This course explains the fundamentals of electricity, including voltage, current, magnetism, and Ohm’s Law. It introduces inductance, capacitance, and resistance, and discusses the basics of dc circuits, including series, parallel, and series-parallel. It continues with the fundamental components that control circuit current and voltage, their applications, and their associated symbols. This course has no prerequisites. Introduction to Electricity is available in online format only.
Explains the fundamentals of electricity including voltage, current, basics of magnetism, and Ohm's Law. It also introduces inductance, capacitance, and resistance.
Learning Objectives:
After this course, the learner will be able to:
- Express constants and variables using SI prefixes.
- Recognize the formulas related to capacitance and inductance.
- Explain the relationship between current, voltage, resistance, and power.
- Identify fundamental principles of magnetism.
Lesson 2 - Introduction to Electrical Circuits
Discusses the basics of dc circuits, including series, parallel, and series parallel. The course continues with the fundamental components that control circuit current and voltage, their applications, and their associated symbols.
Learning Objectives:
After this course, the learner will be able to:
- Define a circuit.
- List and describe three types of DC circuits.
- List and describe nine components of circuits.
