Description
The course covers the basic mathematics skills required by a water or wastewater operator. It also gives practical experience in the application of this math to water and wastewater problems. This course will be of interest to operators who have difficulty with math or those who wish to upgrade their skills.
CEU's: 9.0
Correspondence Information:
Material for this course will be mailed out upon registration. It consists of a manual and participant workbook (combined) with 9 unit review mail-in lessons.
Once a registrant has completed all of the mail in lessons and they have been returned marked, a course completion exam can be arranged (proctor required). An overall minimum of 70% is needed to achieve a passing grade. If unsuccessful, one rewrite will be allowed.
Registrants have a maximum of one year from receipt of the material to complete this course.
Delivery Formats: Home Study
Outline:
Whole numbers, fractions, decimals
Basic mathematics
Area, volume, ratios, metric units
Use of calculators
Problem solving
Water treatment calculations
Water distribution calculations
Wastewater collection calculations
Wastewater treatment calculations
Everyday use of math