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MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
UTICA, NEW YORK
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE TRADES DEPARTMENT
COURSE OUTLINE
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CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
ET120 SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY (Verizon)
C-3, P-2, CR-4
This course provides a foundation for the learning of
telecommunications applications circuits. Students analyze DC and AC
passive circuits’ analysis using Ohm’s Law and Kirchoff’s Laws. RC and
RL circuits are analyzed for impedance and phase angles.
Troubleshooting, analysis by computer simulation using simulation
software, and telecommunications applications are stressed throughout.
This course is restricted to Verizon NextStep students.
Prerequisites:
II.
MA119 Verizon Technical Algebra and Trig 2
IS101 Computer Applications & Concepts 1 or
IS100 Introduction to Computer Applications &
Concepts
MATERIALS:
Texts:
The Science of Electronics: DC/AC : 1/e, Buchla and Floyd,
Prentice Hall, 2005, ISBN: 0130875651
Experiments in Basic Circuits: Theory and Application 7/e,
Buchla, Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN: 0130986690
III.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The student will gain familiarity with the behavior of basic DC and AC
electrical circuits including the interrelations of voltage, current,
impedance and power.
The student will demonstrate analytical skills and insights that will
be applied to more advanced circuits encountered in later courses.
The student will use a mathematical and problem solving approach for
introductory circuit analysis, based on fundamental DC and AC circuit
principles and math concepts. This will include the use of computer
simulations.
The student will gain facility at constructing and troubleshooting
basic circuits in the laboratory with proper use of test equipment.
The student will focus on appropriate communication skills,
particularly technical reports through the laboratory.
The student will work as part of a technical team, particularly in the
laboratory.
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IV.
DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE:
Week (hrs)
Topics
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VOLTAGE, CURRENT AND RESISTANCE Floyd & Buchla Ch. 2, Ch. 3
Definitions
Charge, Voltage, Current
Resistance, Color code
Electrical and magnetic quantities and their units
Review of Scientific notation
Protective and control devices
Wire
Using meters
week
Reading Assignment
1 week
OHM’S LAW, ENERGY AND POWER
Floyd & Buchla
Ohm’s Law
Solving problems using Ohm’s Law
Energy and power
Power ratings for resistors
Voltage drop
Amp-hour rating
2 weeks
SERIES CIRCUITS
Floyd & Buchla
Total resistance
Applying Ohm’s Law to series circuits
Voltage sources in series
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
Voltage divider rule
Potentiometers and rheostats
Grounds
Troubleshooting
Signal-tracing
Opens and shorts
Ch. 5
2 weeks
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
Ch. 5
Floyd & Buchla
Ch. 4
Nodes and branches
Kirchhoff’s Current Law
Total current
Total resistance
Conductance
Applying Ohm’s Law in solving parallel circuits problems
Signal tracing
Current divider rule
Power
Troubleshooting
2
weeks
SERIES-PARALLEL
Floyd & Buchla
Total resistance
Calculating currents, voltages and power
Voltage dividers with resistive loads
Bipolar voltage dividers
Voltmeter loading
Superposition theorem
Ch. 6
2
Troubleshooting
2
weeks
2 weeks
1 week
THE SINE WAVE
Floyd & Buchla Ch. 9
Cycle, period, frequency
Radians, degrees
Peak, peak-peak, RMS, effective, average, phase
Applying Ohm’s Law
Applying KCL and KVL
DC and AC superimposed
Oscilloscope measurements
Function generator
CAPACITORS
Floyd & Buchla Ch. 10
Structure and characteristics
Energy storage
Voltage rating, temperature coefficient, leakage
Physical characteristics and capacitance
Types
Labeling
In series
In parallel
Time constant
Capacitor in dc circuits
Reactance and complex number representation
Phase shift
Power
Testing capacitors
LC meter
INDUCTORS
Floyd & Buchla
Structure and characteristics
Energy storage
Physical characteristics and inductance
Winding resistance and winding capacitance
Types
In series
In parallel
Induced voltage
Time constant
Inductor in dc circuits
Reactance and complex number representation
Phase shift
Power
Testing inductors
LC meter
1 week
COURSE REVIEW
1 Week
FINAL EXAM
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Ch. 11
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LABORATORY EXERCISE OUTLINE:
Lab Number
1.
Description
Metric Prefixes, Scientific Notation and Graphing Laboratory
Meters and Power Supply
2.
Measurement of Resistance, Voltage Measurement and Circuit
Ground
3.
Ohm’s Law
4.
Series Circuits
5.
Parallel Circuits
6.
Series-Parallel Combination Circuits
7.
The Superposition Theorem
8.
The Oscilloscope
9.
Capacitors
10.
RC Circuits
11.
Inductors
12.
RL Circuits
13.
Resonance
14.
PROJECT Q&A session, hands-on if required
15.
Lab Practical Exam
(if time permits)
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