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May 19, 2025
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Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog
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ELT 101 - Basic Electricity
Description: Basic principles of Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) electricity. Examination of the structures and functions of AC and DC circuits including series, parallel and series-parallel circuits. Includes an overview of electric systems.
Credits: 4
Lecture: 3
Lab: 2
Course Content:
- Basic principles of electricity: the atom, electrical pressure, electric current, conductors and insulators
- Power, energy, Ohm's Law, and Watt's Law
- Series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits
- Building DC circuits
- Electric systems: generating, transmission, and distribution systems
- Passive electrical devices including transformers, inductors, and capacitors
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the basic principles of electricity including the atom, electrical pressure, electric current, conductors, and insulators. (1)
- Solve AC/DC circuits using Ohm's Law and Watt's Law. (2)
- Solve series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits. (3)
- Build DC circuits provided an electrical schematic. (4)
- Describe the major components and functions of electric generation, transmission, and distribution systems. (5)
- Describe the basic operating principles of transformers, inductors, and capacitors. (6)
- List common applications of transformers, inductors, and capacitors. (6)
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