Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I

Reviewed by Hong Nie, Associate Professor, University of Northern Iowa on 2/8/17

Comprehensiveness rating: 4

The textbook covers all areas on "the representation, manipulation, transmission, and reception of information
by electrical means."

Content Accuracy rating: 5

The contents in the textbook are accurate.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 4

The contents in the textbook will not be obsolete within a short period of time.

Clarity rating: 3

Because the textbook covers areas on "the representation, manipulation, transmission, and reception of information
by electrical means," the discussions on each area are brief and in general. Thus, the students may have difficulties to fully understand the knowledge points in the textbook.

Consistency rating: 4

The textbook has a great internal consistency on processing information by electrical means except Chapter 3, which is focusing on circuit analysis instead of information process. Removing Chapter 3 from the textbook and expanding the discussions on the rest chapters may improve the clarity and consistency of the textbook.

Modularity rating: 5

The textbook is great in modularity.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

The textbook is well organized by focusing on "the representation, manipulation, transmission, and reception of information
by electrical means."

Interface rating: 5

The textbook does not have interface issue.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

The textbook contains no grammatical errors.

Cultural Relevance rating: 5

The textbook is not culturally insensitive or offensive in any way.

Comments

More Matlab examples (with Matlab codes) may help students better on understanding the discussions in each technical area.