Course Information Sheet CETT 1305 Spring 2014 AC Circuits Course Description: A Study of the Fundamentals of alternating current including series and parallel AC circuits, phasors, capacitive and inductive networks, transformers, and resonance Instructor: A. Hernandez Office: Engineering Bldg. Office Hrs: TBA Office Tel: 956-364-4982 Email: adam.hernandez@harlingen.tstc.edu Text & Materials: Electric Circuits Fundamentals, 8 th Ed: Thomas L. Floyd, David M. Buchla; Prentice Hall, N.J. ISBN 978-0-13-507293-6 Scientific Calculator (TI-30), 6 alligator leads (6 long) Handouts- As required by Instructor, Wire Stripper 22-10 AWG Grading Criteria: Unit Exams /Practical......30% Lab Assignments....30% Final Exam..15% Assignments/Participation 15% Final Lab Project.10% Grading Scale: A 90-100% B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-60% F.0-59% The designated Unit Topics for this course are as follows: Unit 1: - Magnetism & Electromagnetism - Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage Unit 2: - RC Circuits - Capacitors - Inductors Unit 3: - RL Circuits - RLC Circuits and Resonance Unit 4: - Transformers - Final LAB Project Each unit exam will include information covered through lecture/ ppt., assignments and lab work. The amount of lab work is subject to change as the semester permits. After each of the units has been completed, in lecture/ ppt., assignments and lab work, the student will be accessed according to the information that was covered. For the final project, the student will
be required to present a topic/circuit of (TBA) to the class along with a short technical/ informal report accompanied by any schematic designs or documentation about the circuit being presented. Tentative Schedule (Subject to change by your instructor) Week Topic/Lecture/Event Required/Recommended Readings/Electronic Resources to View Electromagnetism, Electromagnetic Devices, 1 Sinusoidal Waveform. Lab Electromagnets & Instrumentation Voltage, Current, and Angular Measurement of 2 Sine waves. Lab Instrumentation & Measurements 3 Analysis of AC Circuits. Notes & Unit A Exam Capacitors, Series Capacitors, Parallel 4 Capacitors, Capacitors in DC and AC circuits. Lab - Capacitors 5 Analysis of Series RC capacitors. Lab Series RC circuits 6 Analysis of Parallel RC capacitors. Lab Parallel RC circuits Inductors, Series Inductors, Parallel Inductors, Notes & 7 Inductors in DC and AC circuits. Unit B Exam 8 Analysis of Series RL inductors. Lab Series RL circuits 9 Analysis of Parallel RL inductors. Lab Parallel RL circuits 10 Spring Break March 11-15 2013 11 Analysis of Series RLC circuits. Lab Series RLC circuits 12 Analysis of Parallel RLC circuits. Unit C Exam Lab Parallel RLC circuits 13 Series Resonant and Parallel Resonant Filters. Lab Resonant Filters Basic Transformers, step-up, step-down 14 transformers. Lab Transformers 15 Impedance Matching, Reflected Load. Unit F Exam 16 Final Exam Notes &
Major Course Requirements: The individual units of the course will be broken into sections that will be discussed by use of power points presentation, lecture/note and Lab experiments. Student must complete Lab assignments in groups of no more than two and submit individual results sheet for each Lab. After discussion and Lab practice, the students will be tested over the individual material covered throughout the unit. The end of class project will be used to access the overall information and topics the class has covered as well as gauge the student s topic information retention. Students must follow and practice all Safety procedures when working with any AC circuit, Lab or Design process. Students who are not practicing proper safety procedures during any AC circuit, Lab or Design will be noted as Un-Safe and will be penalized with a failing Safety-Grade for the particular AC circuit, Lab or Design. Accommodation Statement: The accommodation statement should be noted as follows: "If you have a documented disability which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as the instructor has outlined, and/or if you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact (956) 364-4520 or visit Support Services Office located in the Tech Prep Bldg. (P Bldg.) as soon as possible to make appropriate arrangements." Student Participation: It will be the students responsibility to read all assigned chapters, complete all laboratory exercises, attend all lectures (unless excused), to be in class on time. There will be an open discussion and analysis of all circuitry in which student participation is expected. Attendance: You are expected to attend all classes (Lecture & Lab). If you fall behind during the semester and are not able to catch up, it is the students responsibility to drop the course prior to the last date for withdrawal without incurring an F grade. The withdrawal process will not be initiated by the instructor. Late Assignments: The student is allowed 3 late assignments- Lab or Exercise for 90% maximum credit. Late assignments must be submitted within 1 week of due date. Assignments received past 1 week will receive a 0% credit. MAKE UP EXAMINATIONS Only students with documented excuses (hospital, doctor s note, etc.) will be considered for make-up examination. Any make-up test may be different from that administered to the class. Make-up tests will be taken on the next testing date or forfeit the grade. Make-up test will receive a ten percent (10%) reduction off the total score for that particular exam and are not eligible for any sort of extra credit. There will be a comprehensive exam at the end of the semester. CLASS POLICIES: Copyright Statement The materials used in the course (textbooks, handouts, media files (podcast, MP3, Videos, RSS Feeds), and all instructional resources on the colleges Learning Management System (Moodle)
are intended for use only by students registered and enrolled in this course, and are only to be used for instructional use, activities associated with, and for the duration of the course. By "handouts," this means all materials generated for this course, which includes but are not limited to syllabi, quizzes, exams, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and any additional materials. These materials may not be retained in another medium or disseminated further. They are provided in compliance with the provisions of the Teach Act. These materials may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder or TSTC. For further information contact your instructor. Communicating with your instructor (MyMail Email System) The use of Your MyMail TSTC College student e-mail account will be the only way to receive official notices from the college. When communicating with instructors and/or employees of the college you are required to use your TSTC MyMail student e-mail address. If you choose to forward your e-mail to another account, please be advised that all communication from and within the college will use your MyMail student e-mail. "TSTC Harlingen faculty, staff, and students are asked to report all threats, perceived or real, immediately to College Police located in the Auxiliary Building. If the threat is imminent, the College Police emergency phone line at 364-4234 or 9-911 should be called. College Police will then coordinate the proper response in accordance with State and federal laws and TSTC System/College rules and regulations." Using Social Media in Classroom The use of media and communications devices such as cell phone (Using cell phone voice recorder, webcam), laptop, laptop webcam, PDAs, during class/lab is expressively up to the discretion of your instructor. The recording of a class, lecture, taking images of the classroom, members of the class, and any activities within the classroom environment is not authorized without express permission from your instructor. At no time will any recordings that have been NOT approved be given to another party, or uploaded to a third party website. Recordings within a classroom and labs are regarded as property of the college. Any unauthorized recordings violate copyright issues explained previously in the syllabus. TREATMENT of THREATS: TSTC Harlingen faculty, staff, and students are asked to report all threats, perceived or real, immediately to COLLEGE Police located in the Auxiliary Building. If the threat is imminent, the COLLEGE Police emergency phone line, (956)364-4220 or 9-911 should be called. College Police will then coordinate the proper response in accordance with State and federal laws and TSTC System/College rules and regulations. After hours or on weekends, the (956)364-4220 number automatically rolls over to the COPS Line (956-873-2677). All buildings now have the emergency numbers on the entrance doors. Student Success Website:
The Student Success Office has Information on Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction schedules for those who need extra help. The website is: http://www.harlingen.tstc.edu/oss/ossprograms.aspx NOTE: Any changes to this document by the Instructor will be provided to the student.