19 Best Electrical Engineering Books

Darren Ashby explains electronics through basic principles, components, and real-world examples, beginning with what electricity is. Discussions of tools and troubleshooting connect theory with practical design work, emphasizing how circuits function and how engineers can understand and maintain their projects.

Paul Scherz and Simon Monk explain electronics for inventors, hobbyists, and students through an application-centered approach. Coverage moves from circuit components to semiconductors, amplifiers, power supplies, and digital electronics, connecting principles with the skills needed to design working devices.

Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill explain electronic circuit design through practical examples and engineering judgment. The reference covers analog and digital electronics, including transistors, amplifiers, filters, oscillators, and power conversion, connecting component behavior with the choices involved in building circuits.

Richard Dorf and Robert Bishop introduce feedback control through an integrated approach to analysis and design. The textbook develops time- and frequency-domain methods, state-variable models, and control system behavior, connecting theoretical concepts with engineering problems and computer-assisted analysis.

David Pozar develops radio-frequency and microwave engineering from fundamental electrical principles to practical circuits and devices. The textbook connects theory with analysis and design, providing students a foundation for understanding the behavior and applications of systems operating at microwave frequencies.

Duncan Glover and his collaborators introduce power systems through theory, modeling, and practical analysis tools. The textbook builds from basic concepts toward more complex engineering situations, showing students how to apply models and assess designs for electrical power systems.

Prepared as a U.S. Navy training text, this guide introduces electrical theory and its practical applications. Illustrated chapters cover direct- and alternating-current circuits, batteries, conductors, magnetism, motors, and generators, supported by reference tables, formulas, and explanations of technical terminology.

Stephen L. Herman's seventh edition introduces electrical theory alongside practical applications for students entering the trade. Photographs, illustrations, and worked examples connect foundational concepts with the equipment and tasks electricians encounter, making the textbook both instructional and applied.

Charles Alexander and Matthew Sadiku develop electrical circuit analysis through fundamental laws, network methods, and time and frequency behavior. Worked examples and exercises connect mathematical techniques with the analysis of circuits containing resistors, capacitors, inductors, and other elements.

Michael Geier teaches a systematic approach to troubleshooting and repairing electronic products, from analog equipment to digital devices. The guide covers workbench setup, test instruments, fault diagnosis, component replacement, and reassembly, emphasizing how to reason through problems rather than memorize repairs.

Adel Sedra, Kenneth Smith, Tony Chan Carusone, and Vincent Gaudet develop the analysis and design of microelectronic circuits. Device models support explanations of amplifiers, feedback, frequency response, and related circuit functions, connecting semiconductor behavior with practical electronic design.

Alan Oppenheim, Alan Willsky, and Hamid Nawab introduce the analysis of continuous and discrete signals and systems. The text develops system properties, convolution, transforms, sampling, and related methods that underpin later study in communications, control, and signal processing.

Edited by Surya Santoso and H. Wayne Beaty, this reference covers electric power generation, transmission, distribution, and operation. Contributions from engineers address equipment, protection, insulation, and renewable generation, connecting theory and analysis with the design and application of power systems.

This professional reference explains the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical systems and equipment. Practical coverage includes conductors, circuit calculations, transformers, motors, distribution, wiring, and lighting, with tables and technical information intended for electricians working across varied applications.

K. Uma Rao and A. Jayalakshmi introduce electrical engineering through circuit analysis, basic instrumentation, and electrical machines. Written for early engineering students across disciplines, the textbook emphasizes essential concepts and connects them with the electrical applications encountered in everyday life.

Alan Oppenheim and Ronald Schafer develop the foundations of discrete-time signal processing for engineering students. The text examines linear systems, sampling, filtering, and Fourier analysis, connecting mathematical principles with the methods used to analyze and process digital signals.

Allan Hambley introduces electrical engineering concepts through their application to problems across engineering fields. The textbook covers circuit analysis, digital systems, electronics, and electromechanics, building a general foundation for understanding electrical technologies and applying them in practical settings.

Sergey Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, and Stephen Bitar introduce circuits and electronics with an emphasis on functionality and applications. Written for students across engineering disciplines, the textbook combines explanations, figures, and problems to develop practical analysis and design skills.

Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill expand on the third edition of The Art of Electronics with advanced circuit-design topics. This companion develops discussions begun in the main volume, exploring component behavior and specialized techniques for readers seeking deeper practical electronics knowledge.