EST 131 - Principles of Electricity Theory

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 4
LAB hours per week: 2
Introduction to electrical theory and terminology, electrical safety, direct current (DC), electrical energy sources, conductors, resistance, circuit types, Ohm’s law, circuit calculations and measuring instruments, magnetism, alternating current (AC) single and three phase generation and circuits, and introduction to the National Electrical Code.
Course Outcomes:

Summarize electron theory and Ohm’s Law used in electrical industries.
Use basic electrical safety rules in the classroom, labs, campus projects, and off-site work.
Compare and contrast the sources for electrical energy.
Explain the differences between conductors and insulators.
Describe magnets, magnetic fields, electromagnetism, and magnetic induction.
Evaluate a circuit using a resistor code then measure circuit to determine if it is within tolerance.
Calculate power factor and values in a resistive inductive (RL) circuit.
Calculate series, parallel, and combination electrical circuits.
Use Digital Multimeters to measure circuits.
Select conductor sizes using insulation ratings by application and National Electric CodeÂ® standards.
Describe single and three phase power.
Explain capacitive inductive (CL) resistive AC circuits.
Explain inductance and compute inductive reactance.
Compute peak, RMS, and average voltage and current in AC.

Course Topics:

Electrical Safety
Atomic Structure
Electrical Quantities and Ohm’s Law
Static Electricity
Magnetism
Resistors
Series Circuits
Parallel Circuits
Combination Circuits
Measuring Instruments
Determine Conductor Sizes
Conduction in Liquids and Gases
Batteries and Other Sources of Electricity
Magnetic Induction
Basic Trigonometry and Vectors
Alternating Current (AC)
Inductive in AC Circuits
Resistive-Inductive Series Circuits
Resistive-Inductive Parallel Circuits