ESTE 103 - 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), alternating current (AC), electrical energy sources, conductors, resistance, circuit types, Ohm’s law, circuit calculations and measuring instruments, magnetism, magnetic inductance and capacitance. Formerly: EST 131.
Course Outcomes:

Safely perform basic electrical work.
Summarize electron theory and Ohm’s Law.
Compare and contrast the sources of DC and AC electrical energy.
Explain the differences between conductors and insulators.
Describe magnets, magnetic fields, electromagnetism, and magnetic induction.
Use Digital Multimeters to measure circuit values.
Determine resistor value using color code.
Evaluate a circuit using a resistor color code and measure the circuit to determine if it is within tolerance.
Calculate values for series, parallel, and combination electrical circuits.
Explain inductance and compute inductive reactance.
Explain capacitance and compute capacitive reactance.

Course Topics:

Electrical Safety
Atomic Structure
Electrical Quantities and Ohm’s Law
Static Electricity
Magnetism & Magnetic Induction
Resistors
Series Circuits
Parallel Circuits
Combination Circuits
Direct Current (DC) & Alternating Current (AC)
Measuring Instruments
Conduction in Liquids and Gases
Batteries and Other Sources of Electricity
Inductance & Capacitance

Course Attribute(s): None