43 Best Books on Circuit Theory and Network Analysis

“Circuit Theory and Networks” Book Review: This book expounds on major concepts related to the subject matter with very clear presentations and illustrations.It also presents its readers with step by step techniques for problem solving. It contains a vast amount of problems and their solutions with understandable illustrations. A good deal of multiple choice questions with hints and comprehensible guidelines are included so readers can test their knowledge on the topics in the book.

“Circuit and Network Theory – GATE, PSUS and ES Examination” Book Review: This book is written for students taking BE and BTech programmes in electronics engineering, electrical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, and instrumentation engineering branches that are preparing for GATE, PSUs and ES examinations. A lot of deliberation has been made on the book so it would be perfect for students preparing for examinations.Undergraduate students studying science courses would certainly find the book beneficial.

“Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology” Book Review: This is a textbook that describes the basic concepts of electrical circuit theory and technology.Major concepts such as semiconductors, transistors, and fuel cells are explained. Students of electrical and mechanical engineering would benefit from the knowledge in the book. Real scenarios are included. Problems and their solutions are contained in the book. There are also more problems and tests that readers can use to assess themselves to know if they’ve fully grasped the subject. Answers to the problems and tests can be found online along with the formulae that would help to solve the problems and tests.This book is perfect for undergraduate degree students studying electrical and mechanical courses.

“Circuit Theory: Continuous and Discrete – Time Systems, Elements of Network Synthesis” Book Review: This textbook expounds on the basic concepts in circuit theory. It is divided into four sections; fundamental concepts in electrical engineering, linear-time invariant systems, advanced topics in network analysis, and elements of network synthesis. A lot of well illustrated examples,problems and their solutions and exercises are all included in the book. This book is targeted towards undergraduate students interested in electrical, electronics, and computer science engineering. Postgraduate students, professionals in the electrical and computer engineering industry and candidates getting ready for examinations conducted by professional bodies like IE, IETE, IEEE. would all find it helpful.

“Theory and Synthesis of Linear Passive Time-Invariant Networks” Book Review: This book shows fundamental concepts supporting linear lumped passive time-invariant networks. It is inspired by a series of lectures and years of experience in the field.A lot of topics are covered like passive n-ports, broadband matching, the design of passive multiplexes and two-state passive devices. The theoretical behavior of transverse electromagnetic (TEM) coupled transmission lines is well explained in the book. The key concepts are well explained with worked examples. It is written in a style that makes the concepts seem easy to graduate students studying linear networks and circuit design, academic researchers and professional circuit engineers.

“Adaptive Filter Theory (Prentice Hall Information and System Sciences Series)” Book Review: This book shows the mathematical theory supporting different linear adaptive filters with finite-duration impulse response (FIR) and the elements of supervised neural networks. It shows uptodate developments in the field. It presents more explanation on frequency-domain adaptive filters,tracking time-varying systems and neural networks. It provides material on RLS algorithms,describes linkages to Kalman filter theory to gain a more unified treatment of the standard, square-root and order-recursive forms.Computer experiments using MATLAB software that show the prime theory and applications of the LMS and RLS algorithms.

“AC and DC Network Theory (Physics and Its Applications)” Book Review: This book presents the major processes of treating electrical networks, whether they are carrying direct (de) or alternating (ac) electrical currents. It is written in a student friendly manner. There are exercises that students can practice to check how much they know about the subject.The units used in the book are the units recognized by the International System (or SI). The different quantities that are shown in the book such as current and potential and resistance-are summarized in Appendix A plu the symbols used to represent them.

“RF CMOS Power Amplifiers: Theory, Design and Implementation (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)” Book Review: This book centres on the design processes and the testing issues of CMOS RF power amplifiers.It describes the RF CMOS power amplifier design for emerging wireless standards. The CMOS power amplifier design principles and theory are well explained. The book explains the architectures and tradeoffs in designing linear and nonlinear power amplifiers. There are also elaborate design examples of RF CMOS power amplifiers for short distance wireless applications (e, g., Bluetooth, WLAN) including designs for multi-standard platforms. It is perfect for RF IC design engineers, RD and R&D managers in industry and graduate students conducting research in wireless semiconductor IC design in general and with CMOS technology in particular.

“Design of Interconnection Networks for Programmable Logic” Book Review: This book centres on the 90% which is the programmable routing. The way the programmable wires are connected and the circuit design of the programmable switches themselves are well described.New techniques of investigating and measuring interconnect structures, new programmable switch basic circuits are all explained in the book. A section of the book shows a survey of interconnection structures and circuits as they exist today.

“Introductory AC Circuit Theory” Book Review: The book is a reference for a graduate in physics and science students. The book covers fundamental concepts as the basis of AC circuits and oscillations. It also includes introduction to the techniques common to all oscillatory problems. Also it provides elementary knowledge of field and D.C. circuit theory.

“Network Analysis” Book Review: This book provides comprehensive coverage of the topics in the field of electric networks (or circuits). These are essential in electrical engineering, such as the Nyquist criterion, Tellegan’s theorem and the Gauss elimination method. Moreoy, the text includes Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems, the Routh Hurwitz criterion and Fourier transforms also. The volume has problems and suggested digital computer exercises at the end of each chapter. Solutions to the problems are given in the appendix.

“Network Analysis and Synthesis” Book Review: This book is useful for an introduction to analysis of electric circuits. Also, helpful in synthesis of circuits. The text has presentation and logical sequencing of topics. It includes numerous examples from frequently asked examination questions. It has a list of content which includes Basic Network concepts, elementary Network Theorems and Single Phase AC Circuits. The volume concludes topics ranging from. Resonance to Filters and Attenuators.

“Circuits and Networks: Analysis and Synthesis” Book Review: The book is based on internationally accepted Learning Outcomes required from a course. It includes questions from previous year question papers For the tech savvy, the practice of MCQs in a digital and randomized environment is provided. The volume includes features like Definition and Important Formulas being highlighted within the text.

“Network Analysis and Synthesis” Book Review: This text is designed to provide an easy understanding of the subject. It contains a brief theory and a large number of problems. It covers analysis and synthesis of networks, also explains different types of networks and systems Network Theorems. The text also gives an account on PSPICE and its applications in circuits and networks. It has emphasis on problem-solving methodology. It discusses PSPICE and MATLAB applications to solve network analysis problems. The volume contains problems from Indian Universities and Competitive examination papers. It has fully solved problems, Practice problems with answers and Objective-type questions. Also, some Short-answer-type questions.

“Engineering Circuit Analysis” Book Review: This book has terms clearly defined. It has introduced many new terms. Also, basic material appears toward the beginning of each chapter. The chapters are explained carefully and in detail. The text has numerical examples to introduce and suggest general results. Simple practice problems appear throughout each chapter. Also, difficult problems appear at the end of chapters, following the order of presentation of text material.

“Network Analysis and Synthesis” Book Review: This book majorly discusses network analysis and synthesis. It covers most of the essential topics. It helps to understand the workings of modern networking. The text lays the foundation for more advanced studies into the various areas.

“Network Theory: Analysis and Synthesis” Book Review: This book offers an introduction to the basic concepts of modern circuit theory and fundamental aspects of network theory in the form of modules. It builds a good understanding of the analysis techniques of electric networks. The text explains the essential procedures involved in the synthesis of passive networks. This book is for undergraduate students of electrical and electronics engineering, electronics and communication engineering, instru-mentation and control engineering. The book covers the full spectrum of network theory suitable for a one-semester course. It has a large number of solved examples. There exercises with answers at the chapter ends. An objective-type question bank at the end of book is designed for self assessment. It discusses the theoretical and practical principles that govern circuit behavior. Replete with solved examples, illustrations and exercises, this book is ideal for professionals as well as undergraduate students studying in electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer science and engineering, instrumentation and control engineering.

“Network Analysis” Book Review: This book is designed for the students of Electrical Sciences as a one-semester introductory course on the subject. The book provides a comprehensive study of the subject. It covers basic as well as advanced concepts. The text is prepared without diluting the rigor of the concepts. Each chapter begins with an introduction outlining the contents and objectives. Also, each concept is strengthened with examples. Abundant problems are provided to reflect the real-time engineering applications.

“Network Theory” Book Review: This book is useful to students of undergraduate studying network theories. The book topics consist of signals and waveform synthesis, graph theory, network synthesis and functions etc.

“Submodular Functions and Electrical Networks” Book Review: This book seamlessly integrates submodular functions and electrical networks to explain electrical network theory using a topological approach. Material content of electrical networks is presented independent of that of submodular functions. The book focuses on low complexity algorithms and bipartite graphs while covering various operations, dualization, convolution and Dilworth truncation as well as the related notions of principal partition and principal lattice of partitions. The last chapter tackles the hybrid rank problem and bridges the gap between submodular functions and topological electrical network theory. Numerous solved problems, matroids, and vector spaces are given along with the algebra of generalized minors to explain the construction of efficient circuit simulators and network analysis. The book is intended for designers of VLSI algorithms.

Book Review: This book provides step by step instructions on packet decoding, basic filtering, advanced filtering and switched LAN analysis. The book also demonstrates how to build filters to capture hackers that emerge through firewalls, decoding of unknown protocols and sets up a trigger that launches analyzer in the middle of the night. The book also demonstrates the concepts of network protocols, routing and troubleshooting.

“Advanced Topics in Exception Handling Techniques” Book Review: This book presents a cohesive review of a wide variety of issues faced in exception handling. Spanning over 16 chapters, the book initially introduces the fundamentals of exception handling. Then it addresses all other related topics on the basis of programming languages, concurrency and operating systems, pervasive computing systems, and requirements and specifications. Numerous case studies, experimentation and qualitative comparisons are provided for a better understanding of the subject.

“Analysis and Design of Advanced Multiservice Networks Supporting Mobility, Multimedia, and Interworking” Book Review: This book presents a detailed treatment of the fundamental, methodological, and applied aspects of network performance evaluation and design. Spanning over six chapters, the book explains major topics like IP-based networks, queueing models, wireless networks, optical networks, and peer-to-peer services. The book also discusses traffic measurement, characterization, and modeling. The concepts presented in this book are supported by an extensive bibliography. This book is suitable for practitioners of network design as well as for researchers aiming to map future directions in networking research.

“Next Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networking” Book Review: This book contains 49 papers from the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Next Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networking, NEW2AN 2006, held in St. Petersburg, Russia in May/June 2006. The book discusses teletraffic, traffic characterization and modeling, 3G/UMTS, sensor networks, WLAN, and QoS in great detail. Comprehensive descriptions of MANETs, lower layer techniques, PAN technologies, and TCP are also included.

“Advanced Autonomic Networking and Communication” Book Review: This book presents a comprehensive set of research results in the field of autonomic networking and communication. Application of autonomic principles to existing and future networks is analyzed and different methods to achieve that are explored. Students, researchers, and professionals can refer to this text.

“Algorithms for Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks: Advanced Lectures” Book Review: This book reports the proceedings of a GI-Dagstuhl Seminar held in Dagstuhl Castle in November 2005. The book deals with the fundamentals of distributed algorithms and also reviews algorithmic results on wireless ad hoc and sensor networks. Each chapter covers some part of this vast field with special focus on selected results. The book bridges the gap between theory and application by using algorithmic methods to explain wireless networks.

“Technologies for Advanced Heterogeneous Networks” Book Review: This book presents 18 selected papers from the proceedings of the Asian Internet Engineering Conference (AINTEC), 2005. Researchers and engineers discussed the survival of the Internet as an alternative means of communication during emergency and chaotic situations. Mobile IP, mobile ad hoc, and performance analysis of internet over satellite communications are the major topics that have been discussed. A separate section is dedicated to emergency networks multimedia or multi-services IP-based networks peer-to-peer measurement.

“Technologies for Advanced Heterogeneous Networks II” Book Review: This book contains 12 revised papers and 5 invited papers from the proceedings of the Second Asian Internet Engineering Conference, AINTEC 2006, held in Pathumthani, Thailand, in November 2006. Separate sections are dedicated to research topics like multicast, service architecture, routing, performance in WLAN, and multihoming in mobile networks. This book is suitable for students, researchers, and professionals.

Book Review: The book covers various concepts of basic circuit theory. The book thoroughly covers multi terminal active devices. The book provides information about computer aided circuit analysis and other simple non linear phenomena. Good knowledge of mathematics is a prerequisite for reading this book. Knowledge of linear algebra, graph theory and integral calculus is also a must. The book contains basic as well as advanced topics in the field of circuit design. The book helps one understand the principles of analog machines with computational power in supercomputer range.

Book Review: The book discusses the concepts of three phase circuits, phase sequence, star and delta correction, line and phase voltages and their relation. The book also provides analysis of three phase circuits which are balanced as well as unbalanced. The book also demonstrates the application of Millman’s theorem, star delta transformation technique and Laplace transforms. The book also presents the concepts of two port networks, their parameters and relations. The book also demonstrates fourier analysis of AC circuits, fourier theorem in trigonometric form and exponential form, line spectra, phase angle spectra and their properties.

“Understanding UMTS Radio Networking Modelling, Planning and Automated Optimisation: Theory and Practice” Book Review: This book offers theoretical coverage of UMTS radio networks, the issues faced by them and the methods to model, plan and optimize its systems. Detailed case studies are presented to explore the technical and legal implications of network infrastructure sharing, ultra-high-site development, HCS deployment and the pros and cons of using CAD software. Theoretical and business models for UTMS technology are explained using optimization algorithms and cutting-edge cost function. Both students and professionals can refer to this book.

“Network Theory” Book Review: This book serves the dual purpose of being a guidebook and a workbook in the field of network theory. Fundamental concepts are presented in a concise manner with lots of solved examples and practice questions for readers to practice from. This book is suitable for any individual who is preparing for IES, GATE, PSUs or any other competitive exams.

“Building Scalable Network Services: Theory and Practice” Book Review: This book focuses on building scalable network services through the use of a set of servers. A tiered scalable network service model is presented to evaluate certain services within its architecture which simplifies design tasks. The issue of placing service nodes in scalable system design and placement algorithms is analyzed by using existing and newer network services. The author also elaborates the various strategies for building better P2P networks, building network-wide measurement, monitoring services and other real world applications of the theoretical results discussed in the book.

“Network Coding Theory” Book Review: This book presents the fundamental concepts of a new paradigm of network communications – network coding. The book starts with a discussion on network coding for transmitting information from a single source node to other nodes in the network. The second half of the book deals with the condition where multiple source nodes transmit information to a different set of destination nodes. This book is intended for practitioners, researchers and students.

“New Developments in the Theory of Networks” Book Review: This book presents theoretical aspects of design management of alliances, cooperatives, licensing, venture capital relations, franchise chains, and joint ventures. It successfully integrates strategic management, economics, and relational views on networks and presents a new perspective on knowledge management, decision rights, contract design, value creation, ownership rights, role of social capital in cooperatives, franchising networks and alliances.

“Theories of Communication Networks” Book Review: This book offers a multitheoretical model that connects various social science theories with different network properties. This model is applicable at all network levels. Recent advancements in network statistical analysis, the p* family are also discussed in detail. A model from the point of view of complex adaptive systems, methods to relate communication networks to other networks, and application of Blanche to generate and test network theories has also been explained in this volume.

“Optical Networks ― Recent Advances: Recent Advances (Network Theory and Applications (6))” Book Review: With the quick development of transfer speed interest from network clients and the advances in optical advances, optical organizations with multi-terabits per-second limit have gotten critical interest from the two specialists and experts. Optical organizations arrangement raises various testing issues that require creative arrangements, including network structures, adaptable and quick organization the executives, resource­ proficient steering and frequency task calculations, QoS backing and planning calculations, and switch and switch designs. In this book, we set up some significant improvements in this leaving region during most recent quite a long while. A portion of the articles are research papers and some are reviews. All articles were evaluated by two commentators. The paper, “On Dynamic Wavelength Assignment in WDM Optical Networks,” by Alanyali gives an outline of certain issues in the analy­ sister and combination of dynamic frequency task strategies for optical WDM organizations and represents another strategy for examination. The paper by Ellinas and Bala, “Frequency Assignment Algorithms for WDM Ring Architectures,” presents two ideal frequency task calculations that relegate the base number of frequencies between hubs on WDM rings to accomplish full cross section network. In the paper, “Ideal Placement of Wavelength Converters in WDM Networks for Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems,” Jia et al.

“Electrical Network Theory” Book Review: This textbook deals with important concepts of analyzing electrical network circuits. It covers both internal composition and system characteristics. The various mathematical tools that would be required to understand the concepts are given in the appendix of the book. The book covers a long list of topics such as Network Functions, Two Port Networks, Multiport Networks, State Equations, Duality, Impulse Response, Step Response, Superposition Principle, Minimum Phase Functions, Energy Functions, Two Port Parameters, and Reactance Functions etc.