이 책은 기계, 자동화, 설비 보전 및 관리 분야 전공자들이 전기 및 전자 공학 분야에 쉽게 접근하는 데 필요한 전기의 기초, 교류 회로 및 전자 ?디지털 이론, 자동 제어 및 시퀀스 제어 이론에 대하여 체계적으로 학습할 수 있도록 다음과 같이 구성하였다.
첫째, 학습자 스스로 기초부터 응용 분야까지 정확히 이해하고 충분히 활용함으로써 현장 실무에 도움이 되도록 하였다.
둘째, 학습의 체계화를 위하여 간단명료한 내용과 공식을 다양하게 제시하여 설명하였으며, 내용에 따른 도표와 그림을 풍부하게 실어 이해도를 높였다.
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이 책은 기계, 자동화, 설비 보전 및 관리 분야 전공자들이 전기 및 전자 공학 분야에 쉽게 접근하는 데 필요한 전기의 기초, 교류 회로 및 전자 ?디지털 이론, 자동 제어 및 시퀀스 제어 이론에 대하여 체계적으로 학습할 수 있도록 다음과 같이 구성하였다.
첫째, 학습자 스스로 기초부터 응용 분야까지 정확히 이해하고 충분히 활용함으로써 현장 실무에 도움이 되도록 하였다.
둘째, 학습의 체계화를 위하여 간단명료한 내용과 공식을 다양하게 제시하여 설명하였으며, 내용에 따른 도표와 그림을 풍부하게 실어 이해도를 높였다.
셋째, 각 장마다 내용의 이해를 돕기 위하여 다양한 예제와 연습 문제를 자세한 해설과 함께 수록하였다.

제1장 전기의 기초
1. 전기의 본질 ····················································· 9
1-1 원자 구조(atomic structure) ····································································· 9
1-2 전기의 발생 ································································································· 11
1-3 쿨롱의 법칙 ································································································· 12
1-4 도체, 절연체, 반도체 ················································································· 13
2. 전류와 전압 ···················································· 14
2-1 전 류 ···········································································································14
2-2 전 압 ···········································································································16
2-3 전류와 전압의 측정 ···················································································· 17
3. 저 항 ························································· 18
3-1 도체의 저항 ································································································· 18
3-2 저항의 표시 ····························································································· 20
3-3 특수 저항 ···································································································· 23
3-4 옴의 법칙 ···································································································· 25
3-5 저항의 연결 ································································································· 26
3-6 키르히호프의 법칙 ······················································································ 34
3-7 전원의 단자 전압과 전압 강하 ··································································· 37
3-8 배율기와 분류기 ·························································································· 38
4. 전 력 ························································· 40
4-1 전 력 ···········································································································40
4-2 전력의 측정 ································································································· 41
4-3 전력의 응용과 전력량, 효율 ······································································· 42
5. 인덕턴스 ······················································ 44
5-1 인덕턴스의 정의 ·························································································· 44
5-2 인덕턴스의 전류 특성 ················································································· 45
5-3 인덕턴스의 연결 ·························································································· 46
6. 커패시턴스 ····················································· 48
6-1 정전 용량 ···································································································· 48
6-2 콘덴서의 종류 ····························································································· 51
6-3 콘덴서의 연결 ····························································································· 52
▣ 연습 문제 ······················································ 57
제2장 교류 회로
1. 정현파 교류 ···················································· 59
2. 정현파 교류 기전력의 발생 ········································ 60
3. 주파수와 주기 ·················································· 61
4. 정현파 교류의 크기 ·············································· 63
4-1 순시값 ········································································································· 63
4-2 최대값 ········································································································· 64
4-3 평균값 ········································································································· 65
4-4 실효값 ········································································································· 66
5. 정현파 교류 회로 ··············································· 73
5-1 저항만의 회로 ······································································