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CONTENTS
Review Exercises
571
References
573
Appendix A
Review of Fundamentals of Electricity with
Telecommunication Applications
575
A.1
Objective
575
A.2
What Is Electricity?
575
A.2.1
Electromotive Force (EMF) and Voltage
576
A.2.2
Resistance
577
A.3
Ohm's Law
577
A.3.1
Voltages and Resistances in a Closed Electric
Circuit
578
A.3.2
Resistance of Conductors
579
A.4
Resistances in Series and in Parallel, and Kirchhoff's
Laws
580
A.4.1
Kirchhoff's First Law
580
A.4.2
Kirchhoff's Second Law
582
A.4.3
Hints on Solving dc Network Problems
583
A.5
Electric Power in dc Circuits
584
A.6
Introduction to Alternating Current Circuits
585
A.6.1
Magnetism and Magnetic Fields
585
A.6.2
Electromagnetism
586
A.7
Inductance and Capacitance
587
A.7.1
What Happens When We Close a Switch on an
Inductive Circuit?
587
A.7.2
RC Circuits and the Time Constant
592
A.8
Alternating Currents
593
A.8.1
Calculating Power in ac Circuits
596
A.8.2
Ohm's Law Applied to ac Circuits
597
A.8.3
Calculating Impedance
600
A.9
Resistance in ac Circuits
601
A.10
Resonance [Refs. 1 and 4]
601
References
602
Appendix B
A Review of Mathematics for Telecommunication
Applications
603
B.1
Objective and Scope
603
B.2
Introduction
603
B.2.1
Symbols and Notation
603
B.2.2
The Function Concept
604
B.2.3
Using the Sigma Notation
604
B.3
Introductory Algebra
605
B.3.1
Review of the Laws of Signs
605
B.3.2
Conventions with Factors and Parentheses
605
B.3.3
Simple Linear Algebraic Equations
607
B.3.4
Quadratic Equations
609
B.3.5
Solving Two Simultaneous Linear Equations
with Two Unknowns
610
Summary :
575 A.2.1 Electromotive Force (EMF) and Voltage 576 A.2.2 Resistance 577 A.3 Ohm's Law 577 A.3.1 Voltages and Resistances in a Closed Electric Circuit 578 A.3.2 Resistance of Conductors 579 A.4 Resistances in Series and in Parallel, and Kirchhoff's Laws 580 A.4.1 Kirchhoff's First Law 580 A.4.2 Kirchhoff's Second Law 582 A.4.3 Hints on Solving dc Network Problems 583 A.5 Electric Power in dc Circuits 584 A.6 Introduction to Alternating Current Circuits 585 A.6.1 Magnetism and Magnetic Fields 585 A.6.2 Electromagnetism 586 A.7 Inductance and Capacitance 587 A.7.1 What Happens When We Close a Switch on an Inductive Circuit?
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