I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Math/Estimating

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HEOM 1108

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course covers construction math applicable to the excavation and grading industry.  Earthwork volumes, slopes, conversions and geometric calculations are the primary focus.  For entry level operations.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Apply formulas to calculate volumes
Work as a team member to achieve shared goals	Perform measuring tasks and project layout as a team

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Perform calculations of a given project to meet industry standards
• Calculate linear distance using feet/inches and tenths/hundredths
• Determine cubic yard capacities of earthwork equipment
• Identify/perform percentage calculations
• Determine earthwork volumes from a given print
• Calculate production - shrink/swell
• Calculate cost

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Basic math
• addition
• subtraction
• multiplication
• division
• formulas
• conversions
2. Volumes
• square
• triangle
• cylinder
3. Slopes
• slope ratios
• gradients