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Valkenburg, Mac Elwyn Van was born on October 5, 1921 in Union, Utah, United States. Son of Charles Mac and Nora (Walker) Van Valkenburg.
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This classic was the first to fill the need for an undergraduate text in analog filters for electrical engineering. Intended for juniors and seniors with a background in introductory circuits, including Laplace transforms, the text focuses on inductorless filters in which the active element is the operational amplifier (op-amp). Passive LCR filters are excluded except as prototypes from which an active equivalent is then found. Students learn the importance of op-amps to analog systems, which Van Valkenburg equates with the significance of the microprocessor to digital systems. Because the book is inteded for undergraduates, sophisticated mathematics has been avoided wherever possible in favor of algebraic derivations. Design topics require at most a hand-held calculator.
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Ideal for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate courses in analog filter design and signal processing, Design of Analog Filters integrates theory and practice in order to provide a modern and practical "how-to" approach to design. A complete revision of Mac E. Van Valkenburg's classic work, Analog Filter Design (1982), this text builds on the presentation and style of its predecessor, updating it to meet the needs of today's engineering students and practicing engineers. Reflecting recent developments in the field and emphasizing intuitive understanding, it provides students with an up-to-date introduction and design guidelines and also helps them to develop a "feel" for analog circuit behavior. Design of Analog Filters, Second Edition, moves beyond the elementary treatment of active filters built with opamps. The book discusses fundamental concepts; opamps; first- and second-order filters; second-order filters with arbitrary transmission zeros; filters with maximally flat magnitude, with equal ripple (Chebyshev) magnitude, and with inverse Chebyshev and Cauer response functions; frequency transformation; cascade designs; delay filters and delay equalization; sensitivity; LC ladder filters; ladder simulations by element replacement and by operational simulation; in addition, high-frequency filters based on transconductance-C concepts and on designs using spiral inductors are covered; as are switched-capacitor filters, and noise issues. Features * Includes a wealth of examples, all of which have been tested on simulators or in actual industrial use * Uses the very easy-to-use and learn program Electronics Workbench to help students simulate actual experimental behavior * Provides sample design tables and design and performance curves * Avoids sophisticated mathematics wherever possible in favor of algebraic or intuitive derivations * Addresses practical and realistic design
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(This classic was the first to fill the need for an underg...)
This classic was the first to fill the need for an undergraduate text in analog filters for electrical engineering. Intended for juniors and seniors with a background in introductory circuits, including Laplace transforms, the text focuses on inductorless filters in which the active element is the operational amplifier (op-amp). Passive LCR filters are excluded except as prototypes from which an active equivalent is then found. Students learn the importance of op-amps to analog systems, which Van Valkenburg equates with the significance of the microprocessor to digital systems. Because the book is inteded for undergraduates, sophisticated mathematics has been avoided wherever possible in favor of algebraic derivations. Design topics require at most a hand-held calculator.
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Written for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate courses in analog filter design and signal processing, Design of Analog Filters integrates theory and practice to provide a modern and practical "how-to" approach to design. A complete revision of Mac Van Valkenburg's classic work, Analog Filter Design (1982), this text builds on the presentation and style of its predecessor, updating it to meet the needs of today's engineering students. Reflecting recent developments in the field and emphasizing intuitive understanding, it provides readers with an up-to-date introduction and design guidelines and also helps them to develop a "feel" for analog circuit behavior. Design of Analog Filters moves beyond the simple treatment of active filters built with opamps to discuss the more recent design of filters based on transconductors. Topics covered include fundamental concepts; opamps; first- and second-order filters; second-order filters with arbitrary transmission zeros; filters with maximally flat magnitude, with equal ripple (Chebyshev) magnitude, and with inverse Chebyshev and Cauer response functions; frequency transformation; cascade designs; delay filters and delay equalization; sensitivity; LC ladder filters; ladder simulations by element replacement and by operational simulation; transconductance-C filters; and switched-capacitor filters. Features * Includes a wealth of examples, all of which have been tested on simulators or in actual industrial use * Employs MATLAB to minimize algebraic and other computational needs * Uses Electronics Workbench to help students simulate actual experimental behavior * Provides sample design tables and design and performance curves * Avoids sophisticated mathematics wherever possible in favor of algebraic or intuitive derivations
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Basic topics included are: the Kirchhoff laws, an introduction to time domain, the sinusoidal steady state and the concept of impedance, Fourier methods, and the operational amplifier or "op amp". This book features numerous examples, exercises, and end-of-chapter problems, includes the development of Bode plots, stresses concepts rather than mathematical developments, and topics essential to electric circuits.
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(Basic topics included are: the Kirchhoff laws, an introdu...)
Basic topics included are: the Kirchhoff laws, an introduction to time domain, the sinusoidal steady state and the concept of impedance, Fourier methods, and the operational amplifier or "op amp". This book features numerous examples, exercises, and end-of-chapter problems, includes the development of Bode plots, stresses concepts rather than mathematical developments, and topics essential to electric circuits.
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Electrical engineering educator
Valkenburg, Mac Elwyn Van was born on October 5, 1921 in Union, Utah, United States. Son of Charles Mac and Nora (Walker) Van Valkenburg.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Utah, 1943. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford, 1952.
With, Radiation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1943-1945;With, Research Laboratory Electronics, 1945-1946;member of faculty, U. Utah, 1946-1955;member of faculty, University of Illinois, 1955-1966;professor electrical engineering, Princeton, 1966-1974;department chairman, Princeton, 1966-1972;professor electrical engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1974;acting dean College Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana, 1984-1985;dean College Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana, 1985-1988;dean emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1988;retired, 1988. Visiting professor Stanford, U. Colorado, University of California, Berkeley, U. Hawaii, Manoa,1978-1979, U. Arizona, 1982-1983.
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(Basic topics included are: the Kirchhoff laws, an introdu...)
(Basic topics included are: the Kirchhoff laws, an introdu...)
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Author: Network Analysis, 3d edit, 1974, Introduction to Modern Network Synthesis, 1960, Introductory Signals and Circuits, 1967, Signals in Linear Circuits, 1974, Circuit Theory: Foundations and Classical Contributions, 1974, Linear Circuits, 1982, Analog Filter Design, 1982. Editor-in-chief: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Press, 1983-1986.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (vice president, board directors 1969-1973, editor transactions 1960-1963, proceedings 1966-1969, Education medal 1972, Circus medal 1987), American Society Engineering Education (George Westinghouse award 1963, Benjamin Garver Lamme award 1978,Guillemin prize 1978, Hall of Fame 1993, Centennial Medallion 1993);member National Academy of Engineering, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi. M C.
Married Evelyn J. Pate, August 27, 1943. Children: Charles Mac II, JoLynne, Kaye, David R., Nancy J., Susan L.