| 1.00 | Basic Electrical Safety Precautions | 10% | - |
| 1.10 | Describe safe practices and standards for working with electrical and electronic devices. | - | - |
| 1.20 | Describe electrical shock, its causes and effects | - | - |
| 1.30 | Define basic fire safety | - | - |
| 1.40 | Describe other basic emergency precautions, procedures and responses | - | - |
| 2.00 | Principles of Alternating Current (AC) | 15% | - |
| 2.10 | Define "alternating current" (AC) and compare it to "direct current" (DC) | - | - |
| 2.20 | Define wave, waveform, sinewave and frequency | - | - |
| 2.30 | Identify the following terms: Cycle, Frequency units of measure: Hertz (Hz), Kilohertz (kHz), Megahertz (MHz), Phase and phase angle. | - | - |
| 2.40 | Describe AC waveform characteristics. | - | - |
| 2.50 | Describe how period and frequency are reciprocal | - | - |
| 2.60 | Describe the unique harmonic characteristic of the sine waveform and why that is often useful | - | - |
| 3.00 | Basic AC Mathematics and Formulas | 10% | - |
| 3.10 | Quote voltage, current, resistance and power formulas (Ohm's and Watt's laws) solving for circuit values | - | - |
| 3.20 | List other common basic electronics formulas relative to AC electronics. | - | - |
| 3.30 | Describe basic functions of a scientific calculator | - | - |
| 3.40 | Define standard prefixes used in electronics. | - | - |
| 3.50 | Describe how to make standard metric conversions from one prefix to another | - | - |
| 4.00 | Electronic Components and Terms | 5% | - |
| 4.10 | Identify common symbols used in AC schematic diagrams | - | - |
| 4.20 | Explain what a capacitor is and types | - | - |
| 4.30 | Explain what an inductor is and types | - | - |
| 4.40 | Explain what a transformer is and what it does | - | - |
| 4.50 | Identify and explain the following terms: Reluctance (cursive R), Capacitance, Inductance (L), Reactance (X), Impedance (Z), Permeability. | - | - |
| 5.00 | Principles of Capacitance | 5% | - |
| 5.10 | Describe Farad (F) as the unit of measure of capacitance including its prefixes used | - | - |
| 5.20 | Identify formulas for calculating series and parallel capacitances. | - | - |
| 5.30 | Explain how a capacitor stores energy as an electrical charge in its dielectric between its plates | - | - |
| 5.40 | Explain how a capacitor opposes changes in voltage | - | - |
| 5.50 | Describe capacitive reactance (X) and compare it to resistance | - | - |
| 5.60 | Describe the phase relationship between AC voltage across a capacitor and current flowing through the capacitor | - | - |
| 5.70 | Describe a capacitor's voltage and current limits | - | - |
| 5.80 | Discuss how high temperature affects life expectancy in an electrolytic capacitor | - | - |
| 5.90 | Explain the dangers a high-voltage or high-capacitance capacitor may pose in de-energized equipment | - | - |
| 6.00 | Principles of Inductance | 5% | - |
| 6.10 | Describe Henry (H) as the unit of measure of inductance including its prefixes used | - | - |
| 6.20 | Differentiate between self-inductance and mutual inductance | - | - |
| 6.30 | Identify formulas for calculating series and parallel inductances | - | - |
| 6.40 | Explain how an inductor stores energy in the magnetic field in and around it | - | - |
| 6.50 | Describe how an inductor opposes changes in current | - | - |
| 6.60 | Describe inductive reactance (Xl) comparing it to capacitive reactance and resistance | - | - |
| 6.70 | Describe the phase relationship between AC voltage across an inductor and current flowing through it | - | - |
| 6.80 | Discuss an inductor's voltage and current limits | - | - |
| 6.90 | Discuss "eddy currents" and why low-frequency transformer cores are laminated | - | - |
| 7.00 | Principles of Transformers | 5% | - |
| 7.10 | Explain how a typical transformer is connected to the voltage source and load | - | - |
| 7.20 | Explain how a transformer gets power from primary to secondary with no electrical connection | - | - |
| 7.30 | List common frequency ranges for air-core, ferrite-core and iron-core transformers | - | - |
| 7.40 | Describe the relationship between input power and output power in an ideal transformer | - | - |
| 7.50 | Describe "step up" and "step down" ratios | - | - |
| 7.60 | Describe a "tap" in a winding | - | - |
| 7.70 | Describe an autotransformer, giving purpose, advantages and disadvantages | - | - |
| 7.80 | Describe these types of transformers and their principal use: variable, isolation, current. | - | - |
| 7.90 | Explain how to deal with unusual transformer leads | - | - |
| 8.00 | RC, RL and RCL Principles | 25% | - |
| 8.10 | Describe "time constant" and give formulas in RL and RC circuits | - | - |
| 8.20 | Describe "time to full charge" in an RC circuit and give the formula | - | - |
| 8.30 | Describe "time to full current" in an RL circuit and give the formula | - | - |
| 8.40 | Explain phase relationships of voltage and current for series and parallel RL, RC, and RCL circuits | - | - |
| 8.50 | Explain how impedance relates to resistance and reactance | - | - |
| 8.60 | Define "filter" and give the general frequency response shapes of the following: low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject. | - | - |
| 8.70 | Define "resonance" and give the condition XL and XC at the resonant frequency | - | - |
| 8.80 | Explain the following and give relevant formulas: Q (quality factor), damping, bandwidth, selectivity. | - | - |
| 8.90 | Describe the component configurations in Pi, L and T type high- and low-pass filters | - | - |
| 9.00 | Copper Cabling | 10% | - |
| 9.10 | Describe the construction and uses of the following types of copper cabling: untwisted; non-paired, twisted; paired, coaxial; shielded. | - | - |
| 9.20 | Explain the American Wire Gauge (AWG) sizes of conductors | - | - |
| 9.30 | Identify NEC wiring color code | - | - |
| 9.40 | Explain signal radiation and stray signal pickup by cables | - | - |
| 9.50 | Explain the purposes of grounding and common conventions used in electrical electronics work | - | - |
| 9.60 | Define "cable impedance" | - | - |
| 10.00 | Test Equipment and Measurements | 10% | - |
| 10.10 | Explain how to use the DC volts, AC Volts, current and resistance scales of a standard multimeter | - | - |
| 10.20 | Explain the care of equipment and test leads | - | - |
| 10.30 | Explain the types and purposes of signal generators | - | - |
| 10.40 | Describe how various analog oscilloscope front panel controls are used | - | - |
| 10.50 | Explain what LRC substitution equipment is and its purposes | - | - |
| 10.60 | Explain the reasons for using rheostats, series incandescent lamps, isolation transformers and variacs when servicing equipment | - | - |
