Course Description
Basics of Electricity and DC Circuit Analysis
Explore the basics of electricity and learn its laws, theorems and how the DC circuit works in this free online course. The history of electricity is fascinating and you find it in nature and the latest technology. This course explains how early scientists came up with laws and theorems such as Ohm’s law, Norton’s theorem and more. We examine the basic concepts of the DC circuit and how to apply them in modern life. You’ll learn about electrical components such as resistors and capacitors, among others, and how to calculate voltage and current across DC circuits.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Describe examples of conductors and insulators • Explain the concept of electricity stored in capacitors and the factors affecting the capacitance of a capacitor • Recall the relationship between magnetism and electricity • State what Ohm’s law is • Outline what the three key components are and how they are related • Distinguish between conductors and insulators in a DC circuit • Recall how to calculate the total resistors and capacitors connected either in parallel or series across a DC circuit • Recall how to use Ohm’s to calculate the current, voltage and resistors across DC circuits • State Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorem and their usefullness for analysing circuts • Discuss the primary applications of capacitors in modern life |
| Course Code | 4165 |
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