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Course #: 286037
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Bodies at Rest; Free Body Diagrams; Balanced Concurrent Forces; Balanced Noncurrent Forces; Equilibrium involving Friction; Characteristics of Friction; Bodies on Level Surfaces; Bodies on Inclined Surfaces.

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Course #: 286038
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Branches of Dynamics; Kinematics and Kinetics; Translation and Rotation; Translation along a Straight Path; Translation along a Curved Path; Angular Motion of a Straight Line; Motion of a Particle on a Rotating Line; Rolling of a Single Body; General Plane Motion of a Particle in a Typical Mechanism.

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Course #: 286039
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Kinetics; Force-Mass-Acceleration Method; Work-Energy Method; Applications of Work-Energy Method; Impulse-Momentum Method; Collision of Two Bodies.

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Course #: 286010
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Physical Properties of Fluids; Intensity of Pressure; Water Pressures on Simple Immersed Surfaces; Buoyancy; Specific Gravity of Solids; Flow of Liquids Through Pipes; Losses of Head in Pipes; Bernoulli's Theorem; Venturi Meters.

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Course #: 286011
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Resultant Forces Due to Liquid Pressure; Forces on Complex Surfaces; Graphic Representation of Pressures; Location of Center of Pressure; Uniform Flow of Water Through Pipes; Hydraulic Grade Line; Use of Chezy-Darcy Formula; Use of Hazen-Williams Formula; Design of Pipes; Discharge Through Orifices and Fittings.

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Course #: 286012
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Nonuniform Flow of Water in Pipes with Nozzles; Compound Pipes in Series and in Parallel; Flow of Fluids Other Than Water; Reynolds Number; Flow of Water in Open Channels; Design of Channels; Rate of Discharge Through Weirs.

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Course #: 5282A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5282A). Comparison of Materials; Simple Stresses; Reactions; Deformation; Elastic Properties of Materials; Allowable Unit Stresses; Factor of Safety; Investigation and Design of Simple Tension and Compression Members; Members Subjected to Shear; Hollow Thin Cylinders; Temperature Stresses; Riveted Joints; Welded Joints; Bolted Connections in Steel Fastenings for Timber.
PART 2 (5282B). Fixed and Moving Loads on Beams; Reactions at Beam Supports; Cantilever; Simple and Overhanging Beams; Continuous Beams and Beams with Fixed Ends; Points of Inflection; Maximum Shear and Bending Moment in Beams; Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams.
PART 3 (5282C). Flexural Stresses in Beams; Moment of Inertia and Section Modulus; Shearing Stresses in Beams; Stresses Due to Torsion; Torsion and Bending in Circular Shafts; Deflections of Beams; Investigation and Design of Beams; Theory of Column Design Radius of Gyration; Investigation and Design of Columns.

Course #: 2536A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2536A). Selection of Materials; Definition of Material Properties; Composition and Characteristics of Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals and Alloys.
PART 2 (2536B). Composition and Characteristics of Ceramics, Concrete, Glass, Graphite, Mica, Asbestos, Plastics, Elastomers, and Plastic.
PART 3 (2536C). Structure and Properties of Woods, Paper, Textiles, and Coatings.

Course #: 6255A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6255A). Nature of Light; Measuring of Light or Photometry, including Candle Power, Luminous Flux, Illumination, and Brightness; Reflection of Light and its Application on Mirrors; Kinds of Optical Mirrors, such as Plane, Concave and Convex Spherical, Parabolic, and Elliptic; Refraction of Light and Prisms.
PART 2 (6255B). Images Obtained by Convex and Concave Lenses; Optical Instruments, such as Magnifier, Microscope, Telescope. Projector, Field Glasses, and Others; Interference of Light; Color of Light and Spectra; Polarized Light; Lasers; Examples for Practice in each Section.

Course #: 6078
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254);
What Students Learn: Relation of Sound to Wave Motion; Motion of Particles in a Medium; Harmonic Motion; Velocity, Frequency, and Wave-Length; Nature, Properties and Sources of Sound; Transmission Media; Wave Fronts; Sensitivity of Human Ear; Infrasonics and Ultrasonics; Velocity of Sound in Air, Water, and Solids; Doppler Effect; Reflection; Diffusion; Reverberation; Focusing of Sound; Absorption of Sound; Refraction; Diffraction; Reinforcement and Interference; Resonance; Forced Vibration; Musical Sounds; Vibration of Stretched Strings; Overtones in Harmonics; Vibrations of Air Columns; Closed Pipes and Open Pipes; Vibrations of Reeds, Membranes, and Plates; Sirens; Harmony and Discord; Diatonic Scale; Characteristics of Sound; Loudness; Decibels; Determining Sound Direction; Quality and Waveform; Reproduction of Sound; Transducers; Microphones.

Course #: 686001
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: The Nature of Heat; Temperature and its Measurement; The Measurement of Quantity of Heat; Expansion and Contraction; Change of State; Transfer of Heat; Heat and Work Relationships.

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Course #: 686002
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Relationship between Pressure, Volume, Temperature, Weight of Gases, and the Gas Constant; Expansion of Gases; Compression of Gases; Closed Cycles; Carnot's Engine.

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Course #: 6520A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Analog Electronic Components (Block B23);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6520A). Mechanical Wave Motion in Solids; Elastic Waves in Solids; Transducers for Generating and Receiving Ultrasonic Waves; Electrical Characteristics of Transducers; Types of Transducers Discussed; Piezoelectric; Electrostrictive; Magnetostrictive; Materials; Ceramic; Quartz; Ferromagnetic; Vibrations; Dilatational or Thickness and Shear Modes.
PART 2 (6520B). Ultrasonic Cleaning; Cavitation; Erosion of Metal Surfaces; Basic Generator Circuit Details; Cleaning Applications; Flaw Detecting, Ranging and Gaging; Pulse Forms Used; Typical Generating Circuit; Pulse Frequency Spectra; Transducers and Filters; Probes; Methods of Thickness Measurement; Effects of Dispersions; Pulse-Echo Technique; Thickness Measurements; Attenuation Liquid Level Sensors; Level Monitoring Systems; Ultrasonic Devices in Electronic Circuits; Resonators; Filters; Delay Lines; Impedance; Selectivity; Q-Factor; Advantages and Disadvantages; Ultrasonic Machining and Ultrasonic Welding; Ultrasonic Mechanical Transformer and Ultrasonic Generator in Machining and Welding Applications; Principles of Ultrasonic Machine Tools in Cutting and Drilling and Their Applications; Advantages and Disadvantages; Welding of Thin Sheets; Spot Welding Large Plates; Seam Welding; Special Advantages.

Special Notes: Covers subject at an advanced, in-depth level.