Electricity: Principles and Applications has been revised to include more Examples, MultiSim Files for version 11.0, clearer explanations, and more Self-Tests and review questions for your students. The following is a chapter-by-chapter list of major changes to the textbook:

Chapter 1

• Expanded the section on “efficiency” to include information on neon light bulbs and LEDs.
• Added a new EXAMPLE that examines the efficiency of a complete system (i.e. a battery and light bulb circuit).  The new Self-Test question 11, and the answer to question 11 at the end of the chapter, follow up on working with system efficiency.
• Added new Self-Test and “Chapter Review” questions and problems.

Chapter 2

• Changed the concluding paragraph of the “current in a vacuum” section to emphasize that devices that relied on thermionic emission and current in a vacuum have mostly been replaced by LCDs and solid-state devices.
• Added discussion of when to italicize a symbol (abbreviation) used in formulae.
• Added more EXAMPLES that show how to use "powers of 10".  EXAMPLE 2-9 shows how to express a base 10 number of less than one in the power-of-ten format.  EXAMPLE 2-10 shows how to add, subtract, and divide numbers expressed in powers-of-ten.  Also added Self-Test question 59 and its answer to give more practice on the procedures shown in the two added examples.
• Added new Self-Test and Chapter Review questions and problems.
• Added to chapter summary and review.

Chapter 3

• Modified the section on Circuit Essentials.
• Clarified the discussion calculating power.
• Added more Chapter Review questions and problems.

Chapter 4

• Added Self-Test and Chapter Review questions.
• Added a discussion on testing sealed lead-acid cells.
• Added a section on Fuel Cells.
• Added to the discussion of LEDs.
• Added an EXAMPLE for switch ratings.

Chapter 5

• Added new EXAMPLES that:
• Require solving a series circuit containing a rheostat.
• Require determining the internal resistance of a battery.
• Require determining currents in a parallel circuit.
• Require determining the currents in a loaded zener-diode regulator circuit.
• Extended the discussion of “rules of thumb” for estimating current.
• Added material that illustrates the advantage of using the current divider formula.
• Added Chapter Review Problems.
• Added questions and problems to the Experiments Manual Chapter 5 test.

Chapter 6

• Added a new EXAMPLE illustrating the use of simultaneous and loop equations.

 Chapter 7

• Added a new figure showing flux pattern around a MIG-arc-welder cable carrying 60 A to 120 A.
• Replaced three figures with new pictures to better show flux patterns under a variety of conditions.
• Added an EXAMPLE showing how to calculate relative permeability.
• Added more Chapter Review Problems.

Chapter 8

• Added new EXAMPLES in the Three-Phase Alternating Current section.
• Added more Chapter Review Problems.

Chapter 9

• Added more Chapter Review Problems.

Chapter 10

• Expanded the introduction to the chapter to include use of large capacitors for PF correction.
• Added EXAMPLES emphasizing C, V, and Q relationships and RC time constants.

 Chapter 11

• Added an EXAMPLE on calculating the inductance of an inductor.
• Expanded the section on “Type of Inductors”.
• Added the inductance formula to the “Related Formulas”.
• Added more Chapter Review Problems.

Chapter 12

• Added EXAMPLES showing how to calculate coefficient of coupling, mutual inductance, and transformer ratings.
• Expanded discussion of transformer “Windings in Parallel”.
• Added formulas to “Related Formulas”.
• Added more Chapter Review Problems.

Chapter 13

• Added to the discussion of EXAMPLE 13-5 to show other ways to calculate the cos θ.
• Added an EXAMPLE dealing with Z and BW of a series resonant circuit.
• Added more Chapter Review Problems.

Chapter 14

• Added new EXAMPLES dealing with temperature rating of a motor and the R of a cable connecting to a motor.
• Expanded the discussion of reversing rotation of one-phase and three-phase motors.
• Added seven new problems to the Chapter Review Problems.

Chapter 15

• Expanded the explanation of how a DMM measures current.
• Added an EXAMPLE dealing with ratings of meter movements.
• Expanded the discussion of sensitivity ratings of ac and dc voltmeters.
• Added more problems to the Chapter Review Problems.

Chapter 16

• Re-emphasized the color and proper use of the neutral conductor.
• Added an EXAMPLE illustrating the current flow in each conductor when a short develops.
• Expanded the discussion on AFCI protection.

 New Multisim-11 files have been created. The files are located on the CD-ROMs for the textbook and the Experiments Manual, as well as on the Online Learning Center