Publisher's Synopsis
This text is a broad introduction to electrical engineering for students and practicing engineers in other disciplines. Their special needs are met thorough quantitative introductions to the various areas of the subject - instrumentation, control, communications and computers. The text allows topics to be taken up in any order. The presentation of each concept begins with a specific example (such as a motor speed regulator) and then proceeds to a generalization (such as control systems). The frequent use of analogies build on the reader's background in other areas.