GC Catalog 2011 2012 - Gaston College

Course DescriptionsCourse Descriptionsforms for the customer. Topics include materialproperties and traditional and non-traditional manufacturingprocesses. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to specify appropriate manufacturingprocessing for common engineering materials.MEC 161A Manufacturing Processes I Lab (0-3-0-1)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: MEC 161This course is a laboratory for MEC 161. Emphasisis placed on experiences that enhance the materialspresented in MEC 161. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to apply the laboratory experiencesto the concepts presented in MEC 161.MEC 180 Engineering Materials (2-3-0-3)Prerequisites: MEC 145Corequisites: NoneThis course introduces the physical and mechanicalproperties of materials. Topics include materialstesting, pre and post-manufacturing processes,and material selection of ferrous and non-ferrousmetals, plastics, composites, and non-conventionalmaterials. Upon completion, students should beable to utilize basic material property tests andselect appropriate materials for applications. Thiscourse is also available through the Virtual LearningCommunity (VLC).MEC 245 Mfg Materials II (2-3-0-3)Prerequisites: MEC 145Corequisites: NoneThis course covers advanced materials and processingtechniques used in modern manufacturing.Emphasis is placed on processing, testing, andapplication of materials such as polymers, ceramics,and coatings and nontraditional manufacturing processes.Upon completion, students should be ableto demonstrate a comprehensive understandingof modern manufacturing processes, engineeringmaterials, and production systems.MEC 250 Statics & Strength of Materials (4-3-0-5)Prerequisites: PHY 131 or PHY 151Corequisites: NoneThis course covers the concepts and principles ofstatics and stress analysis. Topics include systemsof forces on structures in equilibrium and analysisof stresses and strains on these components. Uponcompletion, students should be able to analyzeforces and the results of stresses and strains onstructural components.MEC 265 Fluid Mechanics (2-2-0-3)Prerequisites: PHY 131Corequisites: NoneThis course covers the physical behavior of fluidsand fluid systems. Topics include fluid statics anddynamics, laminar and turbulent flow, Bernoulli’sEquation, components, applications, and otherrelated topics. Upon completion, students shouldbe able to apply fluid power principles to practicalapplications.MEC 267 Thermal Systems (2-2-0-3)Prerequisites: PHY 131 or PHY 151Corequisites: NoneThis course introduces the fundamental laws ofthermodynamics. Topics include work and energy,open and closed systems, and heat engines. Uponcompletion, students should be able to demonstratea knowledge of the laws and principles that apply tothermal power. Additional topics covered are propertiesof steam, use of steam tables, specific heat andentropy changes of ideal gases, and vapor powercycles in Camot, Otto, and Rankine.MEC 270 Machine Design (3-3-0-4)Prerequisites: DFT 151, MEC 180 and MEC 250 orMEC 251 and MEC 252Corequisites: NoneThis course covers the basic principles underlyingdesign and selection of machine elements. Topicsinclude stress analysis, selection of components,power transmission, and other design considerations.Upon completion, students should be able toidentify and solve mechanical design problems byapplying basic engineering principles. Other topicsare design and application of machine componentssuch as shafts, belt drives, bearings, chain drives,clutches, couplings, and gears.MEC 275 Engineering Mechanisms (2-2-0-3)Prerequisites: DFT 151 and PHY 131 or PHY151Corequisites: NoneThis course covers plane motion and devices usedto generate plane motion. Topics include analysis ofdisplacement, velocity, acceleration, gears, cams,and other mechanical systems. Upon completion,students should be able to graphically and mathematicallyanalyze a plane motion system. Othertopics include analysis of velocity and accelerationof linkages using relative velocity and instant centermethods; use of software to analyze mechanisms.MEDICAL ASSISTINGMED 110 Orientation to Medical Assisting (1-0-0-0-1)Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical AssistingProgram or by departmental approval.Corequisites: NoneThis course covers the history of medicine and therole of the medical assistant in the health care setting.Emphasis is placed on professionalism, communication,attitude, behaviors, and duties in the221