Teaching circuit theory: 1934 - 1984

Introduction and outline of the special issue on circuits and systems education: experiences, challenges, and views

“…However, Guillemin insisted that the subject must be taught in a way that will provide a student "with basic concepts and ways of thinking that will not become obsolete throughout the rest of his undergraduate and graduate years." In 1984, Mac Van Valkenburg [6] reviewed fifty years of teaching circuits by reviewing textbooks on circuits used in the USA. His paper indicated several landmark texts, such as [7], that are mathematically founded.…”

“…However, the main ideas remain the same. Van Valkenburg's paper [6] offers no clear prediction about the next fifty years: "After more than a half century at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, it might be expected that common agreement would have been reached on what should be taught [in circuit theory]. This is not the case at all, as you must know.…”