Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/02/87
ELT138 19886-19926	LEC LAB	6 Credit(s) 0 Credit(s)	4 Period(s) 6 Period(s)
Electronics I & II
Direct current (DC) electrical circuits, Ohm's laws, Kirchoff's laws in series, parallel, and series-parallel combinations in theory and practical lab circuits. Effects of meter loading and circuit load on circuits studied and evaluated with appropriate test equipment. Alternating current (AC) circuits with resistance and reactance combinations. Resonant, rectangular/polar, and vector algebra solutions stressed. Prerequisites or Corequisites: ELT102 or equivalent.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
ELT138   19886-19926	Electronics I & II

1.	Define basic electricity terms. (I)
2.	Perform calculations using scientific notation with metric prefixes and symbols. (II, III, IV, V)
3.	Use Ohm's law and Kirchoff's voltage law to solve series circuit problems. (II, III, IV, V)
4.	Make circuit measurements using ammeter, voltmeter, and ohmmeter. (II, III, IV, V, VI, VII)
5.	Construct series, parallel, and combination circuits and measure voltages, current, and resistance using the appropriate test equipment. (III, IV, V, VI, VII)
6.	Make circuit measurements in parallel and series-parallel circuits. (III, IV, V, VI, VII)
7.	Use the laws of electricity to solve parallel and series-parallel circuit problems. (IV, V)
8.	Describe voltage and current sources, and evaluate the effect of loads on practical sources. (V)
9.	Use the standard color code to determine resistance. (VI)
10.	Determine current meter and voltage meter loading effects in a circuit. (VII)
11.	Describe the characteristics and properties of conductors and insulators. (VIII)
12.	Use standard formulas to calculate internal resistance and power transfer for battery power supplies. (IX)
13.	Determine the frequency and period of a periodic function. (X)
14.	Determine peak, peak-to-peak, and rms values of a sine wave. (X)
15.	Determine angles in degrees and radians. (X)
16.	Make voltage or current calculations using phasors. (X, XIV)
17.	Determine equivalent inductance and inductive reactances of inductors connected in series or parallel. (XI)
18.	Perform calculations of equivalent capacitance and capacitive reactances of capacitors connected in series of parallel. (XII)
19.	Demonstrate RC circuit conditions in the laboratory. (XII)
20.	Make calculations for A.C. circuits containing series RL or RC elements. (XII)
21.	Determine power dissipation in A.C. circuits. (XIII)
22.	Make circuit calculations for series and parallel A.C. circuits containing resistance, inductance, and capacitance. (XIV)
23.	Determine admittance, conductance, and susceptance, and make calculations for parallel A.C. circuits. (XIV)
24.	Determine the resonant frequency of a series parallel RLC circuit. (XV)
25.	Describe low, high, and band pass filter operation and circuits. (XVI)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
ELT138   19886-19926	Electronics I & II

I. Basic electricity A. Polarities B. Atom structure C. Fundamental units 1. Voltage 2. Current 3. Resistance 4. Coulomb D. Open and closed circuits E. Difference of AC and DC F. Direction of current flow G. Scientific and engineering notation II. Ohm's Law A. Multiple and submultiple units B. Linear relations C. Power III. Series circuits A. Rules of solutions B. Polarities C. Grounds D. Power E. Analyzation of circuits F. Voltage dividers IV. Parallel circuits A. Rules of solutions B. Branch effects C. Power D. Analyzation of circuits E. Current dividers V. Series-parallel combinations A. Analyze series and parallel circuits B. Perform measurements with typical industrial equipment C. Loaded divider circuits VI. Resistors A. Types B. Color codes C. Power ratings D. Troubles VII. Meters A. Types B. Measurements C. Loading effects D. Shunts E. Continuity VIII. Conductors and insulators A. Charateristics B. Wire gage and material effects IX. Batteries A. Types B. Internal resistance C. Power transfer X. Alternating voltages and currents A. Sine wave B. Frequency, time, and period C. Amplitude 1. Peak 2. Peak to peak 3. RMS D. Wave length E. Phase angle F. Periodic voltages and currents G. Phasors XI. Inductance A. Fundamental concepts 1. Self inductance, mutual inductance 2. Series and parallel 3. Inductive losses B. Inductive reactance and impedance 1. Series and parallel 2. Ohm's Law 3. Q of coil 4. Phase angles XII. Capacitance A. Fundamental concepts 1. Charging and discharging 2. Types of capacitors 3. Series and parallel 4. Stray effects B. Capacity reactance and impedance 1. Series and parallel 2. Ohm's laws 3. Voltage dividers and time constants XIII. Alternating circuits A. With and without reactances 1. Series parallel 2. Real power and power 3. Meters XIV. Complex AC circuits A. Complex numbers 1. Impedance 2. J operator 3. Series parallel and combinations 4. Polar and rectangular form XV. Resonance A. Series and parallel B. Frequency C. Bandwidth D. Damping XVI. Filters A. Inductive and capacitive B. Low pass and high pass C. Resonance and coupling

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