Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC251   19946-20026 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/26/94
ABC251 19946-20026 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Advanced Trade Math-Pipefitter
Thermal expansion and the use of tables of equivalents and conversion tables. Right angle trigonometry and calculation of take-outs using trigonometry. Prerequisites: (Indentured status with Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. and ABC120) or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC251   19946-20026 Advanced Trade Math-Pipefitter
1. Explain the purpose and use of tables of equivalents. (I)
2. Explain the purpose and of decimals equivalents tables. (I)
3. Read and interpret conversion tables. (II)
4. Define "thermal expansion" and read and interpret thermal expanison tables. (III)
5. Solve problems using right angle trigonometry. (IV)
6. Perform length of space calculations, ie. take-outs or takeup, using trigonometry. (IV)
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ABC251   19946-20026 Advanced Trade Math-Pipefitter
    I. Tables of equivalents - decimal/fractions
        A. Purpose
        B. Use
      II. Unit convention tables
          A. Purpose
          B. Use
            1. Multiplication
            2. Division
          C. Interpretation
        III. Thermal expansion
            A. Definition
            B. Length of material
            C. Change in temperature
            D. Type of material
            E. Interpretation
          IV. Trigonometry
              A. Laying out areas
              B. Determining machine and vessel placement
              C. Determininig stress loads
              D. Laying out piping offsets
              E. Pythagorean Theorem
              F. Trigonometric functions
                1. Sine
                2. Cosine
                3. Tangent
                4. Cosecant
                5. Secant
                6. Cotangent
              G. Interpolation
                1. Numerical values of angles
                2. Angles from numerical values
              H. Calculating take-outs
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