| Title: |
Electricity 11 |
| Institution: |
South Island Distance Education School, Canada |
Level: |
Secondary. |
Description: |
| This course has two objectives: to cover the essential principles of electricity and electronics to prepare for study in more advanced scientific and technological fields; and to prepare for apprenticeship and on-the-job training. Block 1:
Paper 1: Atomic nature of matter
Paper 2: Static electricity
Paper 3: Electric current; the ampere
Paper 4: Electrical resistance; Ohm's law; electrical meters Paper 5: Resistors; resistance; conductance
Paper 6: Energy; power; power losses
Paper 7: Series resistances; Kirchoff's laws; parallel resistances; series-parallel circuits Block 2:
Paper 8: Ionization; primary cells; secondary cells
Paper 9: Magnetism; electromagnetism; left-hand rules
Paper 10: Electromagnetic induction; mutual induction; self-induction; inductances in series and in parallel
Paper 11: Inductive-resistive circuits; time constant; induced voltages
Paper 12: Alternating current; electromagnetic radiation; resistive A.C. circuits
Paper 13: Sine waves; vectors; inductive reactance; phase
relationships; analysis of L.R. circuits
Paper 14: Capacitors and capacitance; vectors; R.C. time constant; capacitors in series and in parallel Block 3:
Paper 15: Capacitance in an A.C. circuit; phase relationships; series and parallel R.C. circuits; analysis of R.C. circuits; power in a capacitive circuit
Paper 16: Series and parallel R.L.C. circuits; analysis of R.L.C. circuits; power factor; resonance; the series resonant circuit; Q: bandwidth
Paper 17: The parallel resonant circuit; filters; untuned and tuned filter networks
Paper 18: The transformer; transformer action: voltage, current and turns ratio; transformer losses; types of transformers. |
Assessment may include:
Tests. |
|
Entry requirements: |
| For school-age students: Electricity 9 or equivalent. |
Programmes in which this course may be included: |
| Grades 11-12. |
Languages: |
English |
Media and methods employed:
Printed text, tutorial support, audio cassettes, video cassettes. |
| It is expected that students will supply their own basic materials such as pens, pencils, coloured pencils, compass, rulers, lined paper etc. |
Administrative information: |
| Approximately one year of study is required for this course. Certificates are issued upon the successful completion of a course. |
Classification: |
060225 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
070430 PHYSICS
|
| Date: |
17 July 2000 vmb
Source: 1994-95 Distance Education Guidebook |
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