This introduction to the basic principles of electrical engineering presumes basic knowledge of differential and integral calculus and physics. Students learn the fundamentals of electrical circuit analysis and are introduced to MATLAB—software used to write efficient, compact programs to solve electrical and computer engineering problems of varying complexity.
Steven Karris, M.S.E.E., P.E., has more than 30 years of professional engineering experience in government and industry. He is an adjunct professor at the University of California-Berkeley.