Semester 3
Precalculus (3 credits)
This course covers precalculus concepts that all college students need as prerequisites to calculus and other related courses required in many undergraduate majors. Specific topics include exponents, logarithms, sequences, series, trigonometric functions, analytic trigonometry, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices, conic sections, polar coordinates, and limits.
Objectives:
- Solve and graph exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric equations
- Convert angles from radians to degrees and vice versa
- Verify trigonometric identities
- Use right triangle trigonometry, the Law of Sines, and the Law of Cosines to solve problems and plot points in the polar coordinate system
- Use multiple techniques to solve and graph systems of linear equations and inequalities
- Recognize, graph, and use equations for parabolas, hyperbolas, and ellipses
- Solve basic concepts of derivatives
- Demonstrate various analytical and problem-solving skills that involves math calculations related to precalculus
Statics/Strengths of Construction Materials (3 credits)
In this course, you'll learn how to analyze the strength and force balances of structures, such as trusses, columns, and frames. You'll understand the forces, moments, applied stress and strain, and the properties of materials required to support these structures. Mathematically, you'll be able to manipulate vectors, separate forces into their component parts, and convert between SI and imperial units.
Objectives:
- Analyze forces and moments at equilibrium
- Solve stress and strain problems based on materials properties and physical dimensions
- Design beams, columns, and vessels to provide structural integrity
- Explain deformations and the effects of stress concentrations and temperature
Basic Surveying and Measurement (3 credits)
Objectives:
- Learn basic principles of surveying including leveling, angle measurement, bearings and azimuths, traversing, topographic mapping, and areas and volumes.
- Survey using the traditional and GNSS (Global Navigational Satellite System) methods.
Social Science Elective (6 credits)
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SSC105 - World Civilizations
This course serves as an introduction to many of the major events of the fifteenth through twenty-first centuries. It also examines the causal relationships between events and trends all across the globe.
Objectives:
- Identify the causes and consequences of global trade and its conflicting worldwide impact
- Describe the impact of social and industrial revolutions, fifteenth century onward, on various nations
- Recognize the conditions that led to the World Wars, decolonization, and the Cold War
- Summarize post–World War II effects on the economic and political structures around the world
- Discuss an event that occurred after the fifteenth century and had an impact on a world civilization
- Explain the effects of World War II on the world population
Textbook: A History of World Societies, Volume 2
SSC125 - Introduction to Sociology
This course is designed to introduce you to social structure and social interaction through groups, networks, and organizations. Study politics, the economy, population, social movements, technology, and social change.
Objectives:
- Describe deviance, crime, and social control.
- Discuss the effects of stratification, racial and ethnic inequality, sex, gender, and sexuality.
- Examine the role of health, family, education, and religion in human behavior.
SSC130 - Essentials of Psychology
This course will introduce you to the relationship between biology and behavior. You will learn about human development throughout the life span.
Objectives:
- Identify major psychological theories.
- Discuss consciousness, memory, thought, and language.
- Define intelligence, personality, and stress.
- Analyze the role of gender in psychology.
- Explain how community influences behavior.
AutoCAD® Applications - Construction (3 credits)
Students are presented with a broad introduction into 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional Computer-Aided Design (CAD) focused on construction-specific applications. Students will use AutoCAD® in hands-on exercises, assignments, and projects.
Objectives:
- Describe the basic features of the AutoCAD user interface
- Create floor plans, interior and exterior elevations, and wall sections for your residential project using AutoCAD
- Create schedules and a site plan based on site conditions from a survey using AutoCAD
Proctored Exam
You will be required to complete a proctored exam on selected courses each semester. These assessments will evaluate the knowledge and skills that you learned during the semester. You choose the time, the location, and the qualified exam supervisor.
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