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UNDERGRAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM OR USING IT AS A SUPPLEMENT.
HE SUGGESTS THAT STUDENT OBTAIN MATLAB SOFTWARE FROM MATHWORKS TO HELP THEM
PUZZLE THROUGH THE EXAMPLES IN THE NINE HOW TO TECHNICAL CHAPTERS.  IT
STRUCK ME THAT SOMEONE WITH A TALENT FOR MATH IN OTHER WORDS, NOT ME COULD
USE THIS BOOK FOR A SELF STUDY PROGRAM, ALTHOUGH IT PRESUPPOSES MORE THAN A
MODICUM OF ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE.  EACH CHAPTER CONTAINS PROBLEMS, AND AN
ANSWER KEY IS AT THE END OF THE BOOK.  WHICH BRINGS US TO THE POINT JUST
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WHAT ARE THOSE 10 SKILLS ANYWAY?  WELL, JUST TO GET IN THE FRONT DOOR HERE,
YOUR MATHEMATICAL SKILLS HAD BETTER BE UP TO PAR.  DORR STARTS OUT SIMPLY,
WITH HOW TO DESIGN RESISTIVE CIRCUITS, COVERING COUPLING AND ATTENUATOR
CIRCUITS AND SOMETHING NEW TO THIS NON ENGINEER DESIGN OF A RESISTIVE
THIVENIN SOURCE.  HE SHOWS HOW TO DO THIS WITH JUST THREE RESISTORS NO
FUSS, NO MUSS, NO OP AMPS.  THIS AND OTHER TOPICS HE EXPANDS UPON FOCUS
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