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Shop Essentials Department
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Department Name:
Shop Essentials Department
Number of Classes:
16
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Machine shop employees need essential skills to perform their duties. Careful interpretation, use, and analysis of numbers and drawings help create and maintain an efficient manufacturing process.
These classes will explain essential skills required in today’s machine shop. The content is for individuals who need to maintain and acquire fundamental manufacturing skills. Content covers math, drawings, and manufacturing processes for all levels of the shop.
Department Classes
Class Name
Prerequisites
Lessons
Difficulty
Department
Math: Fundamentals 100
This class explains how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide to solve a problem following the correct order of operations.
none
14
Beginner
Math: Fractions and Decimals 105
This class explains how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimals, as well as how to convert these numbers to percents.
800100
22
Beginner
Math: Units of Measurement 115
This class will discuss common units of measurement that you encounter in manufacturing. You will also learn how to convert from one unit of measurement to another.
none
18
Beginner
Basics of Tolerance 120
This class defines and describes the fundamentals of tolerance and its role in manufacturing.
Includes an Interactive Lab.
none
12
Beginner
Blueprint Reading 130
This class identifies the information communicated on a blueprint with emphasis on interpreting the part drawing.
Includes an Interactive Lab.
none
18
Beginner
Geometry: Lines and Angles 155
This class describes the properties of lines and angles and demonstrates how they are used to solve sample part drawings.
none
18
Beginner
Geometry: Triangles 165
This class describes the properties of the various types of triangles and demonstrates how they are used to solve sample part drawings.
800155
16
Beginner
Shop Geometry Overview 170
This class identifies the basic features of geometric shapes and the characteristics of triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles.
none
20
Beginner
Geometry: Circles and Polygons 185
This class explains basic circle and polygon geometry and how to apply it to sample shop drawings.
800165
16
Beginner
Shop Algebra Overview 200
This class explains basic principles of algebra and shows you how to solve equations containing multiple operations
800100
800105
19
Intermediate
Trig: Pythagorean Theorem 205
This class introduces the Pythagorean theorem and explains how to apply this rule to find unknown information in sample part drawings.
800165
13
Intermediate
Shop Trig Overview 210
This class presents examples of how trigonometry applies to the shop.
800100
800105
800170
13
Intermediate
Trig: Sine, Cosine, and Tangent 215
This class explains how to use sine, cosine, and tangent to find information about the sides and angles of right triangles in sample shop prints.
800205
17
Intermediate
Statistics 220
This class covers the main concepts of statistics and relates these concepts to shop situations.
800100
800105
18
Intermediate
Trig: Sine Bar Applications 225
This class explains how to use the sine bar for machining and inspection purposes and explains step-by-step examples for using trig ratios and the sine bar to find missing information in shop prints.
800215
14
Intermediate
Interpreting Blueprints 230
This class provides an overview of common features found in prints and describes how to properly inspect them.
Includes an Interactive Lab.
800120
800130
16
Intermediate