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Basic Industrial Math

Course #: Block X21
Duration: 30 hours
What Students Learn: This module of six study units offers the trainee arithmetic and basic mathematics, metric measurement, and calculator fundamentals. The Metric System is an introductory unit which includes metric conversions. Problem exercises and examples in this module are presented in on-the-job scenarios with applications drawn from the industrial context.
Components: Addition and Subtraction (186008); Multiplication and Division (186009); Fractions, Percents, Proportions, and Angles (186010); Metric System (186011); Formulas (186012); Introduction to Algebra (186013);
Special Notes: This updated course replaces lessons contained within Practical Math and Measurements, Block X01. Each study unit contains a progress examination.

Addition and Subtraction

Course #: 186008
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn:

  • Define the terms: whole number, numeral, digit, decimal, place value, addend, sum, minuend, subtrahend, and difference.
  • Explain the significance of the digit zero in a number.
  • Differentiate between concrete and abstract numbers.
  • Properly prepare numbers for addition and subtraction.
  • Perform addition and subtraction on numbers.
  • How to check your answers to both addition and subtraction problems.
  • How to use a calculator to add and subtract numbers.


Multiplication and Division

Course #: 186009
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn:

  • Define the terms: factor, multiplicand, multiplier, partial product, dividend, divisor, quotient, and remainder.
  • Recognize the various signs used for multiplication and division.
  • Properly prepare numbers for multiplication and division.
  • Perform multiplication and division on whole numbers and decimals.
  • How to check your answers to both multiplication and division problems.
  • How to find the average of a group of numbers.
  • How to use a calculator to multiply and divide numbers.

    • Fractions, Percents, Proportions, and Angles

    Course #: 186010
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Define the terms: fraction, proper fraction, improper fraction, lowest common denominator, percent, ratio, and proportion.
  • How to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimals.
  • How to change fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.
  • Solve problems involving percent.
  • How to use a protractor to measure angles.
  • Lay out templates for checking angles.
  • How to use a calculator to solve percent problems and to convert fractions to decimals.

    • Metric System

    Course #: 186011
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Name the base units most commonly used in the metric system.
  • Identify metric prefixes and their values.
  • Apply conversion factors to increase or decrease metric base units.
  • Estimate lengths in metric units.
  • Express temperature in degrees Celsius.
  • Define the terms: mass, density, force, torque, and pressure. Identify the metric units used to measure each one.
  • How to use a calculator to convert one metric unit to another.

    • Formulas

    Course #: 186012
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Explain the use of letters in formulas.
  • Prepare and use formulas to solve problems.
  • The use of formulas to calculate the perimeter of a triangle and rectangle, distance, area of a triangle, rectangle, and circle, volume of a pyramid, current in a circuit, and volume of a sphere.
  • How to use a calculator to find square root and solve formulas.
  • Transform and solve an equation.
  • Perform basic arithmetic operations with signed terms.
  • Substitute given numerical values for letters in a formula and find the unknown quantity.

    Special Notes: This updated course replaces 2468.

    • Introduction to Algebra

    Course #: 186013
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Define the terms: term, constant, coefficient, exponent, monomial, trinomial, and polynomial.
  • Identify and combine like terms in an expression.
  • Multiply and divide terms containing exponents.
  • Remove parentheses from an expression and simplify the expression.
  • Perform basic arithmetic operations with signed terms.

    • Practical Measurements

    Course #: Block X22
    Duration: 25 hours
    What Students Learn: The five lessons in this block present the trainee with a broad overview of measurements found in an industrial setting. In addition to the basic measurements of length, temperature, energy, force, and power, the trainee will learn how materials are measured and handled in bulk quantities. Fluid measurements include the measuring of fluid flow, fluid pressure, and fluid level. All lessons include the metric conversions in addition to the English units.
    Components: Temperature Measurement (186023); Linear and Distance Measurement (186021); Bulk Measurement (186022); Energy, Force, and Power (186024); Fluid Measurement (186025);
    Special Notes: This updated course replaces the X0105 to X0109 lessons found in Practical Math and Measurements, Block X01. Each study unit contains a progress examination.

    Linear and Distance Measurement

    Course #: 186021
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Recognize the difference between English and metric units of length.
  • Find the perimeter of rectangular, square, or triangular areas or objects, such as rooms or machine bases, after measuring the sides.
  • Calculate the circumference of circular objects like pipes of tanks after measuring the diameter.
  • Measure lengths with the aid of rigid and flexible rules, thickness gauges and screw pitch gauges.
  • Read a typical vernier scale and micrometer to take precise measurements.

    • Bulk Measurement

    Course #: 186022
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Measure an angle by degrees.
  • Find the areas of rectangles, triangles, and circles.
  • Find the volumes of prisms, cylinders, and cones.
  • Find the weight of material stored in a container.
  • Determine the amount of material that can be stored or handled.
  • Discuss the types and uses of conveyors and weighing systems.

    • Temperature Measurement

    Course #: 186023
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Change temperature units from one system to another.
  • Discuss the use of the various types of thermometers.
  • Select the type of thermometer to be used at certain temperatures.

    • Energy, Force, and Power

    Course #: 186024
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Distinguish between the concepts of energy, force, and power.
  • Explain what the term "work" means, and how it is measured.
  • Know by sight the basic machines, lever, inclined plane, wedge, wheel and axle, and screw.
  • Solve simple problems that involve levers, mechanical advantage, and machine efficiency.
  • List the forms of energy that have important industrial applications, and the instruments used for measuring energy.

    • Fluid Measurement

    Course #: 186025
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Understand the properties of fluids.
  • Determine the density, specific gravity, and viscosity of fluids.
  • Express pressure in three different units.
  • Measure the pressure of fluids using manometers and Bourdon tubs pressure gages.
  • Measure the flow rate of fluids using different types of flowmeters.

    • Elements of Print Reading

    Course #: 6719A-B
    Duration: 20 hours
    What Students Learn: PART 1 (6719A). Need for Prints; Methods of Making Prints; Perspective Drawings; Isometric Drawing; Orthographic Projection Drawings; Working Drawings; Sketches; Dimensions and Scales; Fits and Tolerances; Surface Finishes.
    PART 2 (6719B). Symbols and Common Conventions; Ways of Showing Taper; Full Sections; Partial Sections; Conventional Sections; Examples in Print Reading; Steel Liner, Pin, Bottom Plate Support; Adjusting Wedge, Drive Shaft for Pump, V-Belt Sheave; Scales for Metric Drawing.

    Reading Shop Prints

    Course #: 6720A-B
    Duration: 20 hours
    Course Prerequisites: Elements of Print Reading (6719A-B); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
    What Students Learn: PART 1 (6720A). Unilateral and Bilateral Tolerances; Reading Detail Working Drawings; Pulley Bar: Studying the Print, Material Needed, Machining Operations; Idler Shaft: Reading the Print, Producing the Idler Shaft; Wheel Puller: Plate Details and Layout, Machining Operations, Finishing Operations.
    PART 2 (6720B). Examples of Prints: Bumper Band, Door-Latch Bracket, Roller; Chain Tightener, Bracket, Lateral; Gears: Spur-Gear Terms, Bevel-Gear Terms, Detail Drawing of Bevel Pinion, Worm and Worm Wheel, Assembly Drawings, Machining Operations, Assembly Procedures.

    Blueprint Reading Skills Explained

    Course #: VB04XX
    Duration: 1.08 hours
    What Students Learn: When interpreted properly, blueprints reveal the essential information needed to complete a manufacturing process. Students will learn how to interpret what they see and understand the specific meanings of all the lines and symbols on the "prints".
    Components: View and Line Interpretation (VB0401); Dimensions and Tolerance Specifications (VB0402); Auxiliary Print Information and Geometric Tolerancing (VB0403); Welding Symbols (VB0404);

    Quality Concepts: Terminology for Management

    Course #: 186035
    Duration: 5 hours
    What Students Learn:

  • Define quality and quality management, using examples.
  • Describe how quality has evolved to where it is today.
  • Explain company and personal motivation for quality improvement.
  • Describe how quality-conscious organizations have changed for the better.
  • Explain how familiar business practices have led to TQM and how other common practices have gotten in the way of TQM.
  • Name successful results of TQM programs.

    • Precision Measuring Instruments, Part 1

    Course #: 186068
    Duration: 10 hours
    What Students Learn: Purpose and Language of Measurement; Scale Instruments and Accessories; Vernier Caliper; Micrometers, Gages, and Protractors.

    Special Notes:

  • This updated course replaces course 3500A.
  • The entire course consists of study units 186068, 186069, and 3500C.

    • Precision Measuring Instruments, Part 2

    Course #: 186069
    Duration: 10 hours
    What Students Learn: Indicators; Shop Gages; Gage Blocks; Fundamentals of Trigonometry; Sine Bar and Sine Plate.

    Special Notes:

  • This updated course replaces course 3500B.
  • The entire course consists of study units 186068, 186069, and 3500C.

    • Precision Measuring Instruments, Part 3

    Course #: 186070
    Duration: 10 hours
    What Students Learn: Optical Comparators; Optical Flats Light Beams for Alignment and Measurement; Digital Readout Measuring; Special Measuring Systems; Materials Testing.

    Special Notes: This updated course replaces course 3500C.

    Logarithms

    Course #: 5254
    Duration: 10 hours
    Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
    What Students Learn: Table of Common Logarithms; Table of Useful Numbers; Exponents; Logarithms of Numbers; Determination of Characteristics of a Logarithm; Determination of Mantissa of a Logarithm; Proportional Parts; Determination of Antilogarithms; Multiplication by Use of Logarithms; Division by Use of Logarithms; Finding Powers and Roots by Logarithms; Cologarithms; Hyperbolic Logarithms.

    Operation Analysis

    Course #: 2552A-B
    Duration: 20 hours
    Course Prerequisites: Jobs, Companies, and the Economy: Basic Concepts for Employees (186034); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
    What Students Learn: PART 1 (2552A). Operation Analysis Procedure; Procedure for Effecting Operation Improvements; Select of Process and Tooling.
    PART 2 (2552B). Working Conditions; Plant Layout and Material Handling; Motion Study.
    Components: Operation Analysis, Part 1 (2552A); Operation Analysis, Part 2 (2552B);

    Quality Control of Manufactured Products

    Course #: 2590
    Duration: 10 hours
    Course Prerequisites: Engineering Technology Orientation, Part 1 (062002); Engineering Technology Orientation, Part 2 (062003);
    What Students Learn: Basic Concepts of Quality Control; Quantity Costs and Their Control; Quality Policies and the Marketplace; Measurement; Inspection Function; Control Function; Vendor Relations; Role of Statistical Methods; Manufacturing Planning for Quality; Quality Improvement.

    Manufacturing Systems Technology

    Course #: VB30XX
    Duration: 0.97 hours
    What Students Learn: Any manufacturing system, no matter what it produces, must have certain components in order to operate efficiently. These features have been organized into a schematic, the Universal Systems Model, to show how they work together. This program explores each of those components. Program Activity Sheets (PAS) are available to further enhance the student's retention with a series of questions.
    Components: Feedback and Outputs (VB3004); Defining Inputs (VB3001); Determining Resources (VB3002); Basic Processes (VB3003);

    Statistical Process Control: An Implementation Guide for Managers and Supervisors

    Course #: VB01XX
    Duration: 0.88 hours
    What Students Learn: The management presentation addresses the needs of managers and supervisors in both the implementation of SPC and in the functions of their department personnel.
    Components: Introducing SPC to Management and Supervisory Personnel (VB0101); SPC Overview for Managers and Supervisors (VB0102); SPC of Variables for Managers and Supervisors (VB0103); SPC of Attribute Data for Managers and Supervisors (VB0104);

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