DFTG 1015 Syllabus

Subject Code

DFTG

Course Number

1015

Course Title

Practical Mathematics for Drafting Technology

Prerequisites

Diploma-level program admission in mathematics

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Fall

Credit Hours

(3-0-3)

Course Description

This course introduces students to the basic mathematical concepts needed to be successful in the drafting industry. Course content emphasizes geometric concepts and trigonometric concepts as they pertain to drafting/CAD.

Course Outcomes

Geometric Concepts
  • Convert units of measurement within and between the English and metric system.
  •  Identify the terminology associated with points, lines, planes, and angles.
  • Define angle measure in terms of degrees and radians.
  • Convert from one type of angular measurement to the other.
  • Compute arc length.
  • Use the concepts of similarity and congruence to find measures of angles.
  • Determine missing sides or angles using similar triangles.
  • Solve for a missing side of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem.
  • Find the area and perimeter (circumference) of rectangles, squares, triangles, trapezoids, circles, and all regular polygons using the correct formulas.
  • Find the volume and surface area of rectangular solids, right circular cylinders, cones, and spheres using the correct formula

Trigonometric Concepts

  •  Define the trigonometric functions of angles in a right triangle in terms of the sides.
  • Evaluate trigonometric functions using calculators or tables.
  • Solve for unknown sides of a right triangle using trigonometric functions.
  •  Solve for unknown angles in a right triangle using inverse trigonometric functions.
  • Solve applied right triangle problems using trigonometric functions.
  • Use the laws of sines and cosines to solve for sides or angles in oblique triangles.
  • Solve applied problems involving oblique triangles by using the laws of sines and cosines.