Catalog of Courses
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Develop and apply critical thinking skills through critically reading varied and challenging materials. Includes analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and synthesis through at least two substantial writing and/or speaking tasks.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG100LL or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113)] or a grade of B or better in ALT100 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.
Concepts of problem-solving, structured and object-oriented programming in Java, fundamental algorithms and techniques and computer system concepts. Social and ethical responsibilities. Intended for Computer Science and Computer Systems Engineering majors.
Students may receive credit for only one of the following: CSC110 OR CSC110AA OR CSC110AB. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT095, or MAT096, or MAT114, or MAT115, or MAT12+, or an appropriate District placement for MAT15+ or higher, or permission of Instructor or Department/Division Chair.
Note: This course has differences between current terms. Please see advisement for specific information.
Covers Object-Oriented design and programming; elementary data structures; arrays; lists; stacks; queues; binary trees; recursion; searching and sorting algorithms.
Students may receive credit for only one of the following: CSC205 OR CSC205AA OR CSC205AB OR CSC205AC OR CSC205AD Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CSC110, or CSC110AB, or permission of Instructor.
CSC2205 Note: This course has differences between current terms. Please see advisement for specific information.
Introduction to procedural (C/C++), applicative (LISP), and declarative (Prolog) languages.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CSC205 or permission of Instructor.Various types of energy and their conversion to useable energy such as electrical power. How generated electrical power is transmitted and distributed to the point of use. Prerequisites: None.
Theory, construction and application of basic power plant mechanical components. Basic concepts of electrical fundamentals and electronics discussed. Prerequisites: None.
Principles, properties, and safe handling requirements of lubricants. Lubrication of bearings, lubrication systems, and system components. Oil settling systems. Construction, operation, and maintenance of oil purifiers. Terminology, identification and inspection of the component parts of a drive and gear system. Application, inspection, maintenance, and failure modes of plant bearings. Design and operation of sliding and anti-friction bearings and seals. Prerequisites: None.
Functional components of turbines, including parts, steam properties and maintenance of oil and hydraulic systems. Heat exchanger theory, including types, operations, and maintenance of heat transfer systems. Operational principles of pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators, including modulation control terminology and inspection testing. Prerequisites: None.
Hydraulic and pneumatic safety, physical concepts, and fluid laws. Hydraulic and pneumatic system components and operation. Troubleshooting procedures of hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Mechanical component types and characteristics, common failure mechanisms, and operating principles of plant components. Prerequisites: None.
Components and function of reactor coolant, volume control, safety injection, and nuclear sampling systems. Function and operation of main steam and turbine systems, main and auxiliary feedwater systems, pressurizer, control rod drive, and recirculation systems. Operation and function of steam and heater drain systems. Reactor plant safety concepts.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in PPT120 and PPT121, or permission of Program Director.Advanced plant systems. Water, electrical and cooling systems. Safe shutdown cooling water system. Waste drain system. Fuel handling and storage systems. Fuel pool cooling and cleanup. Purpose and operation of radioactive waste management. Service air and gas systems. Ventilation and fire protection systems. Containment, Containment Spray, Emergency Core Cooling, Emergency Power, Environmental Monitoring, Off-gas, Post-accident, Radiation Monitoring, Residual Heat Removal, and Suppression Pool systems.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in PPT120 and PPT121, or permission of Program Director.Rotary, reciprocating and centrifugal pump operation. Positive displacement and metering pump operation. Diaphragm pulsafeeder operation. Disassembly, inspection and reassembly of radially and axially split centrifugal pumps. Troubleshooting and lab safety. Prerequisites: None.
Basic nuclear reactor theory to include reactor chemistry, water chemistry, radiation detection and protection principles, and reactor plant materials.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in PPT120 or permission of Program Director.Electrical component types and characteristics, such as circuit breakers and fuses, instrumentation schematics, protective relaying, and inverters. In-depth reading and troubleshooting of electrical engineering and vendor prints. Operation and control of emergency power systems. Diesel Generators will also be covered.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ELC119 and ELC120) or permission of Program Director.