EE Book Recommendation?

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<p>Im enrolled in ECE 201 at my current university which is Foundation of Circuits well be covering the following topics; circuit theorems; mesh and node methods; analysis of first-and second-order electric circuits; force and natural response; sinusoidal steady state analysis; complex frequency. </p>

<p>The book that the professor is requiring is pretty horrible from what ive read from reviews on amazon. Can anyone recommend me any books covering most of these topics it would be a great asset thank you.</p>

2

<p>fundamentals of electrical circuits (nilsson / riedel) is a great one, but its expensive!</p>

3

<p>nilsson riedel sucks...but that's the one I used for my circuits course. I would recommend Fundamentals of Electric Circuits by Alexander/Sadiku</p>

4

<p>analog signals and systems by kudeki/munson -- look no further for a clear and concise explanation on the circuit fundamentals you mentioned.</p>

5

<p>why does the nilsson book suck? Just wondering, cuz I need it for next quarter.</p>

6

<p>Nilsson and Riedel blows. It doesn't cover the concepts very well.</p>

7

<p>I didn't like it because of the way concepts were explained and stupid problems in the back.</p>

8

<p>I'm seconding Analog Signals and Systems by Kudeki and Munson. It's a pretty good book. On Amazon, its cheaper than the other circuits books, too, so that's a plus. </p>

<p>One possible drawback: it looks like it is a little terse compared to Alexander/Sadiku book, judging from the previews on Amazon. So if this class is your first exposure to circuit analysis and you are the type that learns material wholly from the textbook, then maybe the more comprehensive volumes (christ that alexander book is 1000 pages!) would be a better choice. But if you attend lecture/office hours as needed, I'm sure this book would be a good choice.</p>

9

<p>Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits by Agarwal and Lang is a great book and Agarwal gives great lectures on MIT's open courseware.</p>

10

<p>What do you guys think of this book: Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications by Hambley?</p>

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I'm seconding Analog Signals and Systems by Kudeki and Munson.

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<p>I'll give a third recommendation for this book. It covers all of those topics very well.</p>

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<p>I might be late a bit, but I really thought Introduction to Electrical Circuits by Dorf & Svoboda was great back when I did my intro course.</p>