The importance of AC in day to day life

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1. Introduction to single phase alternating current
2. Electromagnetic induction
3. Generating single phase alternating current
4. The sinusoidal waveform: cycle, period and frequency
5. Peak, peak-to-peak and instantaneous values
6. Average and root mean square values
7. Angular frequency and the waveform equation
8. Phase and phase difference
9. The resistor in an AC circuit
10. The capacitor in an AC circuit
11. The inductor in an AC circuit
12. Capacitive reactance
13. Inductive reactance
14. Impedance of AC circuits
15. The series RLC circuit
16. Constructing AC circuits on a breadboard
17. Measuring AC quantities
18. Power and power factor in AC circuits
19. The importance of AC in day to day life