ELEC 101 - DC Circuits

4 Credits: (3 lecture, 2 lab)

Course Description
This course stresses the foundations of DC Circuit Analysis.  Major topics included are:  the structure of matter, units of measurement, engineering and scientific notation, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems, superposition theorem, loop and nodal analysis, use of the VOM, DMM, and adjustable single polarity and bipolar power supplies.  Circuit breadboarding techniques will be emphasized in the laboratory section of the course.  (This course is primarily intended for students in the AAS Electronic Technology Program offered during the evening.)

Corequisite High School Algebra or MATH 091.

A.  Analyze circuits containing DC sources and resistive elements.

B.  Calculate current, voltage and power levels in resistive circuits.

C.  Use basic test equipment to measure voltage, current and resistance.

D.  Explain the relationships between voltage current, power and resistance.

Content
A.  Introduction to electricity

B.  Series DC circuits

c.  Parallel DC circuits

D.  Series-parallel DC circuits: 

E.  Circuit analysis methods

F.  Thevenin’s Theorem

G.  Norton’s Theorem

Student Evaluation
Three major tests and a final will comprise approximately 75% of the final grade. The remainder of the final grade will be based upon laboratory reports and outside assignments.