Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/14/89
ELE111 19896-19965	LEC LAB	3 Credit(s) 0 Credit(s)	2 Period(s) 3 Period(s)
DC Circuit Analysis
Direct current (DC) electric circuits. Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, series, parallel and series-parallel circuits, network theorems, fundamentals of inductance and capacitance, and the transient behavior of circuits containing resistance and capacitance or resistance and inductance. Prerequisites: ELE105 or MAT129 or equivalent.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
ELE111   19896-19965	DC Circuit Analysis

1.	Define basic electricity terms. (I)
2.	Calculate using scientific notation along with metric prefixes and symbols. (II)
3.	Use the standard color code to determine resistance. (II)
4.	Use Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws to solve series, parallel and series-parallel circuit problems. (IV, V, VI)
5.	Make circuit measurements using the ammeter, voltmeter and ohmmeter. (VII)
6.	Apply the principles of superposition and Thevenin's and Norton's theorems to simple circuits. (VIII)
7.	Use Kirchhoff's voltage and curent laws to write loop or nodal equations for appropriate networks. (IX)
8.	Calculate equivalent capacitance of capacitors connected in series or parallel. (X)
9.	Describe the properties of magnetic fields and magnetic materials, and relate to the operation of magnetic devics. (XII)
10.	Calculate equivalent inductance of inductors connected in series or parallel. (XIII)
11.	Analyze the transient behavior of simple series RC and RL circuits. (XI, XIV)
12.	Apply the scientific method of inquiry and deduction relating to the laws, theories and axioms of DC circuits to specific laboratory experiments.

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
ELE111   19896-19965	DC Circuit Analysis

I. Electricity A. Work and energy B. Atomic structure C. Electric charge D. Voltage E. Current II. Measurement & Number Notation A. SI measurement system B. Notations C. Multiple and submultiple units III. Resistance & Resistors A. Ohm's law B. Fixed linear Resistors C. Variable linear resistors D. Resistance designation IV. Series Circuits A. Definition of a series circuit B. Circuit rules C. Kirchhoff's voltage law D. Equivalent series circuits V. Parallel circuits A. Definition of a parallel circuit B. Circuit rules C. Kirchhoff's current law D. Equivalent parallel circuits VI. Series-Parallel Networks A. Forming equivalent circuits B. Solving series-parallel networks C. Power dissipation in series-parallel networks D. Applications VII. Voltage and Current Dividers A. Voltage divider concepts B. Voltage divider appications C. Current divider concepts D. Current divider applications VIII. Network Theorems A. Superposition theorem B. Thevenin's theorem C. Norton's theorem D. Maximum power transfer theorem E. Applications IX. Loop and Node Analysis A. Loop analysis B. Writing loop equations C. Nodal analysis D. Writing node equations X. Capacitance A. Electrostatics B. Capacitance C. Capacitors in series & parallel XI. RC Transient Circuits A. Charge and discharge of capacitors B. RC time constant C. Applications XII. Magnetism A. Magnets B. Magnetic fields C. Magnetic properties of materials XII. Magnetism & Magnetic Circuits A. Electromagnetism B. Solenoids C. Magnetic circuits D. Magnetic units XIII. Inductance A. Electromagnetic induction B. Flux linkage C. Faraday's & Lenz's laws D. Self-induction E. Inductors in series & parallel XIV. RL Transient Circuits A. Charge & discharge of Inductors B. L/R time constant C. Applications

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