Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, Tenth Edition

THE LAPLACE TRANSFORM

Courtesy of Lin Chi Mak and the UNSW MAVSTAR team 2009

THE LEARNING GOALS FOR THIS CHAPTER ARE:

Be able to determine the Laplace transform of signals common to electric circuits

Know how to perform an inverse Laplace transform using partial fraction expansion

Be introduced to the concept of convolution

Be able to apply the initial-value and final-value theorems

Know how to use the Laplace transform to analyze transient circuits

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