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Spring 2009

SRVY 135 - Elementary Surveying (3 Cr.)
Prerequisite: Math 105, 130 or 150. Introduction to the care and use of optical surveying instruments; Transits, Total Stations and Auto Levels. Use of cloth tapes, steel tapes and electronic distance machines.  Reduction of slope measurements to horizontal and vertical components. Measurement, field data reduction and adjustment of a closed traverse. Horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork and coordinates. Extensive field work, field notes and electronic data collection. Introduction to systematic and random errors.

Metrotouch No. Course Time Day Room No. Instructor e-mail
19455 Lec 9:00-10:50 AM
Lab 11:00-12:50 PM
Saturday ST 101 David
Gann
 


SRVY 235 - Advanced Surveying (3 Cr.)
Prerequisite: SRVY 135.  This course is a continuation of surveying skills introduced in SRVY 135 with an emphasis on advanced surveying techniques beyond plane surveying such as geodetic control networks, practical astronomy, state plane coordinates, photogrammetry, and the US Public Land Surveys System.

Metrotouch No. Course Time Day Room No. Instructor e-mail
19457 Lec 6:00-8:50 PM Monday ST 114 David
Gann
 



SRVY 237 - Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location (3 Cr.)
Prerequisite: SRVY 135.  A study of the land practice of retracement and creation of new parcels as it relates to; the lot survey, the sectional survey, and the water boundary survey. Discussion of further standard business practice.

Metrotouch No. Course Time Day Room No. Instructor e-mail
12642 Lec 6:00-8:50 PM Wednesday ST 114 David
Gann
 

 

Summer 2009

NEW COURSE - MEETS MATH REQUIREMENT FOR DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE IN LAND SURVEY

***SEE TESTIMONIALS FROM FORMER MATH 105 STUDENTS


MATH 105 - Algebra & Trigonometry for Land Surveyors (4 Cr.) ***
Prerequisite: Math 40 or equivalent score on placement exam. Review of order of operations, scientific notation, rounding and significant digits. Review of basic area and volume formulas with applications to more general shapes. Quadratic and linear functions including piecewise definitions. Distance formula, midpoint formula, equations of circles. Map reading, contours and elevation. Classification of angles and triangles. Right triangle trigonometry. Conversions between radians and degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees. Law of sines, law of cosines, arc length, vectors, and bearing. For all topics there will be an emphasis on application appropriate to the study of land surveying.
***Math 105 meets the prerequisite for Srvy 135

Course meets 10 weeks - 5/18/09-7/23/09 - includes final exam
Requires Graphing Calculator

Metrotouch No. Course Time Day Room No. Instructor e-mail
32430 Taught via internet Internet   Janet Wyatt

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