ELM 1050 - DC Circuits I

Clock Hours: 138

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on-ground

Course Description:
This first course in electronics introduces the student to safety, metric notation, voltage and current concepts, ideas, components, and the use of test equipment. Series, Parallel, and Series-Parallel Circuits are introduced and explored through “hands-on” experiments.

Student Learning Outcomes:
1.0 Basic Electrical TheoryDescribe the causes and effects of static electricity
1.2 Describe atomic structure, the components of the atom, their charges and importance
to electronics technology
1.3 Explain electronic physics terminology of work and energy
1.4 Explain the different forms of energy and their applications
2.0 Magnetism
2.1 Explain basic electrical and magnetic properties
2.2 Describe the properties of magnetic materials
2.3 Explain magnetic fields and lines of force
2.4 Explain magnetomotive force
3.0 Basic Electrical Safety
3.1 Safe practices and standards
3.1.1 Describe personal safety precautions for working with electric and electronic devices
3.2 Electrical shock
3.2.1 Describe the human physiological reactions electrical shock causes.
3.2.2 List various degrees of current the human body can tolerate.
3.3 Emergency response
3.3.1 Explain the concept of First Aid and its particular importance to workers in electric and
electronic fields
3.3.2 Explain precautions needed in the area of electronics safety
3.4 Fire Safety
3.4.1 Describe the different classes (A, B, C, D, & K) of fires and the type of
extinguishers used to fight them.
3.4.2 List applicable governing fire safety regulations NEC®
4.0 Electronic Measurement Equipment
4.1 Explain “meter” construction, components and usage
5.0 Electronic Components
5.1 Identify the following electronic components and their usages
5.1.1 Capacitor
5.1.2 Resistors
5.1.3 Insulators
5.1.4 Conductors
5.1.5 Switches
5.1.6 Fuses
5.1.7 Circuit Breakers
5.1.8 Batteries
6.0 Ohms Law for Electronics
6.1 Summarize Ohms law
6.2 Calculate current, voltage or resistance using Ohms Law
6.3 Define Joules and Kilowatt-hour as an energy unit
6.4 Describe Watts Law
6.5 Explain the characteristics of DC resistance
7.0 Basic Mathematics for Electronics
7.1 Describe the basic functions of a scientific calculator
7.2 Explain basic algebraic math and its application in DC electronics
7.3 Identify the scientific symbols used in DC electronics
7.4 Convert fixed numbers to scientific notation
7.5 Identify the fundamental and supplementary units that are the bases of the
International System of Units (SI)
7.6 Explain the following metric prefixes.
7.6.1 Peta
7.6.2 Tera
7.6.3 Giga
7.6.4 Mega
7.6.5 kilo
7.6.6 milli
7.6.7 micro
7.6.8 nano
7.6.9 pico
7.7 Demonstrate standard metric conversions.
7.8 Explain algebraic equations relevant to DC circuitry.
8.0 Electronic Measurements
8.1 Describe the following electronic measurements and their application to DC
electronics:
8.1.1 Current
8.1.2 Voltage
8.1.3 Resistance
9.0 Series Circuits for Electronics
9.1 Explain how a series circuit is used in DC electronic equipment.
9.2 Find total resistance in a series circuit
9.3 Calculate an unknown current, voltage or resistance in a series circuit, using Ohms
law.
9.4 Describe Kirchhoff’s voltage law in a series circuit
10.0 Parallel Circuits for Electronics
10.1 Explain how a parallel circuit is used in DC electronic equipment.
10.2 Solve for total resistance of a parallel circuit
10.3 Apply Kirchhoff’s current law in a parallel circuit
10.4 Calculate current, in a parallel circuit, using the current-divider rule.
11.0 Series/Parallel Combination Circuits for Electronics
11.1 Describe the basic series/parallel combination circuit
11.2 Calculate current, voltage, and resistance in a combination circuit
11.3 Describe how Thevenin’s theorem is used to simplify an equivalent series/parallel circuit
11.4 Solve for an unknown value in a combination circuit using Kirchoff’s law.
11.5 Define Wheatstone bridge circuit and its usage
11.6 Identify unknown voltages, currents, resistances and power dissipation in a loaded
voltage divider circuit.
12.0 Battery Power Supplies
12.1 Describe battery construction
12.2 Describe battery ratings