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Circuits and Electronics

Hands-on Learning with Analog Discovery
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Circuits and Electronics by John Okyere Attia offers comprehensive guidance on building circuits using breadboards and connecting Analog Discovery wires. The book details various electrical measurement techniques, including impedance, complex power, frequency response, and power spectrum measurements. It also covers current versus voltage characteristic measurements for diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and MOSFETs. Each chapter includes problems designed to enhance hands-on learning and enable comparison of measured results with theoretical calculations.
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The book provides instructions on building circuits on breadboards, connecting the Analog Discovery wires to the circuit under test, and making electrical measurements. It includes various measurement techniques: impedance measurements, complex power measurements, frequency response measurements, power spectrum measurements, etc.

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The book provides instructions on building circuits on breadboards, connecting the Analog Discovery wires to the circuit under test, and making electrical measurements. Various measurement techniques are described and used in this book, including: impedance measurements, complex power measurements, frequency response measurements, power spectrum measurements, and current versus voltage characteristic measurements of diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and MOSFETs.

Circuits and Electronics includes end-of-chapter problems for additional exercises geared towards hands-on learning and experimentation. It encourages comparisons between measured results and those obtained from theoretical calculations.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367781712

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: CRC Press

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 206

About the Author

Dr. John Okyere Attia is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. He was the Department Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department from 1997 to 2013. Dr. Attia earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston, an M.S. from University of Toronto and a B.S. from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Dr. Attia teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the field of Electronics, Circuit Analysis, Instrumentation Systems, Digital Signal Processing and VLSI Design. His research interests include hands-on learning, power electronics for microgrid, innovative electronic circuit designs for radiation environment, and radiation testing methodologies of electronic devices, and circuits.

Dr. Attia has worked on projects funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Texas Workforce Commission.

Dr. Attia has more than 80 technical publications. He has published in refereed journal papers and refereed conference papers. In addition, he is the author of five books published by the CRC Press. His most recent books are Electronics and Circuit Analysis Using MATLAB, 2nd Edition, and "PSPICE and MATLAB for Electronics: An Integrated Approach," 2nd Edition.

Dr. Attia has received several honors. Amongst them are the Most Outstanding Senior in the Graduating Class, the Outstanding Teacher Award, Exemplary University Achiever, and the University Leader Award. Dr. Attia is a member of the following honor societies: Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Kappa Alpha Kappa, and Eta Kappa Nu. In addition, Dr. Attia is an ABET program evaluator for Electrical and Computer Engineering programs. Furthermore, he is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

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