Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to accurately measure amplitude and time parameters of a periodic waveform displayed on the oscilloscope screen.
• Demonstrate the proper use of test equipment (oscilloscope, function generator, frequency counter) when measuring electrical quantities in a lab exercise. (MO)
• Compare and contrast characteristics of series versus parallel AC circuits. (MO)
• Evaluate the characteristics of frequency selective circuits. (MO)
• Students completing ELEC 50B will be able to employ polar and/or rectangular notation to determine the magnitude and phase shift of an unknown circuit parameter (voltage, current, impedance, and/or power).
• Define common terms and recognize symbols used in AC electronics. (MO)
• Measure and record AC electrical quantities. (MO)
• Analyze operation of AC circuits. (MO)
• Calculate unknown electrical quantities in AC circuits. (MO)