who follow the electrical pathway each year.  The course has a brand new syllabus for 2010 and Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology has been fully updated to reflect these changes.

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Electrical Engineering-A Referenced Review for the PE Exam, 4th Edition is a streamlined review that gets you solving problems quickly to measure your readiness for the PE exam.  After each solution, a pointer to further review is provided if you need it.   Solutions to multiple-choice problems include explanations of plausible wrong answers as well as the correct ones.

Features

Over 100 problems with detailed solutions

Concise review for busy professionals ... Read more

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In two editions spanning more than a decade, The Electrical Engineering Handbook stands as the definitive reference to the multidisciplinary field of electrical engineering. Our knowledge continues to grow, and so does the Handbook. For the third edition, it has expanded into a set of six books carefully focused on a specialized area or field of study. Each book represents a concise yet definitive collection of key concepts, models, and equations in its respective domain, thoughtfully gathered for convenient access.

Systems, Controls, Embedded Systems, Energy, and Machines explores in detail the fields of energy devices, machines, and systems as well as control systems. It provides all of the fundamental concepts needed for thorough, in-depth understanding of each area and devotes special attention to the emerging area of embedded systems. Each article includes defining terms, references, and sources of further information.

Encompassing the work of the world's foremost experts in their respective specialties, Systems, Controls, Embedded Systems, Energy, and Machines features the latest developments, the broadest scope of coverage, and new material on human-computer interaction. ... Read more

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With this authoritative, easy-to-follow guide, you can design and specify electrical systems for virtually any commercial building easily, efficiently, and accurately. You'll be able to submit lower bids, foster greater client satisfaction, and encounter fewer problems during construction. Electrical Design Guide for Commercial Buildings shows you step by step how to organize, layout and circuit, and complete the design of electrical power and telephone/communications systems for commercial and industrial buildings.This handy guide gives you all the information and tables you need within a comprehensive step-by-step map of the entire design process. You also get a rich assortment of schematics, sample details, typical floor plans, and model documents, the 10 most-used NEC tables, pro-level tips on energy conservation and cost cutting, and help withNand even source code forNfrequently used computer applications. Whether pro or novice, you'll find the key to better, faster, and cheaper electrical design for commercial buildings inside this book. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Well Written
I am an Architect studying for the licensing exam. I purchased this book for additional study material. Even though it is written for electrical engineers/electricians, because it is so well written, I was able to understand the principles taught.

response from the author
The previous reviewer comments on my saying fiber optic cable is difficult to splice.He takes my words out of context.I said what I did to emphasize that only skilled, experienced individuals should work with fiber optics.No one can deny that splicing copper cables is not as challenging as splicing optical networks, or that people without proper training and certification should not do so.

He also comments on my disparaging remarks about HVAC designers.I am licensed to seal mechanical and hvac projects as well as electrical.I have another book published with McGraw-Hill "Retrofitting for Energy Conservation" which is mostly mechanical.In proper context, I said that HVAC designers are lazy when specifying electrical components for HVAC systems.For example, they routinely spec variable frequency drives for all motors, globally.Assuming that VFD's are the most efficient options.Another important factor is the facility - a small, rural, or remote facility might be better served with a two speed motor, which is almost as efficient as a VFD.My comments on this were intended to motivate electrical designers to get more involved in the specification of mechanical systems, so that the most efficient system can be provided to the client.

I will clarify these points in the next edition, and I appreciate their being brought to my attention.

Not what I expected !!!!!!!!!!1
This book might have a lot of useful information, but it definitely wasn't what I expected. The book is literally too small. What I expected was a very large book with many photos of electrical equipment in commercial buildings, enough photos to thoroughly educate someone in the design of commercial building electrical systems. It seems that everyone compromises when writing a technical book like this,,,,,,,,and that is what makes people like me return such books.

This book requires editorial review.
This book needs to go back through editorial review.Many figures are mis-labeled and out of sequence.Most of the details and drawings are so small that you cannot read them even with a magnifying glass.The general content is practical and useable.I'd give the content a "B+", but the presentation and delivery a "D-".

Valuable Resource
It seems difficult to find a good general guide for electrical engineering pertaining to commercial buildings.This book manages to cover the essentials, adds in some experience related data and some of the theory behind the concepts.It does not provide the type of information contained within books such as the American Electrician's Handbook (also recommended), but is valuable nonetheless. ... Read more

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This invaluable handbook provides engineers and technicians with more than 5,000 calculations for solving day-to-day problems in all ten major engineering fields. The new Fourth Edition features numerous new areas from new design codes in civil engineering to miniaturization, new approaches to HVAC design, composite usage in engineering design, and laptop computer office and field calculations. "The Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations" complies with new environmental requirements in engineering. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Excellent Step-By-Step Calculations for the Mundane
This is a necessary text for all engineers. Such textbooks are highly useful in establishing standards for mundane calculations performed in many branches of engineering. I just recently replaced my first edition of this book with the newest so that I would have access to the new enviromental engineer calculations added.

The book is now divided into civil, mechanical, architectural, and chemical engineering. If you can't find what you need, the safest bet is to check out the mechanical section next. In my opinion, the mechanical section is far too large and it is time to abandon the division of this book by degrees. I would divide it up by task; this would require simplifying the table of contents and an expansion of the index but then who really uses a TOC with a handbook?

Why do I use the word mundane? You won't find complicated calculation procedures here, nor will you find a lot of selection criteria information. What I mean is a table ranking technology. A good example of this is the series of books by Coulson and Richardson on chemical engineering. In that series, under drying, for example, all the technology is ranked according to product dryness, particle sizes, etc.. None of this is presented here. What makes this book useful is that is presents a procedure understandable to junior engineers and clients for solving a particular problem such as calculating a slab thickness or the size of a ventilation duct.

This book is a must-have if you are a consultant, contractor, or just want an understanding of a basic engineering calculation.

If this review was helpful, please add your vote.

A Must Have Tool for any Student or Practitioner of any field of Engineering

An essential reference and work tool for any engineer, student or technician, this handbook contains more than 5000 calculation procedures that will show, anybody and anyone working with engineering applications, quick and easy calculations formulas and procedures to solve most engineering problems encountered in the industries and in class.

Using a "cookbook" format, this book presents detailed "recipes" that describe the problem to be solved; step-by-step procedures to be followed; a worked out example of the typical problem; and (in most cases) presents cross-referenced related calculations.

Truly a most have. I am an Electronics Engineer, but I work as an Instrumentation, Automation and Process Safety and Control Engineer for the Process Industries. As a result I have been involved with Chemical and Mechanical Engineering issues in a day to day basic. This handy reference has proven most useful and time saving when in need of an specific formula, or shortcut.

David R. Debo, P.E.
To: Lost in Air

I respectfully submit, that you need to appreciate Mr. Hicks' position.He has provided a conservative approach that will work in almost every situation.The empirical approach that you advocate may well work in most situations but I'll bet there is little margin built in forcontingencies.True, your solution may cost less, which is important.Butwill the low-margin, low cost solution still work 1 or 2 years from now orwill the pipe size be too small to allow for degradation/changes?Customerrepeat business must be a consideration, too.

I'm not trying to beconfrontational, and I understand what you're saying.But you have toappreciate the position that Mr. Hicks must take in such a handbook, and hetakes the only logical one, which is to be on the conservative side. People doing more than a couple of these calculations in a year in factshould consult more in-depth material, as you did.

Regards,

David R.Debo, P.E.

Mr. Hicks' approach to sizing pipe for compressed air
Mr. Hicks has done a wonderful job in compling equations, however, he has missed the practical applications in compressed air and vacuum systems.I initially used his theoritcal position on calculating pressure drop in pipe for compressed air.His position seems reasonable and logical until you compare the results with practical applications.Ingresoll-Rand, the air compressor manufacturer, published tables of pressure drop verses pipe sizes, delivery pressures and ACFM.Futher ASPE has published a data book which leads the engineer into an empirical equation for calculating pressure loss in compressed air piping.The results with both Ingresoll-Rand and ASPE agree.Using Mr. Hicks' therotical approach drives the pipe size much larger than needed and therefore the cost of the project.My suggestion is that Mr. Hicks contact I-R and ASPE to incorporate their empirical approach to sizing pipe for compressed air and vacuum systems. ... Read more

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The best preparation for discipline-specific FE exams60 practice problems, with full solutionsA complete, simulated 4-hour discipline-specific examCovers all the topics for that particular disciplineProvides the in-depth review you need ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Good reference
This was a good reference book for studying for the FE for the EE section.

Not worthless, but not much help
This book gives a collection of assorted problems from the Electrical/Computer Engineering curriculum. I took and passed the exam this past October (2008) after graduating in May of 2007. I can't honestly say this book helped me a ton, though; I see it as good to look at in 2 scenarios:
1. Work the problems FIRST, then you will have some idea as to what you need to extensively review.
2. Work the problems as a sort of mock afternoon exam, a week before your for-real F.E. exam. It will get you in that test-taking mindset.

Unfortunately, there are quite a few errors I noticed in the book, and even without the errors, this book is by no means a "good" review of 4 years of ECE studies.
I can't say this book is 100% worthless, but I hope you still have your textbooks.

Dont buy this book..
I bought this book for the Electrical Discipline exam for april 2005 exam. I trully dont recomend to use this book...none of what that book have appears on the FE electric discipline, seems to be outdated or something.Special recomendation from heart..buy better the FE Review Manual: Rapid Preparation for the General Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, from Lindeburg and go for general at the afternoon. Trust me!

You must remeber that this book only has 47 pages.
This book is very expensive when it compared to the other books including the elctrical FE book by potter.

This book content is lack of theory explanation and is onlycomposed of few sample problems.

The sample problems are out of date with the current test.
The sample problems in this book do not adequatley represent the types of problems in the current FE exam.There is more emphasis on op-amps and transistor circuits than this study guide shows.This book does not adequately cover op-amps and transistors. ... Read more

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Part of the second edition of The Electric Power Engineering Handbook, Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution offers focused and detailed coverage of all aspects concerning the conventional and nonconventional methods of power generation, transmission and distribution systems, electric power utilization, and power quality. Contributed by worldwide leaders under the guidance of one of the world's most respected and accomplished authorities in power engineering, this carefully crafted reference provides convenient access to both overviews and detailed information on a diverse array of topics.

Updates to nearly every existing chapter keep this book at the forefront of developments in modern power systems, reflecting international standards, practices, and technologies. Additionally, three new chapters examine the environmental impact of transmission lines, real-time control of distributed generation, and distribution system characteristics and protection. New material ensures up-to-date information on highly active areas including advanced energy technologies, distributed utilities, load characterization and modeling, and power quality issues such as power system harmonics, voltage sags, and power quality monitoring.

Remaining relevant in a rapidly evolving field, Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution helps you develop and maintain safe, efficient, and economical power generation and delivery in today's dynamic and high-demand environment. ... Read more

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Mathematics for Electrical Engineering and Computing embraces many applications of modern mathematics, such as Boolean Algebra and Sets and Functions, and also teaches both discrete and continuous systems - particularly vital for Digital Signal Processing (DSP). In addition, as most modern engineers are required to study software, material suitable for Software Engineering - set theory, predicate and prepositional calculus, language and graph theory - is fully integrated into the book.

Excessive technical detail and language are avoided, recognising that the real requirement for practising engineers is the need to understand the applications of mathematics in everyday engineering contexts. Emphasis is given to an appreciation of the fundamental concepts behind the mathematics, for problem solving and undertaking critical analysis of results, whether using a calculator or a computer.

The text is backed up by numerous exercises and worked examples throughout, firmly rooted in engineering practice, ensuring that all mathematical theory introduced is directly relevant to real-world engineering. The book includes introductions to advanced topics such as Fourier analysis, vector calculus and random processes, also making this a suitable introductory text for second year undergraduates of electrical, electronic and computer engineering, undertaking engineering mathematics courses.

The book is supported with a number of free online resources. On the companion website readers will find:
* over 60 pages of "Background Mathematics" reinforcing introductory material for revision purposes in advance of your first year course
* plotXpose software (for equation solving, and drawing graphs of simple functions, their derivatives, integrals and Fourier transforms)
* problems and projects (linking directly to the software)

In addition, for lecturers only, http://textbooks.elsevier.com features a complete worked solutions manual for the exercises in the book.

Dr Attenborough is a former Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering at South Bank University. She is currently Technical Director of The Webbery - Internet development company, Co. Donegal, Ireland.

* Fundamental principles of mathematics introduced and applied in engineering practice, reinforced through over 300 examples directly relevant to real-world engineering
* Over 60 pages of basic revision material available to download in advance of embarking on a first year course
* Free website support, featuring complete solutions manual, background mathematics, plotXpose software, and further problems and projects enabling students to build on the concepts introduced, and put the theory into practice ... Read more

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Succinct yet comprehensive coverage of the most important terms, acronyms, and definitions made the first edition of the Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering a bestseller. Recent advances in many disciplines of this rapidly growing field have made necessary a new edition of this must-have reference. This authoritative lexicon includes more than 1500 additional terms, now supplying more than 11,000 total terms gathered by a stellar international panel of the world's leading experts, compiled from CRC's immensely popular and highly respected handbooks, and accompanied by more than 120 tables and illustrations.

New areas to this edition include:

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering provides a foundation for first year undergraduates and HND students in electrical and electronic engineering.It offers exceptional breadth of coverage and detail in a clear and accessible manner.Suitable for specialists and non-specialists, it makes no excessive demands on the reader's mathematical skills.The basics of circuit theory and analysis are covered at the outset, followed by discrete devices and integrated circuits.Electrical machines, power electronics and digital logic circuits are treated thoroughly in a central group of chapters.Coverage of the essentials of computer architecture and networks is followed by a detailed chapter on microprocessors and microcontrollers.The importance of modern communications technology is reflected in the comprehensive group of chapters devoted to analogue, digital and optical fibre communications systems and telephony.Two concluding chapters deal with the important topic of electromagnetic compatibility and the basics of instrumentation and measurement that are essential for non-specialists.This fully revised third edition of this popular text uses a wealth of practical exercises and examples making it ideal as a teaching resource or a study tool. ... Read more

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The sixth edition of the Electrical Engineering Reference Manual has been completely revised and expanded for the new exam format. It provides a comprehensive review for the new breadth-and-depth electrical and computer PE exam, and makes studying for the exam as efficient as possible. The book's coverage of topics prepares you for the exam's scope of subject matter, and the 374 solved example problems illustrate solution methods. The manual's breadth of coverage, combined with its excellent index, make it an invaluable time-saver during the exam.

In addition, you'll find these features in the Electrical Engineering Reference Manual:

Introduction to the current exam format, content, and organization

A suggested study schedule, plus tips for successful preparation

Hundreds of table, charts, and figures providing data at your fingertips With the Reference Manual and its accompanying products, you can be confident of using the best preparation materials available for this PE exam. It won't take the work out of the preparation process, but it will make your study time as productive as possible.

For practice problems coordinated with this manual, order Practice Problems for the Electrical and Computer Engineering PE Exam (ISBN 1-888577-57-6). Both these books are part of Professional Publications's Engineering Review Series, used by over 700,000 engineers to pass their licensing exams. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (14)

Excellent reference, but limited
I have taken the PE exam on Oct 29th 2010 and
I have to admit that this book was my primary
reference, and it was sufficient for 75% of the
problems.There are questions on the exam
that will require more depth in communication
module.I have used it as my primary reference
while studying, and tabbed all critical information,
which made the exam much easier to take.
I recommend this book as a MUST during the PE exam,
along with handbooks all engineering fields touched
in the NCESS sample exam.

The NCEES sample exam handbook is almost a duplicate
of the actual exam with 100% of the topics from
the handbook covered on the exam.
I have studied with 6 minute solutions, NCEES sample exam,
PE sample Examination, andf Kaplan's Problems and
Solutions, and I have found that 1st 3 workbooks
were in a ball park on the content of the actual
exam questions, but going through Kaplan's
samples, gave me a ridiculous headache.
The format of some of the questions is wrong, the questions
take forever to derive, especially Controls chapter,
so many assumptions I have no idea where they came
from... Leave that book as additional resource..

Good luck

Decent Study Guide
I used this book as well as all of my undergraduate books.I took the exam in April 11th 2008 for reference and took the electronics, communication and controls portion.I would say this book was ok.It gives you a good lead to other topics to cover but never covers any topic in depth.To use this alone to review for your PE would be shooting yourself in the foot.It will give you topics and it is your job to use your other books from undergrad for in depth examples and challenges.What this book could do to improve is have more relevant examples and more examples period.Many of the things in the book are not covered on the test and the items in the book that are covered and are on the test, dont really get enough practice.Hopefully it leads to my passing but overall, it was decent.

Electrical and Computer PE reference manual
a wealth of information and a major help on the exam.Every single person I saw at the exam had this book, well worth it!

Electrical Engineering Reference Manual for the Electrical and Computer PE Exam, Sixth Edition
Great book.

helpful but not sufficient
I took and passed the PE in the fall of 2006.I think this reference book is definitely worth having in your possession on the exam (at least for the morning session).It provides a concise overview of most of the important topics on the exam.However, I was NOT satisfied with the many sample exams and additional problem sets available.For this reason, I decided to generate my own sample PE exam and to provide it free-of-charge (at klkaiser). ... Read more