Fundamentals of Electric Circuits 5th Edition

As a student who has just entered the vast world of electrical engineering, its essential to develop a strong foundation in circuits and systems to progress further. This book is a major catalyst in doing so. Lot of the times we read a bunch of theory which we think we understand and then move on to the examples to test ourselves but we find it quite a struggle. It isn't the case with this book. First of all, the theory is explained very concisely with a plethora of diagrams, followed by examples with thorough explanations'. I've found from past experience that the theory may have been explained to a reasonable degree but the following worked examples were quite simple with a whole lot of math with very little explanation. Because I couldn't see the theory being put in practice well enough, I struggled to solve the end-of-chapter exercises ending up with knowledge falling short of the acceptable threshold, this is the key. In this book the worked examples aren't that simple, but it isn't too difficult to follow particularly because they're explained very well, making the end-of-chapter exercises manageable.I had lecturers who throughout the semester, didn't get the concepts across that easily which generally means you're in a lot of trouble, but I had this book so I was never in any danger, and so, I recommend this book to anyone starting in electrical engineering, or for a refresher!

Alexander and Sadiku swooped down from heaven via the pages of this book and carried me to victory. I was extremely satisfied with my purchase because, unlike the book required by my university for circuit fundamentals, this book actually did a good job of explaining complex topics in a practical way. There are also tons of examples, so you CAN memorize material using the brute force method when you absolutely have to. . . or just work problems over and over to stop making silly mistakes.I'm a true believer. Buy this book.

This text was required for my intro to circuits I class and I like this text very much for the material. I am not studying electrical engineering but the course was required for my biomedical engineering curriculum; for someone who is new and not experienced with circuitry, the book explained things well. Explanations for tables/figures could be more detailed, maybe there were some faults on my part because I was not prepared as well as I should have been for the course.

I purchased this book from amazon instead of at the university's book store. Saved myself $40 which may not seem much but, when your scavenging for food money, you'd do anything to save a buck. Plus they already have a shit load of money from my tuition.Anyways, Amazon did a great job on selling me this book, brand new, and like always, quick shipping.Of course I can't make a review considering who reads an entire textbook for fun. Anyways, I will be using this book for ENGR 201 aka electrical fundamentals and also 202. and if you are an engineering major, you'll need this book.

Standard textbook. A lot of answer errors that had to be corrected. Overall, it still gave me things to learn, but it made me use more time to figure out how to solve some problems.

Saved a heck of a lot of money over buying this in the college bookstore. This is exactly the same book they wanted $$$ for. Buy it and save your dough.

This book is filled with nothing but equations and examples. I have observed up to 10 equations on a single page with little explanation. The reading does not flow well from one paragraph to another and will commonly drop considerably unrelated material into following paragraphs. Example of this is when discussing the polarity of a transformer, then suddenly throwing equations in regarding power in a transformer after one sentence.I must also mention the lack of theory in this text. It is typical for two or three items to be listed referring to the orientation of polarities or currents without explanation of why they exist that way. Equations listed are also described in a similar manner. One point summarizes an equations stating, "The positive sign is selected for the mutual term if both currents enter or leave the dotted terminals of the coils; the negative sign is selectedotherwise." This statement is accompanied by figures and equations but no reason for why it is true is provided.I have had to spend more time working through this book because of the reasons listed then I think is rational. Try to find another book.

Great book to use for intro to electrical engineering and is easy to learn from. My professor taught straight from the book and I did very well in the class. With amazon's rental price compared to school bookstores, you can't go wrong.