Practical Applications boxes have been added throughout the book to interest students and tie in concepts of design and problem-solving.
Introductory circuit analysis material (Chapters 2-5) has been expanded in the 6th edition. In the 5th edition, chapters 1 and 2 covered this material.
PSpice examples are included in relevant chapters to introduce students to practical features such as DC sweeps, transient analysis, writing expressions in Probe, and also to show useful simulations that tie in to the text material.
Hundreds of new homework problems have been added to the 6th edition. Homework problems are now identified with individual sections so that weekly assignments can be made independent of the pace at which an instructor covers a particular chapter.
New examples have been added and are more clearly identified in the 6th edition. Also, closely related practice problems are provided alongside examples.
Design-oriented questions appear at the ends of selected chapters to help students grasp the complexities of the design process.
Problem-solving techniques are introduced in Chapter One to prepare students for developing a methodical approach to circuit analysis. The step-by-step approach is used in each subsequent chapter, with a carefully selected example in each chapter re-stating the problem-solving methodology as a reminder to the students.FREE The Virtual Professor CD. Designed to help students grasp difficult circuit analysis concepts. Each animated audio-visual tutorial module focuses on a particular topic, and includes a step-by-step worked example. The Virtual Professor includes the following tutorials:
1.Charge, Voltage, Current, & Power
2.Kirchhoff's Current Law
3.Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
4.Basic Nodal Analysis
5.Advanced Nodal Analysis
6.The Supernode
7.Basic Mesh Analysis
8.Advanced Mesh Analysis
9.The Supermesh
10. Source Transformation
11. Thevenin's Theorem
The CD also contains Interactive FE Exam Review Questions to help students prepare for the circuit analysis portion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.