TAFD-130: Industrial Application of Physical Science

School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Trade & Apprentice Education
Department
Skilled Trade & Apprenticeship
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
TAE - Foundation
Course Number
130
Course Title
Industrial Application of Physical Science
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
TAMA-120 or TAE Apprentice Coordinator/Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description

Offers the apprentice lecture exposure to the applications of physics and chemistry found in today's industrial workplace. Covers the six elemental machines; applications of forces, motion, and work; and the chemistry of industrial materials and chemical interactions in the environment.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Introduction-Fundamental Concepts of Measurement
  2. Measurement Related to the Fundamental Physical Quantities
  3. Description of Linear Motion
  4. Industrial Applications of Force and Motion
  5. Universal Gravitation
  6. Industrial Applications of Circular Motion
  7. Industrial Applications of Forces
  8. Industrial Applications of Work and Power
  9. Energy: Its Forms and Kinds
  10. Machines and their Industrial Applications
  11. Effects of Temperature and Heat
  12. Chemical Building Blocks
  13. Compounds, Molecules, and Ions
  14. Organic Chemistry
  15. Chemistry and the Environment
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Describe how the physical and chemical properties of industrial processes and materials affect safety in the workplace.
  2. Utilize both English and metric units of measure in physical science applications.
  3. Define the concepts of mass, force, and motion and identify their practical applications in the workplace.
  4. Define the concepts of energy, work, and power and identify their practical applications in the workplace.
  5. Apply the concepts of mass, force, motion, energy, work, and power to the six basic machines.
  6. Describe the physical and chemical properties of matter.
  7. Describe the structure of atoms and molecules.
  8. Identify the practical applications of reactions involving oxidation and reduction.
  9. Discuss the chemistry of the environment, including air pollution, the chemistry of trace metals, hazardous waste in the ground and water, and radioactive wastes.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

Assessment of academic achievement may include (but is not limited to) exams, quizzes, and homework

Texts

Texts, handouts, and/or workbooks will be determined by the TAE Department.

 

Outcomes

General Education Categories
  • Natural Sciences
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Fall 2022
ILT Approval Date
AALC Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date
Review Semester
Fall 2022