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AC 2: Reactance

Course Number: 10660108
Credits: 1.00

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Course Description

10-660-108 AC 2: REACTANCE ...study of the way inductive, capacitive and resistive components behave in a circuit excited by a sine waveform. Effective and average values of the sinewave are derived. (Pre-requisite: 10-660-116, Introduction to AC/DC)

Course Typically Offered

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  • Spring

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Course Competencies

  1. Demonstrate the use of complex numbers in AC reactive circuits
  2. Investigate capacitive reactance in series and parallel circuits
  3. Investigate inductive reactance in series and parallel circuits
  4. Examine the circuit characteristics of reactive components in parallel with resistive components
  5. Investigate the AC circuit characteristics of series RLC circuits