《靠前知名大学原版教材·信息技术学科与电气工程学科系列：电路基础（英文版）》是学习电路（该课程是大学工科电类和相近各专业的共同的技术基础课）的教科书。此书所选内容均为电路课程的基础知识，它与当前靠前外高校在对该课程内容的取舍上的做法大体一致。全书大致分为三部分：（1）直流电路、电路定律、电路元件；（2）交流电路、相量法、电功率、三相电路、频率响应；（3）拉普拉斯变换、傅里叶变换、双口网络。
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    《靠前知名大学原版教材·信息技术学科与电气工程学科系列：电路基础（英文版）》可供学习电路课的大学生作为教科书使用，亦可供有关技术人员、高校教师参考。 

Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note to the Student

PART1 DC CIRCUITS
Chapter1 Basic Concepts
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Systems of Units
1.3 Charge and Current
1.4 Voltage
1.5 Power and Energy
1.6 Circuit Elements
1.7 Applicalions
1.7.1 TV Picture Tube
1.7.2 Electricity Bills
1.8 Problem Solving
1.9 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensive Problems
Chapter 2 Basic Laws
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Ohms Laws
2.3 Nodes, Branches, and Loops
2.4 Kirchhoffs Laws
2.5 Series Resistors and Voltage Division
2.6 Parallel Resistors and Current Division
2.7 Wye-Delta Transformations
2.8 Applications
2.8.1 Lighting Systems
2.8.2 Design of DC Meters
2.9 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensive Problems
Chapter 3 Methods of Analysis
3.1Introduction
3.1 Nodal Analysis
3.3 Nodal Analysis with Voltage Sources
3.4 Mesh Analysis
3.5 Mesh Analysis with Current Sources
3.6 Nodal and Mesh Analyses by Inspection
3.7 Nodal Versus Mesh Analysis
3.8 Circuit Analysis with PSpice
3.9 Applications： DC Transistor Circuits
3.10 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensive Problems
Chapter 4 Circuit Theorems
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Linearity Property
4.3 Superposition
4.4 Source Transformation
4.5 Thevenins Theorem
4.6 Nortons Theorem
4.7 Derivations of Thevenins and Nortons Theorems
4.8 Maximum Power Transfer
4.9 Verifying Circuit Theorems with PSpice
4.10 Applications
4.10.1 Source Modeling
4.10.2 Resistance Measurement
4.11 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensive Problems
Chapter 5 Operational Amplifier
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Operational Amplifiers
5.3 Ideal Op Amp
5.4 Inverting Amplifier
5.5 Noninverting Amplifier
5.6 Summing Amplifier
5.7 Difference Amplifier
5.8 Cascaded Op Amp Circuits
5.9 Op Amp Circuit Analysis with PSpice
5.10 Applications
5.10.1 Digital-to Analog Convener
5.10.2 Instrumentation Amplifiers
5.11 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensive Problems
Chapter 6 Capacitors and Inductors
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Capacitors
6.3 Series and Parallel Capacitors
6.4 Inductors
6.5 Series and Parallel Inductors
6.6 Applications
6.6.1 Integrator
6.6.2 Differentiator
6.6.3 Analog Computer
6.7 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensive Problems
Chapter 7 First-Order Circuits
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Source-free RC Circuit
7.3 The Source-free RL Circuit
7.4 Singularity Functions
7.5 Step Response of an RC Circuit
7.6 Step Response of an RL Circuit
7.7 First-order Op Amp Circuits
7.8 Transient Analysis with PSpice
7.9 Applications
7.9.1 Delay Circuits
7.9.2 Photoflash Unit
7.9.3 Relay Circuits
7.9.4 Automobile Ignition Circuit
7.10 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensive Problems
Chapter 8 Second-Order Circuits
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Finding Initial and Final Values
8.3 The Source-Free Series RLC Circuit
8.4 The Source-Free Parallel RLC Circuit
8.5 Step Response of a Series RLC
Circuit
8.6 Step Response of a Parallel RLC
Circuit
8.7 General Second-Order circuits
8.8 Second-Order Op Amp Circuits
8.9 PSpice Analysis of RLC Circuits
8.10 Duality
8.11 Applications
8.11.1 Automobile Ignition System
8.11.2 Smoothing Circuits
8.11 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensive Problems

PART 2 AC CIRCUITS
Chapter 9 Sinusoids and Phasors
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Sinusoids
9.3 Phasors
9.4 Phasor Relationships for Circuit
Elements
9.5 Impedance and Admittance
9.6 Kirchhoff's Laws in the Frequency
Domain
9.7 Impedance Combinations
9.8 Applications
9.8.1 Phase-Shifters
9.8.2 AC Bridges
9.9 Summary
Review Questions
Problems
Comprehensi