Electrical Theory - DC: Course Information

Electrical Theory - DC

Topics
Performance Objectives

Course Information

Training Time
Average - 110 to 220 minutes

Delivery Formats
CD-ROM, LAN, WAN

Product Code
dlmretdc

Interactive Producer
Convenience Learning International

Original Content Producer
Thomson Delmar Learning

Language(s)
English

The course presents interactive instruction covering
the following topical areas:

Basic Electricity and Ohm's Law

Series and Parallel Circuits

Combination Circuits

Batteries and Small Sources of Electricity

This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Understand basic electricity and Ohm's Law.

·	Discuss the structure of atoms.
·	Explain the difference between conductors and insulators.
·	Discuss common electrical quantities.
·	Determine answers to Ohm's Law questions.

Understand series and parallel circuits.

·	Give the definition of a series circuit.
·	List rules for series circuits.
·	Define parallel circuits.
·	List rules for parallel circuits.
·	Determine electrical values in series and parallel circuits.

Understand combination circuits.

·	Determine electrical values in series and parallel circuits.
·	State the rules for parallel circuits.
·	Determine the current path(s) through a combination circuit.
·	Determine the total resistance of a combination circuit.
·	Determine voltage drops across elements of a combination circuit.

Understand batteries and small sources of circuits.

·	Discuss conduction in liquids.
·	Define primary and secondary cells.
·	Discuss charge rate for batteries.
·	Discuss different types of cells.
·	Discuss other small sources of electricity.