Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    May 09, 2025  
Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog

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:
  1. Basic principles of electricity: the atom, electrical pressure, electric current, conductors and insulators
  2. Power, energy, Ohm's Law, and Watt's Law
  3. Series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits
  4. Building DC circuits
  5. Electric systems: generating, transmission, and distribution systems
  6. Passive electrical devices including transformers, inductors, and capacitors

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Describe the basic principles of electricity including the atom, electrical pressure, electric current, conductors, and insulators. (1)
  2. Solve AC/DC circuits using Ohm's Law and Watt's Law. (2)
  3. Solve series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits. (3)
  4. Build DC circuits provided an electrical schematic. (4)
  5. Describe the major components and functions of electric generation, transmission, and distribution systems. (5)
  6. Describe the basic operating principles of transformers, inductors, and capacitors. (6)
  7. List common applications of transformers, inductors, and capacitors. (6)