Wednesday 5:30pm - 9:30pm
This course is the second of two which will lay the foundation for all levels of study in the electricity/electronics field. It is designed to utilize a lecture/lab format to cover basic concepts of alternating current (AC) circuits. It is a continuation of ELTR 1004. Such topics as fundamental sine-wave analysis and measurement, electro-magnetics, AC power, inductance, capacitance, reactive circuits, impedance, resonance, and passive filters will be discussed.
ELTR 1004 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
Course Alignment
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Critical Thinking
COURSE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, and EVALUATION
The goals listed for this course deal with information and skills and may be attained directly through the learning experiences set out in the course content. The major goals are:
Goals:
- To develop the ability to analyze basic electrical circuits.
- To develop the ability to appropriately select and properly use basic electrical measuring devices in making common electrical measurements.
- To further develop basic skills in the use of tools and materials of the electrical and electronics industry.
- To further develop safe work habits and techniques in the use of electrical equipment.
Faculty Contact Information
1 hour before class in either T112 or V113.
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze and predict the behaviors of moderately complex DC circuits including ones that include potentiometers and rheostats.
- Analyze moderately complex electronic circuits using the appropriate instruments and meters.
- Analyze and predict the behaviors reactive components in DC circuits.
- Analyze and predict the behaviors reactive components in different AC circuits.
- Analyze and predict, and troubleshoot the behaviors a circuit that includes a transformer.
- Review - Fundamentals and Multisim
- Measuring Instruments
- Bridges and Voltage Dividers
- Alternating Current and Oscilloscope
- Vectors and Phase Relationships
- Series RL Circuits
- Parallel RL Circuits
- Series RC Circuits
- Parallel RC Circuits
- Series RL Circuits
- Parallel RL Circuits
- Series RLC Circuits
- Parallel RLC Circuits
- Passive AC Filters
- Transformers
Grob’s Basic Electronics, 13th Edition (Inclusive Access)
Evaluation:
Student achievement in the classroom phase of the course will be evaluated on the basis of homework, quizzes, Circuit Challenges, final lab exam and final written exam. Achievement in the laboratory will be evaluated on the basis of the accuracy and completeness of reports of laboratory activities and of skills developed in the performance of manipulative tasks as evidenced by the workmanship demonstrated in the laboratory assignments. A final lab exam will be administered.
NOTE: The following evaluation method may be modified by the instructor as required.
Grading for this course will be based on the following:
| Course grading scale: | Course assignment weights: |
93-100 = A 85-92 = B 78-84 = C 71-77 = D BELOW 71 = F | Homework = 15% Circuit Challenges = 15% Quizzes = 15% Labs = 25% Final Lab = 15% Final Written = 15% |
Business, Technology & Human Services
Dean, Paul Carlson; 815-802-8858; V105; pcarlson@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8650
Lectures:
Lectures will be standard PowerPoint presentations. PDF versions of PowerPoints lectures are available for study in the Unit Module. Handouts of the slides will not be provided. In some cases, videos of previous years’ lectures are also available.
Homework:
Each Unit will have a Homework assignment and at least one Circuit Challenge assignment. The Homework assignments are located in the Unit Modules and will be completed on the McGraw-Hill website.
The circuit analysis being learned in this course requires practice to master. The course homework and Circuit Challenge assignments provide students with the necessary practice. Students who complete their assignments before the due dates tend to do well in this course.
Labs:
An instructor or tutor must observe all lab circuits functioning properly before disassembly, or the circuit will have to be rebuilt!
Weekly labs reinforce the lessons learned during lectures and homework. Labs are due at the end of each lab period. A student who leaves class without permission prior to completing an assigned lab will receive a score of 0 for that lab, and the lab cannot be completed later.
At a minimum prior to leaving lab: 1) all circuits must be constructed, working, and observed by the instructor, 2) all measurements must be obtained and all data tables completed, and 3) the student must have the instructor’s permission to leave. If these conditions are met, the instructor may allow graphs or questions to be finished at home, but the lab will not be signed off until all documentation is complete. Labs completed at home must be submitted to the instructor for signoff within one week of the lab’s due date or a score of 0 will be entered for that lab.
Assignment Due Dates:
The Due Dates for all of these are set at the start of the next class. Example: Unit 6 is on RC Series circuits. The RC Series Smart Book, Homework, and Circuit Challenge assignments are all due at the start of class the following week.
Late Homework Policies:
Weekly Assignments and Circuit Challenges can be submitted late past the due date but will be assessed with an 8% penalty per day until submitted, up to a maximum penalty of 50%. Any assignments not submitted within 7 days of the due date will automatically receive a score of 0 points.
Missing class does NOT excuse a student from completing weekly assignments by their due dates.
Late Quiz Policies:
If you cannot attend class to take a quiz, you must notify the instructor prior to the start of class via Canvas message, KCC email, or in-person. Any student missing a quiz without notifying the instructor before class will receive a score of 0 for the quiz.
You must make advance arrangements to make up the missed quiz. The date and time of the makeup quiz must be mutually agreed to by the instructor and student. Any quiz not completed within 7 days of the due date will automatically receive a score of 0 points. The Instructor reserves the right to provide a different make-up quiz.
Late Lab Policies:
If you cannot attend class to complete a lab, you must notify the instructor prior to the start of class via Canvas message, KCC email, or in-person. Any student missing a lab without notifying the instructor before class will receive a score of 0 for the lab.
Any late labs not completed within 7 days of the due date will automatically receive a score of 0 points.
Remember that an instructor or tutor must observe all functioning lab circuit(s) and documentation, or the lab will NOT be counted for credit.
Lab Safety Policy:
School code requires that safety glasses or some other APPROVED form of eye protection be worn in the laboratory at all times. Suitability of eye protection is at the sole discretion of the Instructor.
Cell Phone Use:
The use of cell phones, headphones, ear buds, laptops, or any other personal communication or listening devices, is prohibited during quizzes, lectures, or labs.
Phones shall be placed in silent mode prior to class. In the unlikely event of an emergency call or text, please leave the classroom quietly as a courtesy to other students before responding.
Attendance:
You are required to notify the instructor via email prior to class if you are unable to attend class. Missed quizzes / labs without email notification prior to class will result in a score of 0 being entered without the opportunity to make up missed work. See Late Assignment Policies below.
Class attendance is important to your success in Basic Circuit Analysis. If you miss class, you miss a quiz, a lecture, and a lab, all of which have to be made up. The topics covered in this course build extensively on the previous weeks’ material. Missing class will put you at a tremendous disadvantage.
Missing class does NOT excuse a student from the homework and circuit challenge Due Dates.
NOTE: If a student has missed more class hours than the number of credit hours to be earned in the class, the instructor may record the grade of "F" for the course. Missed classes may not be made up without prior permission from the instructor. Failure of the student to attend class does not constitute withdrawal. A formal written withdrawal must be made by the student to the Office of Admissions and Records.
Tardiness:
Class starts promptly at 9:00am (Section 010), 10:30am (Section 020) or 5:30pm (Sections 810 and 820). If you are late to class, you will miss the opportunity to ask questions prior to the weekly quiz. Once the weekly quiz starts, you will be denied entry into the classroom until everyone completes the quiz.
You are required to notify the instructor via email prior to class if you will be late. If you miss a quiz because you are late to class and have not notified the instructor prior to class, a score of 0 will be entered for that quiz without the opportunity to make up the missed quiz. See the Late Assignment Policies below.
NOTE: Late students are required to enter the room quietly, leave personal belongings in the back of the classroom, and take their seats without greeting or disrupting other students. Late students causing classroom distractions will not be tolerated.
Academic Integrity:
- To ensure academic integrity during Canvas quizzes and exams, Respondus LockDown Browser will automatically engage to prevent access to web pages other than the quiz/exam. Exiting the quiz/exam prior to completion, or disengaging, or attempting to disengage, from Respondus LockDown Browser constitutes student completion of the quiz, whether the student has submitted their quiz/exam or not.
- YOU MAY NOT USE ANY OUTSIDE RESOURCES WHILE TAKING ANY COURSE QUIZ OR EXAM. Outside resources include, but are not limited to: personal communication devices, any Basic course materials other than the quiz or exam itself, previous course materials or quizzes, notes of any kind, KCC web pages or external websites, or any AI websites. For purposes of this Policy, 'personal communication devices' includes, but is not limited to, cell phones, tablets, or laptop computers. The use of earbuds or headphones while taking quizzes or exams is prohibited.
- You must have prior permission from your instructor or quiz proctor to leave the room while taking a quiz or exam. If you must leave the classroom at any time while taking a quiz or exam, you must leave any/all personal communication devices on your desk or with your instructor/quiz proctor.
- Copying another student’s lab or homework answers and submitting it as one’s own is not permitted. (This does not apply to lab partners working together to complete a lab assignment.)
- Violation of any of the above Policies above will be considered cheating and a violation of the KCC Student Code of Conduct with the following minimum consequences: 1) the quiz/exam will receive an automatic grade of zero, and 2) the cheating will be referred to KCC Administration through a Report of Academic Dishonesty for the student.
Course Calendar Spring Break: March 9 through 13. | ||
|---|---|---|
Unit | Topic | Textbook |
1 | Fundamentals Review and Multisim | N/A |
2 | Measuring Instruments | 8 |
3 | Bridges, Voltage Dividers, Potentiometers | 6 and 7 |
4 | Alternating Current and Oscilloscopes | 15 and Appendix E |
5 | Capacitor Review and Capacitive Reactance | 16 and 17 |
6 | RC Series Circuits | 18 |
7 | RC Parallel Circuits | 18 |
8 | Inductor Review and Inductive Reactance | 20 |
9 | RL Series Circuits | 21 |
10 | RL Parallel Circuits | 21 |
11 | RLC Series Circuits | 23 |
12 | RLC Parallel Circuits | 23 |
13 | Resonance | 25 |
14 | Passive AC Filters | 26 |
15 | Lab Practice / Makeup Week | TBD |
16 | Final Lab Exam | N/A |
17 | Final Written Exam | N/A |
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
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- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
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|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.