Alexander and Sadiku's fifth edition of Fundamentals of Electric Circuits continues in the spirit of its successful previous editions, with the objective of presenting circuit analysis in a manner that is clearer, more interesting, and easier to understand than other, more traditional texts. Students are introduced to the sound, six step problem solving methodology in chapter one and are consistently made to apply and practice these steps in practice problems and homework problems throughout the text.
Salient features

The six step problem solving methodology is introduced in chapter one and carried throughout the text and media supplements to promote sound problem solving practices.
The retained Design a Problem feature helps students enhance their design skills by not only solving the problem but asking them to design it. This helps the student more deeply learn the theory while they learn through teaching.
Each illustrative example is immediately followed by a practice problem and answer to test understanding of the preceding example.
Table of Contents

Part 1 DC Circuits

Chapter 1 Basic Concepts

Chapter 2 Basic Laws

Chapter 3 Methods of Analysis

Chapter 4 Circuit Theorems

Chapter 5 Operational Amplifiers

Chapter 6 Capacitors and Inductors

Chapter 7 First Order Circuits

Chapter 8 Second Order Circuits

Part 2 AC Circuits

Chapter 9 Sinusoids and Phasors

Chapter 10 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis

Chapter 11 AC Power Analysis

Chapter 12 Three Phase Circuits

Chapter 13 Magnetically Coupled Circuits

Chapter 14 Frequency Response

Part 3 Advanced Circuit Analysis

Chapter 15 Introduction to the Laplace Transform

Chapter 16 Applications of the Laplace Transform

Chapter 17 The Fourier Series

Chapter 18 Fourier Transform

Chapter 19 Two Port Networks

Appendix A: Simultaneous Equations and Matrix Inversion
Appendix B: Complex Numbers
Appendix C: Mathematical Formulas
Appendix D: Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems