TEXTBOOKS for
Electrical Engineering Courses

Signals and Systems using MATLAB
Luis Chaparro
ISBN: 978-0-12-374716-7

Signals and Systems Using MATLAB provides a pedagogically-rich and friendly approach to the subject. It nurtures the reader's interest by balancing fundamentals with applications in controls, communications, and signal processing. The use of MATLAB, an essential tool in the practice of engineering, is integrated throughout to enhance the learning process. It not only helps illustrate the theoretical results but makes students aware of the computational issues that engineers face in implementing them... [more]

Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, 2nd Edition
Stormy Attaway
ISBN: 978-0-12-385081-2

Assuming no knowledge of programming, this book presents both programming concepts and MATLAB's built-in functions, providing a perfect platform for exploiting MATLAB's extensive capabilities for tackling engineering problems. It starts with programming concepts such as variables, assignments, input/output, and selection statements, moves onto loops and then solves problems using both the 'programming concept' and the 'power of MATLAB' side-by-side. In-depth coverage is given to input/output, a topic that is fundamental to many engineering applications... [more]

Multidimensional Signal, Image, and Video Processing and Coding, 2nd Edition
John Woods
ISBN: 978-0-12-381420-3

Digital images have become mainstream of late notably within HDTV, cell phones, personal cameras, and many medical applications. The processing of digital images and video includes adjusting illumination, manufacturing enlargements/reductions, and creating contrast. This development has made it possible to take long forgotten, badly damaged photos and make them new again with image estimation. This fully revised and expanded second edition, will give you the necessary understanding of image and video processing concepts to contribute to this hot technology's future advances. Important new topics include introductory random processes, image enhancement and analysis, and the new MPEG scalable video coding standard... [more]

Cognitive Radio Communications and Networks: Principles and Practice
Alexander Wyglinski
Maziar Nekovee
Thomas Hou
ISBN: 978-0-12-374715-0

This book gives comprehensive and balanced coverage of the principles of cognitive radio communications, cognitive networks, and details of their implementation, including the latest developments in the standards and spectrum policy. Case studies, end-of-chapter questions, and descriptions of various platforms and test beds, together with sample code, give hands-on knowledge of how cognitive radio systems can be implemented in practice. Extensive treatment is given to several standards, including IEEE 802.22 for TV White Spaces and IEEE SCC41.

Written by leading people in the field, both at universities and major industrial research laboratories, this tutorial text gives communications engineers, R&D engineers, researchers, undergraduate and post graduate students a complete reference on the application of wireless communications and network theory for the design and implementation of cognitive radio systems and networks... [more]

Electrical Engineering 101: Everything You Should Have Learned in School...but Probably Didn't, 3rd Edition
Darren Ashby
ISBN: 978-0-12-386001-9

Electrical Engineering 101 covers the basic theory and practice of electronics, starting by answering the question "What is electricity?" It goes on to explain the fundamental principles and components, relating them constantly to real-world examples. Sections on tools and troubleshooting give engineers deeper understanding and the know-how to create and maintain their own electronic design projects. Unlike other books that simply describe electronics and provide step-by-step build instructions, EE101 delves into how and why electricity and electronics work, giving the reader the tools to take their electronics education to the next level. It is written in a down-to-earth style and explains jargon, technical terms and schematics as they arise. The author builds a genuine understanding of the fundamentals and shows how they can be applied to a range of engineering problems... [more]

Programmable Logic Controllers, 5th Edition
W. Bolton
ISBN: 978-1-85617-751-1

A programmable logic controllers (PLC) is a real-time system optimized for use in severe conditions such as high/low temperatures or an environment with excessive electrical noise. This control technology is designed to have multiple interfaces (I/Os) to connect and control multiple mechatronic devices such as sensors and actuators.

Programmable Logic Controllers, Fifth Edition, continues to be a straight forward, easy-to-read book that presents the principles of PLCs while not tying itself to one vendor or another. Extensive examples and chapter ending problems utilize several popular PLCs currently on the market highlighting understanding of fundamentals that can be used no matter the specific technology. Ladder programming is highlighted throughout with detailed coverage of design characteristics, development of functional blocks, instruction lists, and structured text. Methods for fault diagnosis, testing and debugging are also discussed. This edition has been enhanced with new material on I/Os, logic, and protocols and networking... [more]

Winner in its first edition of the Best New Undergraduate Textbook by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the American Association of Publishers (AAP), Kosky et al. is the first text offering an introduction to the major engineering fields, and the engineering design process, with an interdisciplinary case study approach. It introduces the fundamental physical, chemical and material bases for all engineering work and presents the engineering design process using examples and hands-on projects... [more]

Digital Control Engineering: Analysis and Design
M. Sami Fadali
Antonio Visioli
ISBN: 978-0-12-374498-2

Digital controllers are part of nearly all modern personal, industrial, and transportation sytems. Every senior or graduate student of electrical, chemical or mechanical engineering should therefore be familiar with the basic theory of digital controllers. This new text covers the fundamental principles and applications of digital control engineering, with emphasis on engineering design... [more]

A Wavelet Tour of Signal Processing, 3rd Edition: The Sparse Way
Stephane Mallat
ISBN: 978-0-12-374370-1

The new edition of this classic book gives all the major concepts, techniques and applications of sparse representation, reflecting the key role the subject plays in today's signal processing. The book clearly presents the standard representations with Fourier, wavelet and time-frequency transforms, and the construction of orthogonal bases with fast algorithms. The central concept of sparsity is explained and applied to signal compression, noise reduction, and inverse problems, while coverage is given to sparse representations in redundant dictionaries, super-resolution and compressive sensing applications... [more]

Pattern Recognition, 4th Edition
Sergios Theodoridis
Konstantinos Koutroumbas
ISBN: 978-1-59749-272-0

This book considers classical and current theory and practice, of both supervised and unsupervised pattern recognition, to build a complete background for professionals and students of engineering. The authors, leading experts in the field of pattern recognition, have provided an up-to-date, self-contained volume encapsulating this wide spectrum of information. The very latest methods are incorporated in this edition: semi-supervised learning, combining clustering algorithms, and relevance feedback... [more]

Introduction to Pattern Recognition: A Matlab Approach
Sergios Theodoridis
Konstantinos Koutroumbas
ISBN: 978-0-12-374486-9
Pub date: March 2010
Pages: 150... [more]

Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math w/ CD, 2nd Edition
Brent Maxfield
ISBN: 978-0-12-374783-9

Using the author's considerable experience of applying Mathcad to engineering problems, Essential Mathcad introduces the most powerful functions and features of the software and teaches how to apply these to create comprehensive calculations for any quantitative subject. The simple, step-by-step approach makes this book an ideal Mathcad text for professional engineers as well as engineering , science, and math students. Examples from a variety of fields demonstrate the power and utility of Mathcad's tools, while also demonstrating how other software, such as Excel spreadsheets, can be incorporated effectively. A companion CD-ROM contains a full non-expiring version of Mathcad...[more]

Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, 4th Edition
Brian D Hahn
Dan Valentine
ISBN: 978-0-12-374883-6

The essential guide to MATLAB as a problem solving tool

This text presents MATLAB both as a mathematical tool and a programming language, giving a concise and easy to master introduction to its potential and power. The fundamentals of MATLAB are illustrated throughout with many examples from a wide range of familiar scientific and engineering areas, as well as from everyday life. The new edition has been updated to include coverage of Symbolic Math and SIMULINK. It also adds new examples and applications, and uses the most recent release of Matlab... [more]

A Guide to Microsoft Excel 2007 for Scientists and Engineers
Bernard V. Liengme
ISBN: 978-0-12-374623-8

Completely updated guide for scientists, engineers and students who want to use Microsoft Excel 2007 to its full potential.

Electronic spreadsheet analysis has become part of the everyday work of researchers in all areas of engineering and science. Microsoft Excel, as the industry standard spreadsheet, has a range of scientific functions that can be utilized for the modeling, analysis and presentation of quantitative data. This text provides a straightforward guide to using these functions of Microsoft Excel, guiding the reader from basic principles through to more complicated areas such as formulae, charts, curve-fitting, equation solving, integration, macros, statistical functions, and presenting quantitative data... [more]

Digital Signal Processing System Design: LabVIEW-Based Hybrid Programming, 2nd Edition
Nasser Kehtarnavaz
ISBN: 978-0-12-374490-6

This book combines textual and graphical programming to form a hybrid programming approach, enabling a more effective means of building and analyzing DSP systems. The hybrid programming approach allows the use of previously developed textual programming solutions to be integrated into LabVIEW’s highly interactive and visual environment, providing an easier and quicker method for building DSP systems. This book will be an ideal introduction for engineers and students seeking to develop DSP systems in quick time... [more]

Nonlinear Optics, 3rd Edition
Robert Boyd
ISBN: 978-0-12-369470-6
Pub date: Apr 01, 2008
Pages: 640

Nonlinear optics is the study of the interaction of intense laser light with matter. The book presents an introduction to the entire field of optical physics and specifically the area of nonlinear optics, covering fundamental issues and applied aspects of this exciting area.

The third edition of this textbook has been rewritten to conform to the standard SI system of units and includes comprehensively updated material on the latest developments in the field... [more]

Digital Signal Processing: Fundamentals and Applications
Li Tan
ISBN: 978-0-12-374090-8

This textbook presents digital signal processing (DSP) principles, applications, and hardware implementation issues, emphasizing achievable results and conclusions through the presentation of numerous worked examples, while reducing the use of mathematics for an easier grasp of the concepts... [more]

Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications
Tim Wilmshurst
ISBN: 978-0-7506-6755-5

The text to give your students all the knowledge and skills for developing today’s embedded systems using the PIC microcontroller.

In this one book students get all they need to know to be highly proficient at embedded systems design. Uniquely, it combines embedded systems principles with applications, using the16F84A, 16F873A and the 18F242 PIC microcontrollers. Students learn how to apply the principles using a multitude of sample designs and design ideas, including a robot in the form of an autonomous guide vehicle... [more]

Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits
Anant Agarwal
Jeffrey Lang
ISBN: 978-1-55860-735-4

Unlike books currently on the market, this book attempts to satisfy two goals: combine circuits and electronics into a single, unified treatment, and establish a strong connection with the contemporary world of digital systems. It will introduce a new way of looking not only at the treatment of circuits, but also at the treatment of introductory coursework in engineering in general.

Using the concept of ''abstraction,'' the book attempts to form a bridge between the world of physics and the world of large computer systems. In particular, it attempts to unify electrical engineering and computer science as the art of creating and exploiting successive abstractions to manage the complexity of building useful electrical systems. Computer systems are simply one type of electrical systems... [more]

Embedded Systems Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers
Tammy Noergaard
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7792-9

This comprehensive textbook provides a broad and in-depth overview of embedded systems architecture for engineering students and embedded systems professionals. The book is well suited for undergraduate embedded systems courses in electronics/electrical engineering and engineering technology (EET) departments in universities and colleges, as well as for corporate training of employees... [more]