ELE 115 - Basic Electricity I

Credit(s) 2.00
Lecture Hours: 1.00
Lab Hours: 2.00
This is a course covering basic electrical terminology and symbols, Ohm’s Law, Power Law, direct current, series circuits, parallel circuits, combinational circuits, inductance and magnetism. Also testing, measurements, introduction to alternating current and basic troubleshooting are covered as well.

SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

The goal of this course is to provide students with a general understanding of conductors, resistors, insulators, battery concepts, static electricity, inductance, and magnetism.
Explain the nature of current flow, voltage and power and be able to calculate basic circuit values using Ohm’s Law and Power Law.
Explain the function of and demonstrate how to use voltmeters, current meters and ohmmeters.