Excerpt from The Elements of Electrical Engineering, Vol. 1: A Text Book for Technical Schools and Colleges
This treatise on the elements of electrical engineering represents the combined experience of the authors in teaching the subject for thirteen years. The aim has been to give a clear and concise treatment of the elements of the subject illustrated by numerous practical examples and problems.
In almost every branch of engineering a simple working knowledge of the electrical problems involved in the generation, distribution, and utilization of power is becoming imperative. Students pursuing a course in engineering, other than electrical, are limited as to the time to be devoted to electrotechnology, while students taking a course in electrical engineering are not so restricted.
The problem which the authors undertook to solve in the preparation of this treatise was to so select and arrange the subject matter that the book might be advantageously used as an introductory course, not only for electrical engineering students, but also for students specializing in other branches of engineering.
This somewhat difficult problem has been solved by treating the more essential parts of the subject consecutively in a series of chapters, and by placing the more elaborate developments in in a series of appendices. This arrangement makes it possible for a student to easily cover the fundamental portions of the text in one semester, by omitting the more highly specialized matter that is given partly in fine print and partly in Appendices A, B and C.
An important feature of the book is an extended list of carefully chosen problems given as a final appendix. These problems are arranged in an order following closely the development of the subject matter of the text. They have been designed not merely to illustrate principles, but to supplement the information given in the text. The answers to these problems have been checked with extreme care.
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