Reference Data for Engineers: Radio, Electronics, Computers and Communications

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Newnes, 2001 M09 26 - 1672 pages
Reference Data for Engineers is the most respected, reliable, and indispensable reference tool for technical professionals around the globe. Written by professionals for professionals, this book is a complete reference for engineers, covering a broad range of topics. It is the combined effort of 96 engineers, scientists, educators, and other recognized specialists in the fields of electronics, radio, computer, and communications technology.

By providing an abundance of information on essential, need-to-know topics without heavy emphasis on complicated mathematics, Reference Data for Engineers is an absolute "must-have" for every engineer who requires comprehensive electrical, electronics, and communications data at his or her fingertips. Featured in the Ninth Edition is updated coverage on intellectual property and patents, probability and design, antennas, power electronics, rectifiers, power supplies, and properties of materials. Useful information on units, constants and conversion factors, active filter design, antennas, integrated circuits, surface acoustic wave design, and digital signal processing is also included. The Ninth Edition also offers new knowledge in the fields of satellite technology, space communication, microwave science, telecommunication, global positioning systems, frequency data, and radar.

* Widely acclaimed as the most practical reference ever published for a wide range of electronics and computer professionals, from technicians through post-graduate engineers.

* Provides a great way to learn or review the basics of various technologies, with a minimum of tables, equations, and other heavy math.
 

Contents

Radio Frequency Spectrum Management and Time Frequency Standards Chapter 2 International Telephony Recommendations
2-1
Units Constants and Conversion Factors
3-1
Properties of Materials
4-1
Components or Parts
5-1
Fundamentals of Networks
6-1
Fourier Waveform Analysis
7-1
Filters Simple Bandpass Design
8-1
Filters ModernNetworkTheory Design
9-1
Information Theory and Coding
24-24
Computer Communications Networks Chapter 27 Satellite and Space Communications Chapter 28 DiscreteTime Signal Processing
28-1
Transmission Lines
29-1
Waveguides and Resonators
30-1
Scattering Matrices
31-1
Antennas
32-1
ElectromagneticWave Propagation
33-1
Radio Noise and Interference
34-1

Active Filter Design
10-1
Attenuators
11-1
Measurements and Analysis
12-1
MagneticCore Transformers and Reactors
13-1
Power ElectronicsRectifiers Filters and Power Supplies
14-1
Feedback Control Systems
15-1
Electron Tubes
16-1
Power GridTube Circuits
17-1
Semiconductors and Transistors
18-1
Transistor Circuits
19-1
Integrated Circuits
19-2
Optoelectronics
21-1
Optical Communications
21-11
Analog Communications
23-1
Digital Communications
24-1
Broadcasting Cable Television and Recording System Standards
35-1
Radar
36-1
Radio Navigation Systems
37-1
Common Carrier Transmission Chapter 39 Switching Networks and Traffic Concepts
39-1
Electroacoustics
40-1
Lasers
41-1
Computer Organization and Programming
42-1
Logic Design
42-3
Probability and Statistics
43-19
Reliability and Life Testing
45-1
Cellular Telecommunications Systems
46-1
Mathematical Equations
47-1
Mathematical Tables
48-1
Miscellaneous Data
49-1
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Mac E. Van Valkenburg (Ph.D., Stanford University, 1952) was Grainger Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois from 1982 until his retirement in 1988. He was a member of the Dean's Advisory Board at Purdue University, the Advisory Board at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and the Board of Directors of Engineering Information, Inc. In addition to serving as Vice President for IEEE publication activities in 1970 and 1971, Dr. Van Valkenburg was editor of the Proceedings of the IEEE and the IEEE Transactions on Circuit Theory, as well as editor-in-chief of the IEEE Press. Of the many distinguished books he has written, his first, Network Analysis, sold nearly a million copies.

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