Delmar’s Standard Textbook of Electricity

Electrical theory becomes easier to follow when its basic quantities, circuit behavior, and practical applications are built up in a clear sequence. Delmar’s Standard Textbook of Electricity takes that approach, beginning with electrical safety and core principles before progressing to circuits, instruments, power systems, transformers, and electrical machines.

Start with the principles behind electricity

The early sections establish the vocabulary and concepts that later topics depend on: atomic structure, current, voltage, resistance, power, Ohm’s law, static electricity, magnetism, and resistors. The book then applies those foundations to series, parallel, and combination circuits, giving readers a path from individual electrical quantities to connected systems.

Connect circuit theory with measurement

Coverage of meters and measuring instruments sits alongside conductor sizing and wire-table use. Together, these subjects help readers relate calculations to how electrical quantities and installations are assessed in practice.

Follow the progression into AC and electrical equipment

Later sections turn to batteries and other sources of electricity, alternating-current theory, AC circuits involving inductance and capacitance, three-phase power, transformers, and DC and AC machines. The result is a broad course-text treatment that links foundational ideas with major topics in electrical technology.

Safety is part of the subject

A dedicated safety overview addresses general precautions, electrical current’s effects on the body, protective clothing, ladders and scaffolds, fires, ground-fault and arc-fault circuit interrupters, and grounding. It places safety considerations near the start of the material rather than treating them as an afterthought.

For students and electrical trainees

With its progression from basic electricity to circuits, equipment, and power systems, this seventh edition is suited to readers studying electrical theory and technology. It can also serve as a structured reference for revisiting core concepts across the subject.