WWT 115B - Water/Wastewater Mathematics I

Credits: 3

Description
This course will cover mathematical skills used routinely in the water and wastewater treatment industry, including areas, volumes, flows, velocities, loading rates and dosages.

Student Learning Outcomes

Calculate volumes of water and wastewater tanks, channels and pipelines.
Calculate flows and velocities.
Calculate various loadings, including hydraulic, surface, overflow, organic, digester, population and filtration.
Calculate detention and retention.
Perform calculations relating to pumping, including horsepower, pump capacity, lead loss, pressure and force.
Calculate wastewater collection and sedimentation.

Prerequisite: MATH 116 and either WWT 101B or WWT 105B
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade