All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts.

This course explores the fundamentals of effective oral presentation to small and large groups. Topic selection, audience analysis, methods of organization, research, structuring evidence and support, delivery techniques, and other essential elements of speaking successfully, including the listening process, form the basis of the course.

In this course, learners will apply pre-solo level private pilot ground knowledge to actual and simulated scenarios presented by the instructor. Upon completion of this course, learners will have demonstrated the ability to apply private pilot aerodynamics, aircraft systems and instruments, regulations, weather, and airport operations knowledge of scenarios presented by an evaluator in oral and practical examination settings.

In this course, learners will build the foundational skills needed to perform a solo flight in a single-engine aircraft. Learners develop skills including preflight planning and inspection, airport and traffic pattern operations, aircraft control including takeoffs, landings, stalls, and applied aerodynamics.

Principles of aircraft engine theory and operation including construction, lubrication, carburetion, ignition, supercharging and propellers. Principles of aircraft structures including basic stresses, types of construction, advantage of each type and an overview of FAA repair procedures.

This course introduces students to some of the major theories and topics of psychology, including the physiological basis of behavior, personality and learning theories, memory, states of consciousness, stress, research methods, intelligence, human development, psychopathology, and social behavior.

This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing and revising are applied through a variety of activities. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research, and format documents using standard guidelines. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.

Covers basic concepts of aviation meteorology including temperature, pressure, moisture, stability, clouds, air masses, fronts, thunderstorms, icing and fog. Analysis and use of weather data for flight planning and safe flying and interpretation of U.S. Weather Bureau maps, reports and forecast are discussed.

An introductory aviation ground course designed to prepare the student for the FAA Private Pilot Airplane written examination.

In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.