{"product_id":"ten-essential-skills-for-electrical-engineers-9781118527429","title":"Ten Essential Skills for Electrical Engineers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is a review of essential skills that an entry-level or experienced engineer must be able to demonstrate on a job interview and perform when hired. It will help engineers prepare for interviews by demonstrating application of basic principles to practical problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Reviewers xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote to Instructors xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 HOW TO DESIGN RESISTIVE CIRCUITS 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Design of a Resistive Thevenin Source 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Design of a Coupling Circuit 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Design of a Pi Attenuator 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 HOW TO PREVENT A POWER TRANSISTOR FROM OVERHEATING 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Electrical Model for Heat Transfer 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Using Manufacturer’s Data for Thermal Analysis 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Forced-Air Cooling 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Dynamic Response of a Thermal System 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 HOW TO ANALYZE A CIRCUIT 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Frequency Response of a Transfer Function 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Frequency Response and Impedance of Simple Circuits 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Frequency Response for Ladder Networks 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Generalized Technique for Determining Frequency Response 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 HOW TO USE STATISTICS TO ENSURE A MANUFACTURABLE DESIGN 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Independent Component Failures 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Using the Gaussian Distribution 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Setting a Manufacturing Test Limit 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Procuring a Custom Component 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 HOW TO DESIGN A FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Intuitive Description of a Control System 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Review of Control System Operation 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Performance of Control Systems 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 First-Order Control System Design 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Second-Order Control System Design 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Circuit Realization of a Second-Order Control System 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 First-Order Discrete Control System 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 HOW TO WORK WITH OP-AMP CIRCUITS 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Ideal Op-Amp 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Practical Op-Amps 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Effect of Input Offset Voltage 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Noise Contribution from Op-Amp Circuits 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3 Dynamic Characteristics of Op-Amp Circuits 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.4 Effect of Capacitive Loading 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.5 A Nagging Issue 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 HOW TO DESIGN ANALOG FILTERS 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Passive Versus Active Filters 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 The Lowpass RC Filter 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Filter Response Characteristics 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Specification of Filter Type 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Generalized Filter Design Procedure 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Design of Active Lowpass Filters 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Design of Passive RF Filters 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 HOW TO DESIGN DIGITAL FILTERS 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Review of Sampling 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Using the z-Transform to Determine the Transfer Function and Frequency Response of Digital Filters 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 FIR and IIR Digital Filters 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 FIR Filters 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 IIR Filters 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Comparisons between FIR and IIR Filters 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Design of Simple and Practical Digital Filters 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 Averaging Lowpass FIR Filter 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Lowpass FIR\/IIR Filter 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 HOW TO WORK WITH RF SIGNALS 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Energy Transfer 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Signal Reflections 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Effect of Signal Reflections on Digital Signals 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Effect of Signal Reflections on Narrowband Signals 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 The Smith Chart 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Using the Smith Chart to Display Impedance Versus Frequency 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Final Comments Regarding the Smith Chart 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 GETTING A JOB—KEEPING A JOB—ENJOYING YOUR WORK 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Getting a Job 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.1 Getting an Interview 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.2 Preparing for an 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