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Electric Machinery Fundamentals continues to be a best-selling machinery text due to its accessible, student-friendly coverage of the important topics in the field. Chapman’s clear writing persists in being one of the top features of the book. Although not a book on MATLAB, the use of MATLAB has been enhanced in the fourth edition. Additionally, many new problems have been added and remaining ones modified. Electric Machinery Fundamentals is also accompanied by a website the provides solutions for instructors, as well as source code, MATLAB tools, and links to important sites for students. Key features AC machine emphasis over DC machines (throughout the text). New, flexible topic coverage allows either AC or DC material to be covered first (AC-Chaps. 4-7; DC-Chaps. 8-9). MATLAB is incorporated in examples, sample problems, and homework problems (throughout text, see torque-speed char. in Chap. 7). Revised homework problems (throughout text) Comprehensive coverage of topics not found in other texts (Chap. 3-Solid State Power Electronics, Chap. 5-Synchronous generators, and practical details of machinery use).