CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
OF THE
U. S. ARMY MISSILE AND MUNITIONS
CENTER AND SCHOOL
AIPD SUBCOURSE NUMBER 0478, DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENTS
(8 Credit Hours)
INTRODUCTION
The U. S. Army calibration program becomes more effective as you learn
more about the repair and use of precision measurement equipment.
The
success of the calibration program depends on your ability to perform
precision measurements at the highest level possible.
This course will help you develop job related skills in
the
dimensional area as you apply the knowledge you are acquiring to
job
assignments. This course emphasizes selfstudy. This does not mean that
you
can no longer get answers from your supervisor and/or trainer.
On
the
contrary, if you will make the most of your spare time, your supervisor
and
trainer will be able to answer more questions as you begin to speak
and
understand their language.
Complete cooperation with your trainer
is
necessary if you want to get the maximum benefit from this course.
Many of the problems that arise as you operate, repair, and calibrate
precision measuring equipment will be solved as you study and understand the
principles taught in this volume.
When you have studied the material and
are sure that you are using all of the principles taught, the increased
knowledge and improved performance will assure your trainer that you have
completed your progression in the dimensional measurement area.
With the exception of lesson 4, this course has been prepared in a
format that is adapted to an educational learning concept called programmed
instruction or programmed learning.
This learning concept places an
emphasis on the importance of your active participation in the learning
process.
The material is presented in small steps called frames.
The
information contained in each frame is so arranged that you must add a word
or group of words to complete the idea that the frame teaches.
You will
learn as you respond to the idea presented in each frame. For this reason,
the word or group of words that you add to each frame is called a response.
Each frame in this volume is numbered. Use the numbers as a guide and
complete the frames in numerical order.
As you read each frame, give
careful consideration to your choice of a word or words to complete the idea
presented by the frame.
Frames are constructed so that the information
presented in the frame of previous frames will allow you to fill the
blank(s), it is important that you fill all blanks. In this course, your
active participation in the learning process is the response you write.
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