ELCR 1010 Syllabus

Subject Code

ELCR

Course Number

1010

Course Title

Direct Current Circuits

Prerequisites

Program Instructor Approval or Appropriate Placement Test Score

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Fall and Spring

Credit Hours

(4-2-6)

Course Description

This course provides instruction in the theory and practical applications of simple and complex direct current circuitry. Topics include laboratory safety practices and procedures; electrical laws and principles; DC test equipment basic series; parallel and combination circuits; complex series and parallel circuits; DC theorems; and mathematics and algebraic concepts.

Course Outcomes

Laboratory Safety Practices and Procedures
Order          Description
   1             List personal and equipment safety rules for working with electrical components and equipment.
   2               Identify applicable PPE to be used when working with electrical components and equipment.
   3               Maintain a safe working environment.
   4               Demonstrate safe working habits.

Electrical Laws and Principles
Order          Description
   1               Define voltage, current, resistance, power, and conductance.
   2               Read and interpret color codes to identify resistors.
   3               Compute and measure conductance and resistance.
   4               Calculate total resistance, voltage, current, and power.
   5               Define and draw simple resistive circuits.

DC Test Equipment
Order          Description
   1               Explain the basic operating principles of a voltmeter, ohmmeter, analog multimeter, and
                    digital multimeter.

2 Measure the voltage, current, and resistance of a circuit.

Basic Series, Parallel, and Combination Circuits
Order          Description
   1               Compute and measure the voltage, current, and resistance of DC series circuits.
   2               Compute and measure the voltage, current, and resistance of DC series parallel circuits.
   3               Compute and measure the voltage, current, and resistance of DC series combination circuits.

Complex Series and Parallel Circuits
Order           Description
   1                Compute and measure the voltage, current, and resistance in DC series complex circuits.
   2                Compute and measure the voltage, current, and resistance in DC parallel complex circuits.

DC Theorems
Order           Description
   1                Use DC circuit theorems to determine the total resistance, current, and voltage in resistance
                     networks.