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Series Forward
The McGraw-Hill Companies has been a leader in providing trusted information
and analysis for well over a century. From the Industrial Revolution to the Internet
Revolution, The McGraw-Hill Companies has filled a critical need for information
and insight by helping individuals and businesses in the field of Engineering.
As early as 1910, the McGraw-Hill book company was making a difference on
college campuses with the publication of its first series, Electrical Engineering
Texts, outlined and edited by Professor Harry E. Clifford of Harvard University.
McGraw-Hill’s Electrical Engineering textbooks have shaped engineering
curricula worldwide. I am thrilled that I have been invited to be the Global Series
Editor in Electrical Engineering, helping to shape how the next generation of
electrical engineering students around the globe will learn.
As advances in networking and communications bring the global academic
community even closer together, it is essential that textbooks recognize and
respond to this shift. It is in this spirit that we will publish textbooks in the
McGraw-Hill Core Concepts in Electrical Engineering Series. The series will
offer textbooks for the global electrical engineering curriculum that are
reasonably priced, innovative, dynamic, and will cover fundamental subject areas
studied by Electrical and Computer Engineering students. Written with a global
perspective and presenting the latest in technological advances, these books will
give students of all backgrounds a solid foundation in key engineering subjects.Microwave Engineering by Annapurna Das of Anna University and Sisir K.
Das of the Centre for Electromagnetics, Chennai, is an introductory textbook for
undergraduate and graduate students. It serves as a fundamental introduction to
microwave engineering. The book covers microwave vacuum tube devices,
antennae, and radar and industrial applications of microwave systems.
Furthermore, microwave measurements and radiation hazards are discussed in
two separate chapters. Numerous examples and exercises are provided for the
student.
This book has been reviewed and assessed for use in engineering classrooms at
all levels. Like Microwave Engineering, each book in the Core Concepts series
presents a comprehensive, straightforward, and accurate treatment of an
important subject in Electrical & Computer Engineering. With their clear
approach, contemporary technology, and international perspective, Core
Concepts books are an unmistakable choice for professors wanting
understandable, concise engineering textbooks that adhere to the standards of
The McGraw-Hill Companies.
—Richard C. Dorf,
University of California, Davis
Series Editor, The Core Concepts Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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