electricity

Good book, tough problems.

The chapters themselves are very well written and provide good example problems to help illustrate the various techniques. The problem that I have with this book is the difficulty level of the excersises in the back of each chapter. They are, I think, a bit too challenging for the typical student.

Don't get me wrong: of course there should be some difficult problems to challenge us. But there should also be some easy ones along with a few of middling difficulty. This book, though, pretty much slams you with some very tricky stuff right away.

I highly recommend using one of the Schaum's outlines (Basic Circuit Analysis) to supplement this book. They seem to provide a more gradual approach to learning the material--giving you tons of practice problems to drive the point home.

Overall, a good book. But maybe a few "confidence builders" to start each problem set would improve things a bit.

This is the best book on linear circuit analysis. It teaches upto the advanced level. Writer has a wonderful style of presentating a topic.

The book is well structured. There are a number of helpful solved examples. Every section ends at atleast one example. There are also practice questions at the end of each section(if possible). Author has put challenging problems at the end of each chapter. The book is written in a technical way.

The book is full of knowledge.

I strongly recommend this book to those who are interested in this subject.

The reason of giving 4 stars is that if you are new to ciruit analysis then you may have some trouble understanding the fundamentals. Moreover, if you are weak in Calculus(esp. Differential calculus), you may find yourself under hot water. But as I have already taken a course on advanced calculus(the book does not require it - atleast you should know a little about differential calculus), I like this book.

For the above reasons I suggest you buy "Introductory Circuit Analysis" by "Robert L. Boylestad". This is a very very nice work by Mr. Boylestad. After reading Boylestad's book one should go for Hayt's "Engineering Circuit Analysis" for the sake of completeness.

Hayt explained the concepts using mathematical proofs while Boylestad explained mostly by physical analysis of elements.

This is a book featuring a good explanation both mathematical as well as physical.One of the better books in the field of circuit analysis.But there are no answers for even numbered problems which is the main problem with it.The exercise problems are challenging though it is the essential in creating interest.But I've found that the terminology used is ANTI-ENGINEERING LANGUAGE.I've got 80%satisfaction. Meet you later..Byaeee

I read the book and found it full of testimony from people that used his product that said it worked great. The shots work well but are expensive. For the average person this product is not cheap. I tried the product for two months doing exactly what the instructions said and saw absolutely no change. I'm happy for all those lucky people in the book but think others should know it is not for everyone and you can forget the moneyback guarantee I tried for months and just gave up.

I thought colloidal minerals were good until I read this book. It sure woke me up. I now know how dangerous they can be. The other choices were well explained and now I am happily taking crystalloid minerals and feeling great. It is the one book needed since there was so much hype on colloidal and no one told the true story. The book doesn't bash colloidals,just explains the truth and gives you alternatives.

This book answered my questions as to the difference between expensive growth hormone injections and the reasonable secretagogues that effect similar results. I have used the recommended supplements with terrific results. The book got me on the right track.

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As a journeyman electrician studying for my supervisors card, I can tell you that nobody clarifies electrical grounding requirments like O'Riley. I used his text books when I was an apprentice eons ago. Electrical grounding is not hard to understand if you read and study this book.

I recommend this book to fellow students anywhere. I am a first year electrical student at Metro Community College's South Omaha campus in Omaha, NE. Electrical grounding is one of the most important areas to educate yourself if you are going into the field or if you are a seasoned professional. Loss of life, property damage and potential lawsuits are what await those who do not educate themselves. Fortunately, this book is very easy to read. ( This review is written and submitted by Racquel Marshall-Kirkeby)

I'd first encountered this (well, the first half; the "manual" being a collection of notes added for the current printing) around 1970-74. At that time I'd have been middle-school/HS freshman.

The book was quite readable in back then, and should still prove such. One caveat: I have noticed some typesetting problems setting out equations -- fortunately this book isn't meant to be mathematically rigorous. Rather, it shows a number of simple experiments, variations in designs (besides the Dirods, there are the Shake-sphere and Pendulum machines, and Kelvin's water drop generator), and the basic theory (without heavy math) behind these type of generators.

The mid-60's photos and illustrations do pale in comparison to what could be produced today, using simple Word, Photoshop, and Illustrator (or even a 3-D rendering engine), but I find they are not a distraction.

I actually attempted to build the Dirod Jr, based just on memories of the book, during the mid-70's. Unfortunately, using hand-held jig saws, and drills (without even those cheap guide-rails that came out late in the decade) meant I had lots of misaligned rods. My biggest problem was in finding a suitable pickup-brush material.

My problems should not scare anyone else away from trying to build these machines.

Finally, let me mention that if one is considering between this book, and R.A. Ford's "Homemade Lightning"... BUY THIS ONE.

This is a book about electrostatics, not electricity in general. So its focus is how to generate high voltage, how to store it and what to do with it. The emphasis is definitely on the practical side, there is very few theory because the author addresses young people and not professionals.

If you are aiming at a university degree, this book is not for you. Although the author of the book was a university professor, you will find no complicated theories, no frightening ciphers, but some formulas which can be computed with the simplest pocket calculators. The author wrote this book when his long university career had ended. He wanted to entertain young people and motivate them to enjoy experiments and possibly become engineers or scientists.

Moore was a famous experimenter and lecturer who travelled around the world with his apparatus, doing demonstrations. In the 1960s and 1970s, he wrote down his practical experiences in some kind of laboratory book which developed into the book I am talking about. Now you understand why the experiments and pictures in the book look a bit dated.

I like this book for its hands-on approach, but the book also has some aspects I dont like so much. Firstly, it is not a stringent textbook. It is a compilation of instructions on building machines and all kinds of obstacles you run into when trying to get them running. There are many drawings and some photographs in the book; the drawings often being very simple and the b/w images being not very clear. It is annoying that most of the formulas in the book were cut at the left and right sides so that many of them are unreadable or simply wrong because of a missing character at the edge.

American readers might appreciate that the author gives the dimensions of the mechanical parts in inches and feet. Even more annoying to me is the way he mixes up electrical units and dimensions in his formulas. For example, when calculating the energy of a charged capacitor, he gives us this formula: "oules= 1/2 C V", meaning the energy measured in Joules (the J was cut off) is half the product of capacity and voltage. Capacity is a dimension and volt is a unit. But this example also has its bright side. He tells us that (as a rule of thumb) 1/4 Joules is an energy that produces a very unpleasant (but harmless) electrical shock while 10 Joules is a fatal amount of energy.

The book has an index and a bibliography. The index is good but the bibliography is mostly useless nowadays because the referenced books were all published before 1970 and are out of print today. I still like the book, but others may prefer the book by R.A. Ford, Homemade Lightning, ISBN 0-07-137323-3.

With all the respect due a neighbor, I don't think Nicolle read the same book I did. I heartily disagree.

This book was one of my *all-time favorites*, one I checked out of the library until it was dog-eared and I was broke from fines and photocopy charges. I'm very glad to see it in print!

This book was fascinating and enlightening. It made electrostatics crystal clear to me. Perhaps its only fault is that it rambles like a novel without a textbook-like structure. But this is also part of its charm, and may be why it's so digestible.

_Electrostatics_ is as much a how-to book as anything. Designs for electrostatic generators and demos abound, including a section in the back with detailed instructions on building two or three of Moore's "dirod" static generators. ( I've never built one, but I'm dying to get started.. and I imagine they make ultimate science fair projects for the kiddies.)

I love this book. I'm getting a copy as soon as I pay Uncle Sam his due.

As well known, this book is one of the classic books for semicoductor physics. It provides a lot of information in various devices, although some probably is outdated. However, as I know, the author was trying to tell the readers why and how semiconductor devices become what we see today. Because only we know about what the pioneers thinked, we can further modify or invite new semiconductor devices. I must agree that this book is not so easy to follow and read, but, don't froget, this book is devoted for advanced semiconductor physics course. It assumes the reader is already familiar with some foundamental semiconductor knowledge!

If there should at all be one point against this book, then it is that it is a priced high (at least in my country). However I found that the text was worth the investment. This book is one of those must-haves for every electronics engineer.

The text is presented in a way that will appeal to any student as well as working professionals, and the least one can say is that it is extremely well-written. This text is an indispensable one.

I decided to write this review after reading the previous reviews to this book. Apparently, a couple of the reviewers think of this book as a text book, which it is not. Even though the first edition was published in 1968, and the second in 1981, this book is still a very useful reference to anyone who works in the field of semiconductor device physics. The author presupposes a good amount of knowledge, and does not try to lead the reader "by hand" through all the details in the derivation of the mathematical expressions. I recommend this book to all serious scholars at the senior level and beyond, -as a reference book-.

I would NOT recommend this book to any electrician, engineer, or architect. It is extremely difficult to comprehend. Gaining any practical information from this book is futile. I have had the twelfth edition over ten years. I used it to study for the electricians exam. I hated it then. Since that time, I have found it to be a very poor reference book. The thirteenth edition is no better. I understand why some electrician training schools might use this book - it is very comprehensive. It would make a good reference for a classroom lesson plan, but not a direct teaching tool. If you want to learn the material in this book, get the National Electric Code Handbook (and related materials published by the NFPA) and appropriate textbooks. FYI - I am a licensed electrician and a registered professional engineer.

Another motley McGraw-Hill product. First copyrighted in 1913. The author appears to have died prior to 1976, and the book has been maintained by hired help. Don't try to use this as a textbook; treat it as a reference only. You never really know whether some item is up to date or 50 or 80 years old. Examples: There is a lot of treatment of two-phase (yup, 90 degrees) power, including at 25 hertz, and of multi-kilovolt series incandescent streetlighting, plus knob and tube wiring. Also, it is stated that the highest radio frequency in use is 30 megahertz, whereas in reality we're up to 1,000 or 2,000 times that just now. This book is a curiousity; charming if you have the cash, but if you don't, maybe you should be getting something more coherent.

W A R N I N G: This book is not for the weekend repairman!!!

This is a very intense book for the professionals or for someone who would like to further their knowledge. This truely might be the last book an electrican will ever buy. A must for your library!

I want to get this book. Could you tell me how to get it in China? L.X.Sheng 09.28.1999

There are many mistakes in this book and the author is not good in explanation the important details.

One of those rare books that covers most of the Power distribution topics. Very well written great book. I found it very usefull!

If you are unfamiliar with the field of OMVPE this text would serve as a good introduction. It does indeed cover the fundamentals of the OMVPE process. However, that is about all it covers. For those in industry or academia who are already acquainted with OMVPE, this book adds very little to your knowledge or understanding. The theoretical and mathematical treatment of the various issues listed is practically nonexistent. The sections that actually contain formulae are few and far between. Again, this is great if you are just starting to learn; this is rather disappointing if you are looking for an in-depth treatment of OMVPE. The one saving grace is that there are extensive lists of references that you can track down to find the details that are left out of the book itself. That's a lot of money for just a reference list though.

I'm surprised by the online reviews for this book so far and it seems to me they are written by people who do not fully understand (or appreciate) the kinetic, thermodynamic, thermal issues, mass transport, fluid dynamic or reactor design aspects of OMVPE. Whether you're starting out or have been in the field for a while, this book is a must have. Stringfellow is one of the few people who understands the finer aspects of OMVPE. His qualitative and quantitative treatment of concepts is lucid, accurate and comprehensive. The older edition was getting out of date. The newer one adds information generated in the recent past. I would suggest browsing through the book and rating it yourself. You will not be disappointed.

This is a great book if you want to know the science of OMVPE. Stringfellow is considered by many people to be the authority on this subject. You can't go wrong with this book. It's referenced in nearly every OMVPE journal article I have read.

... or those wishing to see what economists really have to offer regarding power systems. Stoft's technical discussion of power markets, or locational pricing, mechanisms is just fine. But he offers nothing about the economics of electricity transmission, without which spatially diverse power markets are merely a theory. As such, his book is of no particular use to those looking to understand the economic issues that bedevil large power markets, like those in the US, where persistent transmission constraints can impair the functioning of the best "market architecture."
"Economics" is a loosely-used term in electricity market circles. Those wishing to understand the economic princiles behind power markets, as opposed to the mechanics of power systems, will have to look elsewhere.

This book is about good economics. It is not about the usual collection of market anecdotes, nor is it about engineering power systems. Power System Economics reviews all the key design elements of modern electricity wholesale markets, and puts them in their economic context. You will not find another book on the subject that is as comprehensive and well-researched.

Stoft's book provides a coherent and logical framework for understanding power system economics. It discusses the key controversies (or "fallacies") in power markets in a clear and easily-understandable way. There is a lot of confusion on these topics these days, not only in the press, but in a lot of the literature. Lots of commentators have vested interests, which colours their analysis and comment. Stoft's book helps bring the debates back to first principles. A textbook like this can never anticipate every question or issue that arises in every power market in the world, but the book provides a good framework for understanding the fundamentals, which the reader can then apply and extend to issues of his/her own interest. A good read.

This book is written for someone with a 6th grade education and no more. It talks about magamps for pete's sake. It dosen't even broach the subject of transistors. NO TRANSISTOR THEORY!! What in sakes is electronics if not transistors! The stupid objectives at the beginning of each chapter, and the even worst review problems at the end of each chapter are simply a waste of pages. I am a former nuke electrician from the navy and a current IC Fabrication Technician in the semiconductor industry. I purchased the book to just stay up on my studies, but this book fell way short. My fiancee's daughter has learned almost everything that is covered in this book, and she is only in the 7th grade. Be forewarned, a bad book indeed.

This book is written in the standard format for a classroom environment, which makes it very easy to follow and find previously read topics you may have forgotten. However, some sections would be easier to learn with the aid of a teacher; although, it is still possible to learn the material without one. This book covers a wide range of topics for electricity, but not many applications of it. Over all, this book provides you with a strong foundation in the electrical field.

Electricity.
This is a subject that is often glossed over or dismissed in favor of Electronics.

A firm grasp of Electricity is needed before one can hope to master Electronics.

This remarkable book does just that. It is written in an intuitive manner allowing a novice to progress through the subject with ease.

For the those who practice Electricity for a living, it is a welcome refresher. Even the "Old Salt" who has been doing it for years: there are lots of "Ah Ha's," yet to be discovered.

This Book should not be underestimated or dismissed; it is worth exploring.