Maricopa Community Colleges  ELT113AA   19986-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ELT113AA 19986-20086 LEC
LAB 		2 Credit(s)
0 Credit(s) 		1.50 Period(s)
1.50 Period(s)
Basic Electronics I
Direct current electrical circuits. Theory and practical lab experience, using the appropriate test equipment and computer solutions. Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, and various network theorems applied to the study and analysis of series, parallel, and series-parallel circuit configurations.
Prerequisites or Corequisites: ELT102 or equivalent.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ELT113AA   19986-20086 Basic Electronics I
1. Define basic electricity terms. (I)
2. Perform calculations using scientific and engineering notation with metric prefixes and electrical symbols. (I)
3. Construct series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits. (II)
4. Measure the circuit parameters of resistance, current, voltage, and power in series, parallel, and series- parallel circuits using a digital multimeter. (II)
5. Use Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Voltage and Current Laws to solve for resistance, current, voltage, and power in series circuits. (III, IV)
6. Use the Superposition Theorem Laws to solve for resistance, current, voltage, and power in series circuits. (III, IV)
7. Use Thevenin's Theorem Laws to solve for resistance, current, voltage, and power in series circuits. (III, IV)
8. Use circuit analysis tools to solve for resistance, current, voltage, and power in parallel and series-parallel circuits. (V, VI)
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ELT113AA   19986-20086 Basic Electronics I
    I. Basic electricity
        A. Atomic model
        B. Fundamental units
          1. Coulomb charge
          2. Current
          3. Voltage
          4. Resistance
          5. Power
        C. Electric circuit
        D. Direction of current flow
        E. Voltage polarity
        F. Scientific and engineering notation
      II. Measurement techniques
          A. Resistance
          B. Tolerance
          C. Voltage
          D. Current
        III. Circuit theory
            A. Ohm's Law
            B. Linear relationship
            C. Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
            D. Kirchhoff's Current Law
          IV. Series circuits
              A. Generalized analysis methodology
              B. Total resistance
              C. Total current
              D. Voltage drop
              E. Power calculations
            V. Parallel circuits
                A. Generalized analysis methodology
                B. Total resistance
                C. Total current
                D. Branch currents
                E. Power calculations
              VI. Series-parallel circuits
                  A. Generalized analysis methodology
                  B. Total resistance
                  C. Total current
                  D. Voltage drop
                  E. Branch currents
                  F. Power calculations
                  G. Circuit analysis theorems
                    1. Applications of Kirchhoff's Laws
                    2. Superposition Theorem
                    3. Thevenin's Theorem
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