Maricopa Community Colleges  ABA150   20042-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/09/03
ABA150 20042-99999 LEC 1.50 Credit(s) 1.50 Period(s)
Advanced Calculations for Electricians
Advanced mathematical calculations in the electrical industry. Powers and roots in watts, voltage, current and resistance. Metric and engineering units. English and metric systems for length, area, volume and mass, and energy and temperature measurements. Ratios, proportions, formulas, symbols and representation. Trigonometry and the Pythagorean theory. Plane and rotating vectors. Basic functions of the scientific calculator for electricians. Prerequisites: Registered apprentice status or permission of apprenticeship coordinator.
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ABA150   20042-99999 Advanced Calculations for Electricians
1. Perform basic and combined operations of powers and roots related to power in watts, voltage in volts, current in amperes, and resistance in ohms as they pertain to the electrical trade. (I)
2. Discuss metric measurement including common metric units and common engineering units specific to the electrical industry. (II)
3. Operate scientific calculators to include entering numbers and setting the display for practical electrical measurement problems. (III)
4. Apply basic measuring principles using the English and metric systems for length, area, volume and mass, and energy and temperature when solving combined problems relating to electrical measurement. (IV)
5. Apply the basic principles of ratio, including inverse ratios and expressing ratios in lowest terms, as related to speed, motors, generators, and gears in the electrical trade. (V)
6. Demonstrate two basic methods of solving electrical problems using proportion. (VI)
7. Discuss formulas including symbols, representation, and rearrangement in formulas. (VII)
8. Solve formulas pertaining to the electrical trade including general simple formulas; Ohm's Law formulas, power formulas and combined problems on formulas. (VIII)
9. Demonstrate the basic principles of trigonometry using the Pythagorean theory for right triangles and trigonometric functions using a calculator. (IX)
10. Examine the basic principles of plane and rotating vectors as they represent direction and magnitude of voltages and currents of electricity in drawings and diagrams. (X)
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ABA150   20042-99999 Advanced Calculations for Electricians
    I. Powers and Roots
        A. Power
        B. Volts
        C. Amps
        D. Ohms
      II. Metric Measurement
          A. Metric Units
          B. Engineering Units
            1. Above the base
            2. Below the base
        III. Calculators
            A. Scientific Notations
            B. Entering Numbers
            C. Setting Displays
          IV. English and Metric Measurement
              A. Length
              B. Area
              C. Volume and Mass
                1. Solid
                2. Liquid
              D. Energy and Temperature
                1. Multiplication factor
                2. Prefix and symbol
                3. Quantity and unit
            V. Ratios
                A. Inverse Ratios
                B. Speed
                C. Motors
                D. Generators
                E. Gears
              VI. Proportion
                  A. Means and Extremes
                  B. Cross Multiplication
                VII. Formulas
                    A. Symbols
                    B. Representation
                    C. Rearrangement
                  VIII. Formula Solutions
                      A. General Simple
                      B. Ohm's Law Formulas
                      C. Power Formulas
                      D. Combined Formulas
                    IX. Trigonometry
                        A. Pythagorean Theory
                        B. Right Triangles
                        C. Trigonometric Functions
                      X. Vectors
                          A. Plane
                          B. Rotating
                          C. Direction and Magnitude
                          D. Drawings and Diagram
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