Electrical Engineering: Know It All (Newnes Know It All)

This is the Bible for electrical engineers

Without question, pound for pound this is one of the best reference books in electrical engineering I have ever read. This book definitely sets you up for success in solving circuits. I am not kidding, every electrical engineer's desk and students should a copy of this book. Bravo job Maxfield and authors.

Great Product worth the Money !!! Will buy again.

This is a great book as long as you understand what electricity is. Alot of people think they know what electricity is and when they read this book they will get lost, like in the first page. I recomend Electrical Engineering 101 by Darren Ashby, this book will teach you the concept of what electricity is and how it works, once you understand that concept, you will be able to comprehend this book just fine. The book is designed to tell you what something is without giving too much detail, if you do not understand a concept you may have to refer to wikepedia for extra help or ([...]) this website is free and it is published by the Navy and it can be copied and distrubuted freely by the public.Your taxes paid for these books, take advantage of it. And there are more free books that were written by the Department of Navy but you guys will have to data mine for these free books. The point is you will not understand Electrical Engineering without having a full grasp of what the concept of electricity is. The author of the book figures if you don't know what electricity is then research, but other than that minute problem with the book, I think it is great book that can be used as a reference book or for somebody that wants to get a head start before they start engineering in school.

This book is very comprehensive in a sense that it covers a lot of engineering topics. Some chapters lack detail but is undoubtedly made up by the number of different subject this book covers. A definite must have for any electrical enthusiast!

Excellent reference source, used as a substitute for the garbage text book  Electrical Engineering: Concepts and Applications  that was required for my introductory circuit analysis class.

This review applies to the Kindle version.I have graduate degrees in physics and bioengineering and took several courses in electrical engineering as an undergraduate senior and in graduate school, but I am not a full blown electrical engineer. I know (knew?) enough for my needs. I purchased this book as a refresher and companion to Horowitz and Hill because this volume is available for my Kindle. The reviews convinced me this would be a good buy. I don't dispute the content and the writing style is good. There are, however, many, many typos in the figures, examples, and in line symbols. I am only 50 pages or so into the book and have been very frustrated that I am now proof reading a book when I wanted to be refreshing my understanding. Example, Figure 2.1 lists Mica with a resistivity of 1X10 ^ -13 ohms m, or 10 ^7 micro ohms m and glass as 1X10 ^ 8 ohm m or 10^4 micro ohm m. Fine, I can unwind things like this, but I am nervous as I get into the more advanced chapters where I'm counting on the book to give me accurate information. If you already know the material, you can read the book and correct the typos. If not, be careful. I don't know if the same errors exist in the hard bound version. Maybe someone who has it can check...

I have to say I'm not crazy about the title, it is too general and promises more then it should. However I was very impressed with the explanations given for the various topics covered. My weakest point in my engineering curriculum were laplace transforms so I went straight to Transients and Laplace Transforms to see if it could help me understand a little better (and eight years out of school). To my surprise I was able to understand exactly what was going on and the equations were perfectly laid out to see how everything fit together, not bad for being out of school for so long.I continued looking through the book and wondered why in the world they would have a section on Circuit Simulation with so many different software programs available. Yet after reviewing the section, it was actually very informative and talked specifically about the type of tests that were performed like DC analysis and AC small signal analysis as well as pole zero analysis and noise analysis regards to the types of tests and analysis that go on in software like Tina Pro, MultiSim or SPICE.In reviewing the Filter Design chapter, lets face it Signals and Systems wasn't my strong point, once again the explanations were easy to follow and yet enough so that I could continue with a more complex book in needed.I would suggest this book to any college student who wants to get a better explanation on the topic that they are currently studying. This would be a great primer for Electronics, Analog and Signals and Systems. For any electrical engineer out of school that needs a quick review on a topic not seen for a while, this book would be an excellent reference.But as mentioned in another review, be careful with the figures as section 17.3.3 mentions a low pass filter and references figure 17.7 which are high pass filter graphs. If you can pick out the problems then you are in the right field of work.

The very best for anyone who wants to study to be an Electrician or study Electrical Engineering at University.

This book is definitely a must-have as an EE reference book. Covers everything from basic topics such as physical definitions of electrical systems and complex numbers, all the way up to power systems and signal processing.10/10

Dieses Buch ist bestens geeignet für Fachleute, die sich in die Welt der englischen Fachsprache einarbeiten wollen. Es enthält eine riesige Sammlung an Fachwissen (mit mehr als 1000 Seiten) und ist dafür erstaunlich preiswert.

It may be challenging to follow along for those who aren’t particularly mathematically savvy. Overall, I think the lessons are a bit short. I understand it’s a “know it all” book, but I would have liked to have more theory. And yes I know I can just look up the concept if I want more info. However, it would have been nice to have more theory to read through especially in the basics section so that it’s all in one place. It also looks like the theory section are more so statement based. Theres no deep dive into why x is the way it is, but the first page of each chapter is just statements (x is y without an explanation mostly in the first few chapters. Its fine after that.) As I am someone who has never done any kind of electrical work, and have no prior knowledge of electrical engineering, I find the lack of theory to be a downside hence 4 stars out of 5. The lessons are great. There are plenty of practice problems available (huge plus). Each lesson does lead into the next, so you actually have to know what you’re doing to continue. There’s also no hand holding which I appreciate but may be a down side to some.

It’s for my daughter