Teach Yourself Algebra for Electric Circuits (TAB Electronics Technical Library)

Practical math to help you plan, design, and problem-solve electric circuits The ideal tool for upgrading career-enhancing math skills, Teach Yourself Algebra for Electronic Circuits helps you learn the methods that support today’s technological growth and innovation. Author Ken Jenkins has put together a genuinely user-friendly tutorial. Every chapter is a self-contained unit, making it easier to find the answers you want and learn at your own pace – without flipping through pages, looking for connections or background. Learn or upgrade your skills with: * Self-teaching text, complete with worked-out questions/solutions and final exams *Math that goes beyond elementary algebra, without the burden of heavy-duty calculus you don’t need * Circuit-focused applications, illustrations, and examples * Special help with the algebra of logic and matrices *Hundreds of practical problems with detailed solutions throughout the book * Over 300 illustrations to help you learn quickly and easily Annotation TEACH YOURSELF ALGEBRA FOR ELECTRIC CIRCUITSThe way to go for problem-solving skills and applications, TEACH YOURSELF ALGEBRA FOR ELECTRIC CIRCUITS is the self-tutoring guide that's just right for electronics.* Math that goes beyond elementary algebra, without the burden of heavy-duty calculus you don't need* All the tools for solving any problem in a single place--no flipping through pages, looking for connections or background* Each chapter is a self-contained unit, making it easier to find the answers you want and learn at your own pace* Circuit-focused applications, illustrations, and examples* Special help with the algebra of logic and matrices* Hundreds of practical problems with detailed solutions throughout the book* Over 300 illustrations help you learn quickly and easily* Practical math helps you plan, design, and problem-solve for electric circuits* Part of the best-selling TAB Teach Yourself seriesPERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND THE INQUISITIVE HOBBYISTS* Unique self-enrichment tool on the algebra of electronics* A user-friendly tutorial, with self-contained chapters that put all the help you need with any problem in a single place* Inside: the best way to learn algebra or find the answers you need, specially geared for those who work with electric circuitsTHE MATH BEHIND TODAY'S ELECTRONICSThe ideal tool for upgrading career-enhancing math skills, TEACH YOURSELF ALGEBRA FOR ELECTRIC CIRCUITS helps you learn the methods that support today's technological growth and innovation.* UPGRADE CAREER-EMHANCING MATH SKILLS* GO AT YOUR OWN PACE* SOLVE PROBLEMS QUICKLY* USE ILLUSTRATEDEXAMPLES* IMPROVE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS Electric charge and electric field, potential difference -- Electric current, Ohm's law, basic circuit configurations -- Determinants and simultaneous equations -- Basic network laws and theorems -- Sinusoidal waves, rms value, as vector quantities -- Algebra of complex numbers -- Inductance and capacitance -- Reactance and impedance, Algebra of ac networks -- Impedance transformation, electric filters -- Magnetic coupling, transformers, three-phase systems -- Matrix algebra, two-port networks -- Binary arithmetic, switching algebra -- Digital processor, digital filters. Provides practical math to help you plan, design, and problem-solve electric circuits. This book helps you learn or upgrade your skills with: self-teaching text, complete with worked-out questions/solutions and final exams; math that goes beyond elementary algebra, without the burden of heavy-duty calculus you don't need; and more. It is an experimental fact that a glass rod, after being briskly rubbed with a silk cloth, has the ability to attract bits of paper, straw, and other light objects to it.