CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO

Engineering and Technology Department

Fall 2010

 

CAD 180 (592)  Introduction to Technical Drawing          1 unit

                              Tues. evenings  6-9 pm   Room S-143

Instructor:   Thomas Angeloff

Office:  S-143      Office hours:  Wed. 5pm-6pm, Fri. 11am-noon

Phone/Voice Mail:  415.239.3799

E-mail:  angeloff@ccsf.edu           Web page:  http//fog.ccsf.edu/~tangelof

 

Prerequisites:        None  

 

Course Objective:   Becoming familiar with basic drafting concepts such as:

                    the use of scales, orthographic projections, isometric projections,

                    perspectives, dimensioning techniques, and sketching techniques.

 

                

Textbook:  Engineering Graphics Technical Sketching  by Jerry W. Craig

 

Materials:  6” 45 degree triangle, 6” 30 degree triangle

 

Quizzes:  There will be 3, possibly four  quizzes given.

                 There will be no make up of missed quizzes.  Quizzes will be given at the

                 start of the period.     

 

Exams:  A Mid-term and Final Exam will be given .  Date will be announced in Class.

 

Evaluation Criteria:         Quizzes                             20%

                                        Drawing Assignments         25%

                              Mid-term Exam                  30%

                                        Final Exam                        25%

Attendance Policy:  Students are expected to attend all classes.  Students are

           responsible for missed lecture material and lab assignments. Each class day

           missed after the first 3 will lower the student’s final grade by one letter.  For

           instance, if the student has a “B” average at the end of the semester but has

          missed 4 days of class, the final grade will be reduced to “C”.  Students missing

          two straight weeks of class without notifying the instructor will be dropped from

          the course.

 

Class Procedure:  Class will start at 6:00 pm sharp.  After the lecture, the drawing

           assignment(s) will be worked on in class.  The completed assignment will    

           be given to the instructor at the end of the class period. Quizzes (about 5) will be     

           given at the start of the period.  There will be no make-up of missed quizzes.