Description
SLR 106: AC/DC Circuits
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 4 cr. hrs. (5 periods: 3 lec, 2 labs)
Course Description: Introduction to direct current (DC) and alternating currents (AC) theory, Ohm’s Law, and series, parallel and combination circuits.
Outcomes:
Discuss common electrical quantities and perform Ohm’s Law calculations.
Demonstrate circuit analysis calculations of voltage, current, resistance, and power in series, parallel, and combination circuits.
Determine a resistor’s value by its color code.
Demonstrate proper usage of a digital multimeter (DMM) in the measuring of voltage, current, and resistance.
Demonstrate proper measurement of voltage and period with an oscilloscope and convert a period measurement to a frequency.
Define an inductor, inductance, inductive reactance, a capacitor, capacitance, and capacitive reactance.
Identify resistive (R), inductive (L) and capacitive (C) circuits and perform circuit analysis calculations.
Perform calculations to correct t