“Real Analog” is a comprehensive collection of free educational materials that seamlessly blend hands-on design projects with theoretical concepts and circuit analysis techniques. Real Analog has the equivalent content of a university level introductory circuits course. Developed for university circuits classes by practicing engineers and experienced educators in conjunction with Analog Devices, Real Analog is centered on a newly-updated 12-chapter textbook and features:
- Exercises designed to reinforce textbook and lecture topics
- Homework assignments for every chapter
- Multiple design projects that reinforce and extend theoretical concepts
- Worksheets to help students complete design projects outside of the lab
This book contains the textbook material for the Real Analog Course. The Lab Manual will be published separately and is currently coming soon to Amazon. For now, it can be downloaded from Digilent.com/real-analog. The Table of Contents can be seen below:
Chapter 1: Circuit Analysis Fundamentals
1.1 Basic Circuit Parameters and Sign Conventions
1.2 Power Sources
1.3 Resistors and Ohm’s Law
1.4 Kirchhoff's Laws
Chapter 2: Circuit Reduction
2.1 Series Circuit Elements and Voltage Division
2.2 Parallel Circuit Elements and Current Division
2.3 Circuit Reduction and Analysis
2.4 Non-ideal Power Supplies
2.5 Practical Voltage and Current Measurement
Chapter 3: Nodal and Mesh Analysis
3.1 Introduction and Terminology
3.2 Nodal Analysis
3.3 Mesh Analysis
Chapter 4: Systems and Network Theorems
4.1 Signals and Systems
4.2 Linear Systems
4.3 Superposition
4.4 Two-terminal Networks
4.5 Thévenin’s and Norton’s Theorems
4.6 Maximum Power Transfer
Chapter 5: Operational Amplifiers
5.1 Ideal Operational Amplifier Model
5.2 Operational Amplifier Model Background
5.3 Commercially Available Operational Amplifiers
5.4 Analysis of Op-amp Circuits
5.5 Comparators
5.6 A Few Non-ideal Effects
Chapter 6: Energy Storage Elements
6.1 Fundamental Concepts
6.2 Basic Time-varying Signals
6.3 Capacitors
6.4 Inductors
6.5 Practical Inductors
Chapter 7: First Order Circuits
7.1 Introduction to First Order Systems
7.2 Natural Response of RC Circuits
7.3 Natural Response of RL Circuits
7.4 Forced Response of First Order Circuits
7.5 Step Response of First Order Circuits
Chapter 8: Second Order Circuits
8.1 Introduction to Second Order Systems
8.2 Second Order System Natural Response, Part 1
8.3 Sinusoidal Signals and Complex Exponentials
8.4 Second Order System Natural Response, Part 2
8.5 Second Order System Step Response
Chapter 9: State Variable Methods
9.1 Introduction to State Variable Models
9.2 Numerical Simulation of System Responses Using MATLAB
9.3 Numerical Simulation of System Responses Using Octave
Chapter 10: Steady-State Sinusoidal Analysis
10.1 Introduction to Steady-state Sinusoidal Analysis
10.2 Sinusoidal Signals, Complex Exponentials, and Phasors
10.3 Sinusoidal Steady-state System Response
10.4 Phasor Representations of Circuit Elements
10.5 Direct Frequency Domain Circuit Analysis
10.6 Frequency Domain System Characterization
Chapter 11: Frequency Response and Filtering
11.1 Introduction to Steady-state Sinusoidal Analysis
11.2 Signal Spectra and Frequency Response Plots
11.3 Frequency Selective Circuits and Filters
11.4 Introduction to Bode Plots
Chapter 12: Steady-State Sinusoidal Power
12.1 Instantaneous Power
12.2 Average and Reactive Power
12.3 RMS Values
12.4 Apparent Power and Power Factor
12.5 Complex Power12.6 Power Factor Correction
