Offered at MCC - Longview

Land Survey Course Descriptions

NEW COURSE - MEETS MATH REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE IN LAND SURVEY
MATH 105 - Algebra & Trigonometry for - Expected Outcomes for MATH 105
Land Surveyors (4 Cr.)
Prerequisite: Math 40
Review of order of operations, scientific notation, rounding and significant digits. Review of basic area and volume formulas with applications to more general shapes. Quadratic and linear functions including piecewise definitions. Distance formula, midpoint formula, equations of circles. Map reading, contours and elevation. Classification of angles and triangles. Right triangle trigonometry. Conversions between radians and degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees. Law of sines, law of cosines, arc length, vectors, and bearing. For all topics there will be an emphasis on application appropriate to the study of land surveying.

SRVY 135 - Elementary Surveying (3 Cr.) - Expected Outcomes for SRVY 135
Prerequisite: MATH 105, Algebra and Trigonometry for Land Surveyors, or MATH 130, Trigonometry,
or MATH 150, Precalculus
Introduction to the care and use of optical surveying instruments; transits, total stations and auto levels. Use of cloth tapes, steel tapes and electronic distance machines. Reduction of slope measurements to horizontal and vertical
components. Measurement, field data reduction and adjustment of a closed traverse. Horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork, and coordinates. Extensive field work, field notes and electronic data collection. Introduction to systematic and random errors.

SRVY 137 - Subdivision Planning and Layout (3 Cr.) - Expected Outcomes for SRVY 137
Prerequisite: SRVY 135, Elementary Surveying
Physical elements of designing land subdivisions including traffic circulation, sewer and drainage systems, soils and
earthwork, grading considerations, erosion control, lot and block arrangement, topography and existing land use
factors, geometric analysis; laws and codes affecting land subdivisions; environmental considerations; site analysis
procedures.

SRVY 235 - Advanced Surveying (3 Cr.) - Expected Outcomes for SRVY 235
Prerequisite: SRVY 135, Elementary Surveying
This course is a continuation of surveying skills introduced in SRVY 135 with an emphasis on advanced surveying techniques beyond plane surveying such as geodetic control networks, practical astronomy, state plane coordinates, photogrammetry, and the US Public Land Surveys System.

SRVY 236 - Boundary Control and Legal Principles (3 Cr.) - Expected Outcomes for SRVY 236
Prerequisite: SRVY 135, Elementary Surveying
A study of the legal principles of land boundaries, section corners, area; interpretations of land descriptions, identification of land parcels; legal principles of boundary locations, and the United States land survey system.

SRVY 237 - Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location (3 Cr.) -
Expected Outcomes for SRVY 237
Prerequisite: SRVY 135, Elementary Surveying
A study of the land practice of retracement and creation of new parcels as it relates to; the lot survey, the sectional survey, and the water boundary survey. Discussion of further standard business practice.

SRVY 244 - Fundamentals of GPS Surveying (3 Cr.) - Expected Outcomes for SRVY 244
Prerequisite: SRVY 135, Elementary Surveying
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student and practitioner to the modern practices of satellite surveying with an emphasis on its origins in physical geodesy.

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