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Course #: 5011
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Chemistry and Matter; Chemical and Physical Changes; Chemical Classification of Matter, Elements, Compounds, Mixtures; Atoms and Molecules; Dalton's Atomic Theory; Atomic Weights; Molecular Weights; Electron Theory of the Structure of the Atom; Study of Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, Atomic Structure of Elements; Fundamental Laws of Chemistry; Laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy; Law of Definite Proportions; Valence Formulas; Equations; Typical Problems in Chemistry; Solutions; Metals, Nonmetals, Acids, Bases, and Salts; Ions and Theory of Ionization; Conductivity, pH, Electrolysis, Electroplating; Periodic Grouping of the Elements; Properties and Uses of Metallic and Nonmetallic Elements and Their Compounds; Nuclear Energy; Organic Chemistry; Structural Formulas, Hydrocarbons, Fatty Acids, Carbohydrates, Aromatic Compounds, Plastics.

Course #: 5012
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Chemical Theory; Nuclear Theory; Chemical Laboratories; Industrial Safety; Unit Operations; Industrial Production of Nonmetallic Elements and Materials; Industrial Production of Metallic Elements and Materials; Industrial Production of Organic Chemicals; Generation of Electricity by Chemical Means.

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 #: 5110
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Treatment of Iron Ores; Blast Furnace Plant; Slag Blast Furnace Reactions; Control of Elements in Furnace Iron; Pig Iron; Cast Iron; Malleable Cast Iron; Cast-Iron Founding; Electric Furnace Cast Iron; Molding Cast Iron; Specifications for Iron Castings; Alloy Cast Irons; Nature of Wrought Iron.

Course #: 5111
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Metallurgy of Iron (5110); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Steel Production; Raw Materials Used in Steelmaking; Regenerative System of Open-Hearth Furnace; Basic and Acid Open-Hearth Process; Oxygen; Process; Bessemer Converter; Basic and Acid Electric Process; Crucible Process; Alloy Steels; Influence of Melting Practice on Physical Properties of Steel.

Course #: 5337
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Ores and Extraction; Copper and Alloys; Lead and Alloys; Zinc; Aluminum and Alloys; Tin and Alloys; Nickel and Alloys; Magnesium and Alloys; Gold; Silver; Antimony; Manganese; Molybdenum; Tungsten; Chromium; Cobalt; Bismuth; Mercury; Cadmium; Tantalum; Platinum Group; Beryllium; Calcium; Zirconium; Vanadium; Titanium; Columbium.

Course #: 5338A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Metallurgy of Iron (5110); Metallurgy of Steel (5111); Metallurgy of Nonferrous Metals (5337); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5338A). Methods of Examining Metal Structures; Mounting and Polishing Specimens by Hand and Machine; Magnifiers; Optical and Electron Microscopes; Cameras; Illumination; Polarized Light Ultraviolet Light; Use of Photographic Equipment; Metallography of Nonferrous Metals; Etching and Coloring Specimens for Macroscopy and Microscopy; Photomicrographs of Copper Aluminum; Magnesium; Nickel; Zinc and Tin Alloys.
PART 2 (5338B). Importance of Carbon in Iron and Steel; Macrostructure of Steel; Developing Microstructures; Iron-Carbon Structures; Ingotism; Iron-Carbon System; Carbide or Cementite and Pearlite; Austenite, Martensite, Spherodized Structure; Structures of Heat-Treated Alloy Sheets; Decarburized Surface; Overheated Steel; Quenching Cracks; Fatigue Cracks; Macrostructure of Cast Iron; Microstructures of Cast Iron; Alloyed Gray Irons; Malleable Iron; Electrolytic and Wrought Irons.