| Every technical book that is written has a definite lifetime. This is true if it is a highly theoretical book or a book such as this one, which simplifies a highly technical field. This is why you see first editions, second editions, and so on. There is nothing wrong with this arrangement and it actually is a natural progression since it keeps the reader up-to-date with the most recent advances in a particular field.
In instructional materials, the term simple is often tossed around loosely. Sometimes it may mean that fewer equations are used than in a typical textbook or paper. Other times, it may mean that the subject is easily understood by the author. But what does simple really mean? If you looked up the term in a dictionary, you might find this definition: “not complex or complicated; easily understood; intelligible, clear.”
The topics of microwaves, in general, and wireless technology, in particular, generally are thought of as having a certain air of mystery to them. It is thought that to completely understand the phenomenon of high-frequency circuits it is necessary to have a large mathematical background. That is not the case. Microwaves can be understood by anyone who wants to learn about the subject. The only prerequisite is the desire to learn.
If you are a sales, marketing, or management professional whose work involves microwave or wireless communications technology, this thoroughly revised second edition of the Artech House classic, Microwaves and Wireless Simplified, is essential reading. It gives you a technical edge in your career by providing you with a thorough understanding of key concepts, components, devices, materials, and applications, without bogging you down with mathematics. Helping you foresee emerging market trends, the second edition has been updated and expanded to include coverage of the latest technologies, including WLANs, RFIDs, RFICs, MEMS, GPS, Bluetooth and bipolar heterojunction devices. The new edition also includes more definitions of basic technological terms that are important in your field.
This valuable reference helps you communicate more accurately with designers, engineers, and other technical personnel. It enables you to better understand clients’ technical needs and devise technical solutions to effectively meet those needs. With more than 100 illustrations, thoroughly explained in down-to-earth language, and a comprehensive glossary, this book offers you the technical savvy that the wireless and microwave industries demand of all successful professionals.
Helps nontechnical managers and marketers grasp the basic meaning behind microwave and wireless concepts and theory, and shows how the technology is applied to radar, telephone system, and communications engineering. DLC: Microwave devices.
About the Author Thomas S. Laverghetta is a professor of electrical and computer engineering technology at Purdue University. The author of more than 10 books, including Microwave Materials and Fabrication Techniques, Third Edition (Artech House, 2000), he has taught U.S. Navy training courses and professional courses on microwave technology throughout the United States, Canada, and Norway. Before joining the faculty at Purdue, he was a senior engineer for ITT Aerospace Division. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and his M.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. |
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