Technology Technology calibrate the most common instruments found in the pitot static and power plant sequence. A (5) Staff 22. Measuring Principles II—A combined theory and lab class which presents the basic principles and methods used in repairing and testing gyro and synchro devices. Emphasis is placed upon the construction, operation and testing of such devices while employing principles acquired in the study of basic electricity and mathematics. The theory focuses on the relationship of pressure and motor driven devices to the measurement of displacement, rate and/or position changes. Students are given the opportunity to overhaul and repair synchro indicators, pressure transmitters, basic tachometers, and the complete basic gyro group found in most aircraft today. W (5) Staff 23. Introduction to Control Systems—A combined theory and lab course designed to prepare the student for work in the area of navigational computers, directional and stabilized platform gyro systems and Central Air Data Computer Systems. The course is designed to teach the language of computers, and theory of the navigational and airspeed-altitude problem, concepts of modular repair, system analysis, and the correct procedures used for the disassembly, reassembly and calibration of such systems. The student is given the opportunity to perform the initial repair procedures on the directional gyro and navigational computer system which is basic to all other systems now in use. S (5) Staff 24. Applied Algebra—A course designed to acquaint the student with the fundamental laws and principles of algebra and the application of these laws to the solution of practical problems. A (3) Staff 25. Applied Trigonometry—A course designed to introduce the trigonometric functions and their properties as useful analytical tools. W (3) Staff 26. Applied Mathematics—A course utilizing both algebra and trigonometry in the analysis and solution of problems pertinent to aircraft instrumentation. S (3) Staff 27. Use and Interpretation of Industrial Drawings—Provide the student with the necessary background to read and interpret accurately the material presented in various types of industrial drawings. Material such as orthographic projection, sketching, dimension, tolerances, notes and symbols, military standards and technical manuals are presented. A (3) Staff 28. Use and Interpretation of Electrical and Electronic Drawings—Instruction and application of components, assemblies, electrical and electronic symbols, block diagrams, schematic diagrams, connection and wiring harness diagrams, and printed circuits. W (3) Staff 29. Advanced Instrumentation—A course designed to summarize the student's experience in areas of measurement, printed circuit fabrication and repair procedures now employed in the field of avionics and instrument repair. S (3) Staff 30. Instrument Processes I—A lab course in D-C instrument operation, maintenance, and calibration, parameter calculations and verification measurements. The basic design and construction, type of circuit employed and operation of the following instruments is included: temperature indicators, angle of attack transmitters, turn and bank indicators and tachometer generators. These instruments are used to give the student practical application of basic D-C theory and D-C instrument techniques. A (3) Staff 31. Instrument Principles I—A theory course to provide the students with a background in basic D-C laws and theorems. The basic circuit parameters are investigated in terms of instrument application. Null indicators, resistance summing networks, lead and lag networks, timing circuits, and other volt- ampere characteristics are investigated. A (5) Staff 32. Instrument Processes II—A lab course of A-C instrument operation, maintenance, and calibration. Instruments are tested by using parameter calculations and measured verification. Basic circuit design and construction features of the autosyn transmitters and receivers, turn and bank indicators, coupling networks and lead and lag networks are studied. These instruments are used to give the student practical application of A-C theory and practice in Aircraft Instrumentation. W (3) Staff 33. Instrument Principles II—A course based on the laws and theorems of A-C electricity. Complex algebra, introductory circuit analysis, and measuring principles are investigated. The theory of A-C motors, synchro control devices and the basic gyro motor are presented. W (5) Staff 34. Instrument Process III—A lab course covering applications of electronics in Aircraft Instrumentation. Solid state devices are presented with some emphasis given to tubes. The course incorporates semiconductor power supplies, diode approximations and verification through the use of test equipment. The student is required to test and trouble-shoot the electronic modules commonly found in CADC computers, digital- analog converters, and the basic automatic pilot. S (3) Staff 35. Instrument Principles HI—A course where solid state devices are emphasized with some comparison made to tubes. Semiconductor diodes and transistors are analyzed and appli- 306 307