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DC/AC I  Study Guide

This study guide will help you achieve success in your DC/AC I class.  Please feel free to access this material as often as you like.  If at any time you have questions, please feel free to contact your instructor(s).  Before starting the course, please visit Unit 0.  The material in Unit 0 will help you start the course with the proper background.

The units listed at the top of this page correspond to the unit listed in the course syllabus.

Unit         TOPIC

1. Introduction to Basic Concepts of Electricity

   1. Structure of an Atom, and Electron Theory

   2. Conductors, Semi-Conductors, and Insulators

   3. Basic Electrical Quantities
       

2. Electrical Quantities and Components

   1. Units and Abbreviations

   2. Conductor Characteristics

   3. Resistor Color Code

   4. Measuring Voltage, Current, and Resistance

   5. Schematic Symbols
       

3. Ohm’s Law

   1. Relationship between Electrical Quantities

   2. Scientific Notation, Engineering Notation, Metric Conversion

   3. Current Flow

   4. Polarity and Voltage

   5. Work, Energy, and Power
       

4. Series Circuits, and Parallel Circuits

   1. Resistance in Series Circuits

   2. Resistance in Parallel Circuits

   3. Voltage in Series Circuits

   4. Voltage in Parallel Circuits

   5. Kirchhoff's’ Voltage Law

   6. Kirchhoff's Current Law

   7. Power in Series and Parallel Circuits

   8. Troubleshooting Series and Parallel Circuits
      
       

5. Series-Parallel Circuits

   1. Total Resistance in Series-Parallel Circuits

   2. Voltage in Series-Parallel Circuits

   3. Current in Series-Parallel Circuits

   4. Power in Series-Parallel Circuits

   5. Wheatstone Bridge

   6. Delta and Wye Conversions
       

6. Network Theorems

   1. Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

   2. Superposition Theorem

   3. Thevenin’s Theorem

   4. Norton’s Theorem
       

7. Cells and Batteries

   1. Dry Cells

   2. Rechargeable Batteries

   3. Lead-acid Batteries

   4. Battery Charging Methods
       

8. Magnetism and Electromagnetism

   1. Fundamental Laws

   2. Units, Terms, Symbols

   3. Core Materials

   4. B-H Curve, Hysteresis Curve

   5. Induction

   6. Faraday’s Law & Lenz’s Law
       

9. Inductance and Inductors in a DC circuits

   1. Inductors in Series

   2. Inductors in Parallel

   3. RL time constant
       

10. Capacitance and Capacitors in a DC circuits

    1. Capacitors in Series

    2. Capacitors in Parallel

    3. RC time constant
        

11. AC voltage

    1. Radians of angular measure

    2. Period & Frequency

    3. Current & Voltage characteristics
        

12. Transformers

    1. Mutual Inductance

    2. Turns, Current, and Impedance Ratio’s

    3. Loses

    4. Types

    5. Color Coding
        

13. Reactive components

    1. Capacitance, and Inductive Reactance

    2. Phase Relationships

    3. Impedance for RC & RL series circuits

    4. RC & RL series, parallel, and combinational circuits

    5. RLC series and parallel

    6. Power Triangle

    7. Rectangular and Polar vector analysis
        

14. Series & Parallel Resonance

    1. Resonance

    2. Q

    3. Bandwidth, Bandpass, and Selectivity
       
        

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