Hutchinson Central Technical High School

Course Syllabus

 

Course Name: Electronic lab

Instructor: Mr. Youngman            Contact Time: 9:42-10:23         Phone Ext: 316

 

Grading Policy
LABS 30%
TESTS 30%
NOTEBOOK 10%
CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE 10%
HOMEWORK 10%
QUIZES 10%

 

 

Homework Policy
Homework will be given on a daily basis. Homework will be part of your notebook check. If a homework is missing this will make your notebook incomplete.

 

 

Test Policy
Tests 30%

The day before the chapter test we will review the work in class. Therefore, attending school daily will improve your knowledge of the course.

Tests are given at the end of each Unit based on a total of 100 points


LAB 30%

LAB PRACTICAL: Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in the assembling and testing of electrical circuits.
Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in proper use of electronic equipment

 

 

Quiz Policy
Quiz Policy 10%
Quizzes will be given on every "A" day. Be prepared.

 

 

Projects
Final project will be based on your notebook. Your notebook will include all assignments, homeworks and labs. Written labs and schematics will be done neatly. Notebook check will be done on a weekly or bi-monthly basis.

 

 

Course Outline
CURRENT AND VOLTAGE
(1) MINI-MATH REVIEW SIGNED NUMBERS, EXPONENTS, POWERS OF TEN,
METRIC PREFIXES
(2) THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER - THE ATOM, THE MOLECULE
(3) CURRENT - COULOMBS/SEC, AMPERES, AND THE AMMETER
(4) VOLTAGE - EMF, VOLTS AND THE VOLTMETER

II RESISTANCE AND POWER
(1) MINI-MATH REVIEW RESISTANCE UNITS AND FORMULAS
(2) RESISTANCE - THE OHM, OHM'S LAW, THE OHMMETER
(3) POWER - THE WATT, THE KILOWATT HOUR, THE KILOWATT HOUR METER

III CONDUCTORS, INSULATORS AND RESISTORS
(1) CONDUCTORS AND CONDUCTANCE
(2) TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON CONDUCTORS
(3) CONDUCTORS CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITIES
(4) CONDUCTOR TYPES
(5) INSULATORS - TYPES AND BREAK DOWN VOLTAGES
(6) RESISTORS - WATTAGE RATING AND COLOR CODING

IV ELECTRICITY LAB EXPERIMENTS
(1) ELECTRICAL SHOP SAFETY
(2) SOLDERING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
(3) SOLDERING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS

V DIRECT CURRENT
(1) D.C. SOURCES - BATTRIES, POWER SUPPLIES, SOLAR CELLS
(2) D.C. SENSORS - TEMPTERATURE, LIGHT, PRESSURE, & MAGNETIC
(3) D.C. ELECTROMAGNETISM - RELAYS, SWITCHES, & SOLENOIDS
(4) EQUIPMENT PROTECTION - FUSES, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, & GFI'S

VI SERIES CIRCUITS
(1) COMPONENTS IN SERIES
(2) CURRENT IN SERIES
(3) RESISTANCE IN SERIES
(4) VOLTAGE IN SERIES
(5) POWER IN SERIES
(6) TROUBLESHOOTING A SERIES CIRCUIT

VII PARALLEL CIRCUITS
(1) COMPONENTS IN PARALLEL
(2) VOLTAGE IN PARALLEL
(3) CURRENT IN PARALLEL
(4) RESISTANCE IN PARALLEL
(5) POWER IN PARALLEL
(6) TROUBLESHOOTING A PARALLEL CIRCUIT

VIII SERIES/PARALLEL CIRCUITS
(1) COMPONENTS IN SERIES/PARALLEL COMBINATION
(2) TOTAL RESISTANCE IN SER/PAR
(3) VOLTAGE DROPS IN SER/PAR
(4) BRANCH CURRENTS IN SER/PAR
(5) POWER IN SER/PAR CIRCUITS
(6) TROUBLESHOOTING SERIES/PARALLEL CIRCUITS

VIX ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES
(1) ELECTROMAGNETISM
(2) MAGNETIC TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
(3) ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
(4) APPLICATIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION