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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
ELEC 60L | Title:
DIR/ALT CURRENT LAB |
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Full Title:
Direct & Alternating Current Lab |
Last Reviewed:7/16/2001 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 2.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
Minimum | 2.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 10 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Contact DHR | 1.00 | | Contact DHR | 17.50 |
| Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 122.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Measurement and analysis of DC and AC circuits. Documentation of results in a lab report format.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in ELEC 60
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Analysis & measurement of DC & AC cir; lab report writing.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in ELEC 60
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The student will be able to:
1. analyze resistance measurements using a VTVM.
2. construct circuits following a schematic diagram.
3. evaluate current through different parts of an electrical
circuit using an ammeter.
4. evaluate voltage across different points in an electrical
circuit using a voltmeter.
5. use an oscilloscope to compare/contrast DC and AC.
6. assemble lab results using data tables, schematics, and
graphs as appropriate.
7. organize and prepare lab results through written observations.
Topics and Scope
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1. Resistance measurement (VTVM).
2. Circuit connections - use of a springboard.
3. Meter reading.
4. Meter connections (in circuit).
5. Lab report writing.
6. Oscilloscope fundamentals.
7. Comparison of theoretical (through computation) and measured results
Assignments:
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Lab Reports:
1. Resistance measurement.
2. Ohm's Law.
3. Series circuits.
4. Parallel circuits.
5. Series-parallel circuits.
6. Internal resistance.
7. Maximum power transfer.
8. Voltage dividers.
9. RC time constant.
10. Oscilloscope measurements.
11. Series RC (AC).
12. Series RL (AC).
13. Series RLC (AC).
Hands-on Tests
1. Series circuits and parallel circuits.
2. Kirchhoff's Law.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 10 - 15% |
Lab reports | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 70 - 80% |
Lab reports | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 0 - 0% |
None | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 5 - 15% |
HANDS-ON (MANIPULATIVE) TESTS. | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Experiments in Basic Electronics, 5th ed., Glencoe-McGraw Hill, 2001.
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