Basics of Electricity
- Direct Current
  - Direct Current Basics
  - DC Circuits
  - Magnetism
- Alternating Current
  - Alternating Current Basics
  - Inductance and Capacitance
  - AC Circuits
  - Transformers

Objectives -- Upon completion of this course, you will be able to…
• Explain the difference between conductors and insulators
• Use Ohm’s Law to calculate current, voltage, and resistance
• Calculate equivalent resistance for series, parallel, or series-parallel circuits
• Calculate voltage drop across a resistor
• Calculate power given other basic values
• Identify factors that determine the strength and polarity of a current-carrying coil’s magnetic field
• Determine peak, instantaneous, and effective values of an AC sine wave
• Define inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, and impedance
• Calculate total impedance of a simple AC circuit
• Explain the difference between real power and apparent power in an AC circuit
• Determine how a transformer turns ratio affects secondary voltage and current