DISCUSSION 1:

Fundamental Properties of AC Circuits/Lab

Transformer Applications

Directions: Please answer the question and support your ideas, then respond to a minimum of two of your classmates

Investigate the many applications for transformers on the internet and in your textbook. After noting several applications, choose one application and explain it in detail. Also, include a discussion of how transformers may be used to improve the safety of devices connected to high voltage AC systems.

DISCUSSION 2:

Working in Teams

Please respond to EACH of the following discussion topics and submit them to the discussion forum as a single post. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length.Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students’ posts. If you haven’t recently, please review the Rules of Discussion.

While we are not working in teams for our portfolio projects, we are working in teams throughout our weekly discussions. Think about the Tuckman’s four stages as explained in chapter three: forming, storming, norming, and performing. Looking back at the discussions in this class or in your previous classes, identify the ways you have seen the class working one or more of these stages. If you have not seen this playing out in your course discussions, describe a time when you have seen these stages playing out in your professional or personal experiences.

How might your awareness of these stages help you in future collaborative projects? Give examples and justify your response.