Basic Electronics

Catalog description

Provides the foundation for further study in technologies related to electricity or electronics. Addresses the following areas: basic electrical components and their properties, quantities, and units of measurement; calculation of voltage, current, resistance, energy, and power using Ohms Law; construction and analysis of series, parallel, and series/parallel circuits; principles of magnetism and electromagnetism; alternating current and voltage; reactive components; construction and analysis of RC, RL, and RLC circuits; sinusoidal and other waveforms. Lecture: 1 credit (15 contact hours). Laboratory: 1.0 credit (45 contact hours).