I have been able to learn from most text books I have encountered. Well, not this one. For me, this book has been the most frustrating, confusing, useless textbook I have come across. I can only say ditto to just about every negative word said in the previous reviews. I would encourage any school thinking of using or currently using this textbook to reconsider. Well over half the students in my class have thoughts similar to my own regarding this book. Indeed, students actually swear at the author when speaking of this book (which I rarely, if ever, hear about other texts). If your unfortunate enough to be in a class using this text, Speak up! Create a coalition if it is feasible and get this thing to where it belongs: Out Of Print.

I agree with one of the other reviews. This is by far the worst electric circuits text that I have had the misfortune of being forced to use. The examples are rudamentary, as are the general explanations, and inadequately prepare one for the homework problems. I have taken electric circuit theory at the community college level and the texts used for those courses were far better. However, since I attended community college some time ago, I fear that the texts I used at the time are currently too outdated for recommendation.

This book is terrible. There are far to few answers to the problems in the back of the book. The answers that are there are also frequently wrong. It is very confusing, and close to impossible to teach yourself the material by reading the book alone. My teacher says he will never use this book again. AVOID IT.

I used this book for my introductory circuits class three years ago and, upon reflection, it was one of the worst books I was forced to buy in 4 years of engineering. The examples are too trivial to help with the problems, which are too hard because the explanations are horrible. My teacher wasn't much better at explaining the material, making this the worst class I have ever taken. But after taking more advanced circuits classes, I find them to be less appalling.

reasons I wouldn't go with this book:1. poor pedagogy, i.e., easy examples, but unsolvable problems2. not necessarily very up-to-date, lacking in innovation, extremely old-fashioned3. there are surely better written books on Circuits out theree.g.: Alexander&Sadiku; (which is an easy but great read), or Dorf (which is pretty decent)

This is the worst text book I have ever had throughout any educational program. I strongly suggest requesting your school to use another book for circuit theory. There are error after error in this book and the publisher even forgot to attach appendix G. The example problems have incomplete solutions and are elementary compared to the difficult homework problems. The writers of this book must have expected you to only use this book as a work book because the methods discussed dont prepare you for the homework. Stay away from this book. Also the binding is week as mine has come apart after 1 semester (and i bought it new)