Essential Skills Manual - Automotive Service Technician

ESSENTIAL SKILLS PRINCIPLES OF

MATHEMATICS (PM)

GUIDELINES

Automotive Service Technician

NOC 7321

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Automotive Service Technician

NOC 7321

PM13 Use Trade-Related Formulae

Upon completion of this objective, learners will be able to:

13.1 identify formulae common to the trade

13.2 solve problems using formulae as written

13.3 solve problems by rearranging formulae

Non-contextualized Resources:

ƒ Introductory Technical Mathematics, 5thEdition (Sections IV, V & VII)
ƒ Pre-Apprentice Training-A Test Preparation Manual for the Skilled Trades

Contextualized Resources:

ƒ EARAT (Mathematics for Motive Power Apprentices: Skills #11, 13, 14)
ƒ Math for the Automotive Trade, 4th Edition
ƒ Math for the Automotive Trade, 4th Edition (CD)
ƒ Practical Problems in Mathematics for Automotive Technicians, 6th Edition
ƒ Automotive Math Handbook

Technical Resources:

ƒ Individual Learning Modules
ƒ Automotive Technology: Principles, Diagnosis, and Service, Canadian Edition
ƒ Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach, 4th Edition (with CD Rom)
ƒ Auto Fundamentals

Online Resources

ƒ http://xpmath.com/careers/jobsresult.php?groupID=7&jobID=16
ƒ http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/calc_formulas_page.htm^
ƒ http://www.swtc.edu:8082/mscenter/tutorial.htm#Formulas