Maricopa Community Colleges  TLT116   20014-20025 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/22/01
TLT116 20014-20025 L+L 3 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Telecommunications for Electronics II
Alternating current electrical theory and Digital theory related to the field of Telecommunications. Application of mathematic principles which include algebra and basic trigonometry. AC circuits analyzed using Ohms Laws, Kirchhoff's Laws and power formulas. Concepts related to capacitors, inductors, and transformers. LR, CR, reactance, and resonant circuits. Telecom filter types: low pass, high pass, bandpass, and decibel loss. Telecommunications electronics concepts related to oscillators, rectifiers, filters, amplifiers, and modulators. Introduction to digital logic theory, digital devices, and digital telecommunications concepts. Prerequisite: TLT115 or permission of program director.
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TLT116   20014-20025 Telecommunications for Electronics II
1. Use laboratory test equipment to determine characteristics of an AC wave (frequency, period, peak to peak, and RMS). (I)
2. Construct and measure the circuit parameters of resistance, current, voltage, and power in AC series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits. (I, II, VII, VIII)
3. Solve mathematical AC problems using both rectangular and polar form. (I, III)
4. Explain concepts related to capacitance in AC circuits . (IV, VII, VIII)
5. Explain concepts related to inductance in AC circuits. (V,VII, VIII)
6. Explain concepts related to transformers (V,VI)
7. Calculate capacitive and inductive reactance. (IV,V)
8. Use Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws and power formulas to calculate impedance, current, voltage, and power in AC circuits. (II, VII, VIII)
9. Explain concepts related to resonant frequencies. (IV, V, VII, IX)
10. Describe different frequency filters (X)
11. Define and explain: modulators, diode rectifiers, oscillators, and amplifiers. (XI)
12. Describe the fundamental concepts of digital logic. (XII)
13. Describe concepts related to telecommunications digital electronics: modulation, multiplexing, compression, error correction, bit- error rates, and noise reduction. (XII, XIII)
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TLT116   20014-20025 Telecommunications for Electronics II
    I. AC Wave Forms
        A. Sine wave
        B. Frequency and period
        C. Amplitude
        D. Peak
        E. Peak to peak
        F. RMS
        G. Phase angle
      II. AC Measurement Techniques
          A. Oscilloscope basics
          B. Frequency generators
        III. Alternating Circuits
            A. Rectangular form
            B. Polar form
          IV. Capacitance
              A. Storing charge
              B. Reactance
            V. Inductance
                A. Self inductance
                B. Reactance
                C. Q of a coil
              VI. Transformers
                  A. Transformer concepts
                  B. Transformer parameters
                  C. Types of transformers
                VII. RCL Circuits
                    A. Series
                    B. Parallel
                    D. Series-parallel
                  VIII. Circuit Analysis
                      A. Applications of Kirchhoff's Laws
                      B. Applications of Ohm's law
                      C. Power formulas
                    IX. Resonance
                        A. Resonance concepts
                        B. Resonant frequency
                      X. Telecommunications Filters
                          A. Low pass
                          B. High pass
                          C. Bandpass/ Bandstop
                          D. Interference filters
                          E. Decibel attenuation with filters
                        XI. Telecommunications Electronics Devices
                            A. Modulators
                            B. Diode rectifiers
                            C. Oscillators
                            D. Amplifiers
                          XII. Overview of Digital Logic
                              A. Logic levels and pulse waveforms
                              B. Digital vs. analog signals
                              C. Levels of digital integrated circuits (noise reduction)
                              D. Digital devices and components
                            XIII. Digital Telecommunications Electronics
                                B. Modulation techniques
                                C. Multiplexing
                                D. Compression
                                E. Error correction
                                F. Bit-error rates
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