MME-230: Applied Mathematics

Course title: MME 230 Applied Mathematics

Campus:   FSM FMI

Initiator:   Alex M. Raiuklur

Date: 2/24/16

Course description
To provide the learner with the knowledge and skills required for calculating fuel and lubricating oil consumption and storage requirements on vessels and solving basic engineering problems.

Lecture

          2

x

16

=

32

Practicum

          1

x

16

=

16

Lecture/Prac

x

=

48

Workshop

x

=

 
Total  Semester Credits

                             Program

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1. Effective oral communication: capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.

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2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum.

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3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.

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4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.

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5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.

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6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand.

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7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning: purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence.

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8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats.

CSLO (General) 1: Using a calculator, solve calculations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

• Solve mathematical equations consisting of a combination of additions, subtraction, multiplication and division.

8

2

Written assessments will be used to assess student’s competence in:

• solving mathematical equations consisting of addition, subtraction, divisions and multiplications, using a calculator; and
• solving mathematical equations consisting of positive and negative numbers, using a calculator.

• Solve  mathematical equations consisting of positive and negative numbers.

CSLO (General) 2: Using a calculator, solve calculations involving fractions, decimals, indices, and percentages.

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

• Define  fractions and decimals

8

2

Written assessments will be used to assess student’s competence in:

• defining fractions and decimals;
• converting fractions to decimals using calculator;
• defining indices and solving mathematical equations with indices using calculator;
• solving percentage equations using calculator; and
• solving problems involving fractions, decimals consisting of combination of additions, subtractions, multiplications and divisions using calculator.
• converting large and small numbers in scientific notations using a calculator.

• Convert fractions to decimals

•  Define indices and solve mathematical calculations with indices.

• Solve percentages

• Solve problems involving fractions and decimals consisting of combination of additions, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Convert large and small numbers in scientific notations.

CSLO (General) 3: Solve simple formula by transposition.

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

• Transpose and solve equations specific to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

8

2

Written assessments will be used to assess student’s competence in:

• transposing and solving equations specific to additions, subtraction, multiplication and divisions, using a calculator; and
• transposing and solving equations consisting of combination to addition, subtractions, multiplication and division, using a calculator.

• Transpose and solve equations consisting of combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

CSLO (General) 4: Determine the area and volume of basic shape in accordance with established procedures.

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

• Identify shapes onboard vessels related to basic areas and volumes.

8

2

Written assessments will be used to assess student’s competence in:

• identifying shapes on board related to basic areas and volumes;
• calculating areas of rectangles, triangles  and circles;
• calculating volume of shapes and tank having uniform cross sectional area of rectangles, triangles and circles; and
• calculating the circumference of a circle.

• Calculate areas of rectangles, triangles and circles.

• Calculate volume of shapes and tank having a uniform cross sectional area of rectangle, triangle, and circle.

• Calculate the circumference of a circle

CSLO (General) 5: Determine the mass of regular shape and tank contents in accordance with established procedure

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

• Define the term mass, weight, density, and relative density (specific gravity).

8

2

Written assessments will be used to assess student’s competence in:

• defining the term mass, weight, density and relative density;
• identifying the relationship between volume and mass;
• identifying the relationship between mass and weight; and
• calculating the mass of regular shapes and content in tanks having a uniform cross sectional area of rectangles, triangles, and circles.

• Identify the relationship between volume and mass.

• Identify the relationship between mass and weight.

• Calculate the mass of regular shapes and contents in tanks having a uniform cross sectional area of rectangles, triangles, and circles.

CSLO (General) 6: Determine the consumption of fuel and lubricating oil for a voyage in accordance with established procedure and safe practices.

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment strategies

• Explain the rate of fuel and lubricating oil consumption and their limitations.

8

2

Written assessments will be used to assess student’s competence in:

• explaining the rate of fuel and lubricating oil consumption and their limitation;
• calculating the consumption fuel and lubricating oil quantities in liters;
• calculating fuel and lubricating oil orders considering appropriate reserves and fuel on board;
• calculating steaming time and range base on fuel onboard; and
• explaining the effect of vessel’s speed and power on the rate of fuel consumption and fuel requirement.

• Calculate the consumption of fuel and lubricating oil quantities in liters

• Calculate fuel and lubricating oil orders considering appropriate reserves and fuel on board.

• Calculate steaming time and range base on fuel onboard.

           6.5 Explain the effects of vessel’s speed and power on the rate of fuel consumption and fuel requirement.