Auto Mech Applied Science Syllabus

 

Resources:

-         How Cars Work by Tom Newton

-         Petersen's Basic Auto Repair

-         Auto Mechanics Merit Badge

-         ASE Study Guide

 

First Quarter

 

Week

Topic

Principles

Science

ASE

Math

History

1

intro/safety

individuality

Periodic Table

A1

placement

steam engines

2

tools

Reason & Reflect

units

A1A

calculators

steam automobile

3

fasteners

transportation

moles

A1B/C

arithmetic

gas engines

4

bicycles

walking

gear ratios

A1D/E

exponents

gas automobile

5

batteries

animals

E=IR

A2A, A1?

variables

elec automobile

6

starters, charging

chariots

magnetism

A2B

Greek

mass prod, Ford

7

ignition

cargo

density

A2C

kilo, mega

GM

8

review, exam

review

review

A2?

review

essay

 

Second Quarter

 

Week

Topic

Principles

Science

ASE

Math

History

1

field trip

 

 

 

 

 

1

combustion

self-government

combustion

A3

milli, micro

roads

2

2/4 stroke

Biblical Perspective

PV=nRT

A3

numbers

tires

3

fuel sys

employees 1

stoichiometry

A3

operations

traffic laws

4

B&S lab

employees 2

hydrocarbons

A3

ratios

seat belts

5

B&S lab

Thanksgiving

octane, gasoline

A4

percents

air bags

6

B&S lab

employees 3

LPG, CNG

A4

measurement

safety glass

7

B&S lab

employees 4

momentum

A4

geometry

anti-theft

8

review, midterm

Christmas

review

review

review

essay

 


Third Quarter

 

Week

Topic

Principles

Science

ASE

Math

History

1

Honda lab

property

torque

A5

graphing

gas stations

2

Honda lab

Biblical Principles

power

A5

equations

European

3

Honda lab

MLK Jr

F=ma

A5

solving equations

Asian

4

Honda lab

employers 1

enthalpy

A5

matrices

starters

5

multi-cylinder

employers 2

entropy

A6

charts & graphs

steering

6

lube system

employers 3

friction

A6

problem solving

suspension

7

cooling

St Valentine

thermodynamics

A6

sequences

WWII

8

drive train

employers 4

gear ratios

A6

functions

post war

9

review, exam

review

review

review

review

review

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Week

Topic

Principles

Science

ASE

Math

History

1

field trip

 

 

 

 

 

1

rotary (wankel) & W

unity & union

K=½mv2

A7

direct & inverse

chrome

2

running gear

Christian Character

reflection

A7

monomials

clutch

3

brake system

1851 railroad sermon

refraction

A8

polynomials

transmission

4

large engine lab

resurrection

hydraulics

A8

factoring

differential

5

large engine lab

1851 railroad sermon

solubility

A8

quadratic

aerodynamics

6

large engine lab

prayer

pH

A9

logic

racing

7

large engine lab

hermeneutics 1

human factors

A9

probability

American decline

8

computer

hermeneutics 2

radioactivity

A9

statistics

environmental

9

final, guest

review

review

 

 

 

 

Topics are equivalent to main idea.

 

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