TE 104 - Advanced Technical Mathematics

Description
This course uses extensive applications to represent mathematical operations used in various fields including plumbing, HVAC, welding, manufacturing and design, electronics, construction, and mechanics. Examples and exercises explicitly involve applications in these areas for conversion of measurement units, significant figures, applied geometry, trigonometric functions of right and oblique triangles, charts, graphs, basic statistical calculations and formulas.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: TE 103 (C- or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Industrial Maintenance Technology, A.A.A.S., Plastics-Polymer Engineering Technology, A.A.A.S., Tooling and Manufacturing Technology Certificate

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Convert units of measurements (English and Metric) used in various industrial settings.
Apply a process to select proper geometry formulas and use them to solve problems in electronics, manufacturing and industrial applications.
Solve various trigonometric problems including industrial applications.
Solve basic statistical problems with industrial applications.
Develop a plan to implement a solution to a problem or issue.
Complete work accurately, with attention to detail.

Course Outline:
I. Orientation with emphasis in various technical trades

II. Metric conversions and measurements with applications in various technical trades

III. Measurements and scales used in industry (vernier scales, micrometers and other measuring devices used in industry

IV. Geometric Figures with exercises and examples in industrial, manufacturing and design applications

V. Analysis of Trigonometric functions with exercises and examples in industrial, manufacturing and design applications

VI. Basic Statistics, presentation and interpretation of data, and SPC with applications in industrial and manufacturing setting

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture-based instruction: 50-70%

Practice, assessment, and testing: 30-50%

Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: NA

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
Yes
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 101578
Course CIP Code: 48.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 32
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: None
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Manufacturing
Discipline: TE
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (08/01/2019)
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Bachelor’s degree in related field with 4000 hours of related experience.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20240301T12:10:16
Course Review & Revision Year: 2028-2029