Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology

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Newnes, 2000 - Technology & Engineering - 370 pages
In this book John Bird introduces electrical principles and technology through examples rather than theory - enabling students to develop a sound understanding of the principles needed by technicians in fields such as electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications. Over 600 problems and 400 worked examples are included.

This new edition of Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology is fully in line with the new 2000 GNVQ specifications from Edexcel and City & Guilds, covering optional units for Advanced GNVQ: Electrical and Electronic Principles, Further Electrical and Electronic Principles, and Electrical Power Technology. It is also designed to cover the Intermediate GNVQ optional unit, Electronic Principles and Applications, the BTEC National units in Electrical and Electronic Principles, and the relevant part of the City & Guilds Telecommunications Principles course.

The wide range of syllabuses covered reflects the fact that this book is a leading international text on this important area of study for student technicians and engineers.

Free support pack containing worked solutions to the problems is available upon request. Material is only available to lecturers who have adopted the book as essential purchase. Please e-mail nishma.shah@repp.co.uk with full name, job title, adopting institution, student numbers and full work mailing details. Pack will be despatched within 24 hours of request.

The first edition of this book was published under the title Electrical Principles and Technology for Engineering.

The only electrical principles & technology text updated in line with 2000 specifications for GNVQ
Over 600 problems and 400 worked examples
Free lecturer's support pack available

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About the author (2000)

John Bird, the author of over 100 textbooks on engineering and mathematical subjects, is the former Head of Applied Electronics in the Faculty of Technology at Highbury College, Portsmouth, U.K. More recently, he has combined freelance lecturing at Portsmouth University, with technical writing and Chief Examiner responsibilities for City and Guilds Telecommunication Principles and Mathematics, and examining for the International Baccalaureate Organisation. John Bird is currently a Senior Training Provider at the Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering in the Defence College of Marine and Air Engineering at H.M.S. Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire, U.K. The school, which serves the Royal Navy, is one of Europe's largest engineering training establishments.

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