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Foreword

Each chapter is supplemented by an example and exercise section, which can be

used by the reader to deepen and prepare for the preparation of the material. The pro-

gramming examples for Matlab, Scilab/COS and LTSpice are available as additional

material and can be downloaded from the publisher’s website.

The content and form of the book originates from the authors’ didactic experience

of lectures held at three different German University of Applied Sciences. The wealth

of experience gained over the years thus also includes influences from the indirect

collaboration of students, doctoral students and colleagues, who cannot all be men-

tioned here by name. The authors would therefore like to express our gratitude for

all the support we have received in the form of suggestions for improvement, criticism

and praise during our time as lecturers at the University! Furthermore, the authors like

to thank Prof. Dr. Jörg Subke and Benedict Schneider for their contribution of sub-

section 6.2.2 and Dr. Urs Hackstein for his contribution in subsection 6.3.4. Finally,

we would like to thank Ms Eva Funk and Franziska Marschall for creating, editing or

translating numerous illustrations.

For the sake of better readability, the book uses the masculine form throughout,

although all readers should of course feel addressed by their respective person.

Stefan Bernhard