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DEGREES,CERTIFICATES,COURSESDEGREES, CERTIFICATES, COURSESCOURSE DESCRIPTIONSHYDRAULICS - APPRENTICEAPPH 101FUNDAMENTALS OF HYDRAULICSPrerequisite: None2 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditA general course covering the basic components of hydraulicsystems, and the basic laws and formulas involved in simple fluidpower calculations.Topics include pumps, control valves, actuators,the use of ASAIS symbols and maintenance procedures.APPH 102HYDRAULIC PUMPSPrerequisite: APPH 1012 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditA study of various fluid power pumps and their principles ofoperation, construction and maintenance. Fixed gear, vane, axial,and radial piston, and variable delivery pumps are covered inaddition to combination pumps and self-contained power units.APPH 103HYDRAULIC CONTROLSPrerequisite: APPH 1012 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditA study of the various controls used in fluid power.Topics covered:pressure and volume theory, operation and constructionof valves, and circuit applications.Also covered are valves andtheir assemblies, the relief, pressure reducing sequence, counterbalance,brake, volume and control and directional, in additionto various types of valve controls.APPH 104BASIC HYDRAULIC CIRCUITSPrerequisite: APPH 1032 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditFluid power circuit fundamentals, calculations and design.Circuits studied: pump-unloading, speed, pressure, volume,deceleration, sequence, servo, oil conditioning and transfer line.APPH 106PNEUMATICSPrerequisite: AMATH 1012 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditA study of fundamental pneumatic principles, gas laws, calculations,ASAISsymbols and terminology.Also considered are theway air is compressed, the compressed air system, controllingpneumatic power and the introduction of fluidics.APPH 107HYDRAULIC-PNEUMATIC LABORATORYPrerequisite: APPH 1062 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditThe laboratory situation enables each student to dissemble andassemble pumps, valves and actuators; run tests on the componentsupon which he or she works; and construct various circuitswith the equipment available.A report on each laboratorytest is required in addition to a special semester project.INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN -APPRENTICE2006-2008 CATALOGAPPIE 100ELECTRIC WIRING IPrerequisite: None2 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditThis course is a beginning course in residential wiring andassumes no previous electrical background.The course isdesigned to help develop an understanding of the electricalprinciples involved as well as the physical wiring practices.APPIE 101FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY IPrerequisite: None2 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditThis is an introductory course in direct current electricity.Thestudent will analyze series, parallel and combination circuitsusing Kirchoff’s current and voltage laws, electrical measuringinstruments and measurement techniques.The student will verifybasic principles of electricity in the laboratory.APPIE 102FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY IIPrerequisite: APPIE 1012 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditThis course is a more in-depth look at the fundamentals ofelectricity. Fundamental electric laws and relationships are studied.Electrical calculations and measurements are emphasized.Series, parallel and combination circuits are analyzed.APPIE 103ALTERNATING CURRENT IPrerequisite: None2 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditThis is a fundamental course in alternating current theory andanalysis.The student will analyze circuits that include series andparallel configuration of resistance, inductance and capacitance.The analysis will include vector operations, complex impedance,phase angles, single- and three-phase representations, Delta circuitsand Wye circuits.APPIE 104ALTERNATING CURRENT IIPrerequisite: APPIE 1032 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditThis course studies alternating current theory in terms of networkanalysis theorems and loop equations. It is a continuationof APPIE 103.APPIE 105POWER,TRANSFORMERS, POLYPHASE CIRCUITSPrerequisite: APPIE 101 or equivalent2 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditThis course includes the study of the principles of transformeroperation including on load conditions, efficiency and testing.Polyphase principles will be studied including calculation techniques,measurement and power relationships.138