APPT 144A: SF 202A RELATED SCIENCE
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Effective Term: | Summer 2024 |
| Units: | 3 |
| Hours: | 36 lecture, 12 laboratory per quarter (48 total per quarter) |
| Prerequisite: | Per California Code of Regulations, this course is limited to students admitted to the Steamfitting & Pipefitting Technology Apprenticeship Program. |
| Advisory: | Not open to students with credit in APPR 126. |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
| Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- A student will be able to describe principles of hydraulics and pneumatics.
- A student will be able to differentiate between metals, alloys and synthetics.
- A student will be able to define states of matter and units of measurement.
Description
Foundation for subsequent courses through instruction in the fundamentals of science.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Describe the properties and characteristics of water and steam
- Describe hydraulic and mechanical principles
- Describe metals, alloys, and synthetics
- Describe electrical principles and electrical components
- Interpret wiring diagrams
- Describe the basic refrigeration cycle
- Identify and explain function of basic refrigeration cycle and systems components
Course Content
- Describe properties and characteristics of water and steam
- States of matter
- Pressure-temperature relationships
- Steam saturation and condensation
- Describe hydraulic and mechanical principals
- Density and specific weights
- Capillary action
- Siphon action
- Fluid flow
- Definitions (force, power, work)
- Describe metals, alloys, and synthetics
- Expansion and contraction
- Methods of joining synthetic materials
- Hazards and types of corrosion
Lab Content
Students will work individually and in teams on safe practices for measuring weights and pressures. They will work on a science project related to Steamfitting.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Personal protective equipment
2. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with software and hardware capable of accessing email, learning management system, and video conferencing; email address
2. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with software and hardware capable of accessing email, learning management system, and video conferencing; email address
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Results of written exercises and final examination
Satisfactory completion of hands-on projects
Maintenance of a student's workbook with questions drawn from text
Group and classroom participation
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Lecture
Lab assignment
Group discussion
Demonstration
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee, Inc.. Related Science. 2014.
Although this textbook is older than 5 years, it conforms to national training standards and is considered seminal in the discipline. We will adopt the next edition, as it is published.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Readings from assigned textbook Related Science
- Writing assignments given in the laboratory
- Make a related science project or write a research report relating to science
- Make a schematic of a basic refrigeration system with required components
- Essay describing the refrigeration cycle and the properties of each point in the system
Discipline(s)
Steamfitting