Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- Explain the basic concepts and laws of electricity, DC and AC.
- Explain how a circuit functions by using the basic concepts and laws.
- Name the basic components for DC and AC circuits and explain how they work.
- Solve electric circuit problems.
- Build simple circuits.
- Perform measurements for basic circuits.

Content

- Basic concepts of electricity (voltage, resistance, current, and power)
- Direct current and alternating current
- Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws
- Circuit diagram
- Circuit calculations
- Protoboard and building a circuit
- Use of basic measuring tools
- Basic components and how they work

Qualifications

High school mathematics courses (higher or subsidiary level)
OR
Primary+secondary school and vocational school maths curriculum
OR
equivalent skills