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Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Units and dimensions
Introduction
The Syst~me International d'Unit~s
Dimensional analysis
Multiples and submultiples of units
Self-assessment test
Problems
Chapter 2 Electric circuit elements
Electricity
Electric circuits
Circuit elements
Lumped parameters
Energy stored in circuit elements
Power dissipated in circuit elements
Self-assessment test
Problems
Chapter 3 DC circuit analysis
Introduction
Definition of terms
Kirchhoff's current law
Kirchhoff's voltage law
The Principle of Superposition
Thevenin's theorem
Norton's theorem
The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
Delta-star transformation
Star-delta transformation
Self-assessment test
Problems
Chapter 4 Single-phase a.c. circuits
Alternating quantities
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