Includes bibliography.

Section 1 : Basic electricity. Safety --
Basic electrical theory --
Electrical quantities and Ohm's Law --
Resistors --
Series circuits --
Parallel circuits --
Combination circuits --
Measuring instruments --
Using wire tables and determining conductor sizes --
Magnetic induction --
Section 2 : Alternating current. Alternating current --
Inductance in alternating current schedules --
Resistance-inductive series circuits --
Resistive-inductive parallel circuits --
Capacitors --
Single-phase transformers --
Single-phase motors --
Appendixes. Trigonometric functions : natural sines and cosines --
Trigonometric functions : natural tangents and cotangents --
Alternating current formulas --
Greek alphabet --
Scientific notation --
Answers to practice problems --
Glossary.

Through the use of a lively writing style and frequent examples, the book covers the important topics that readers need to know to become residential electricians. The author, Stephen L. Herman, logically presents the basic electrical principles from safety to motors and discusses how to go from theory to application. This text helps users learn the work skills, functions and activities included in the Residential Electrician Skill Standards developed by industry leaders for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). With its supplemental multimedia this text provides an integrated teaching solution directly linking your education/training program to the residential construction industry.


Create a direct link between your education/training program and the construction industry! For the first time, books are available for many of the residential crafts -- including carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and facilities maintenance -- that are based on national standards developed by the nation's leading builders and educators. The result of a strategic partnership between the National Association of Home Builders, Home Builders Institute (HBI), and Delmar Learning, this new Residential Construction Academy series is the perfect way to introduce people of all ages to the building trades while guiding them to development of essential workplace skills. - Back cover.