NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
SYLLABUS - AU521 DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
CODE : AU521
SEMESTER : 2
CREDITS : 4
HOURS PER WEEK : 5 (Theory – Practice)
PREREQUISITES : AU511 Technical Drawing
CONDITION : Compulsory
INSTRUCTOR : Enrique Almora
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This theoretical and practical course is based on creativity. Its purpose is to provide students with the
conceptual and practical frame of main aspects related to projection of objects in space and
represented in a plane, based in technical drawing. Likewise, it encompasses the following learning
units: 1. projections, points, straight line and planes. 2. Plane and volume intersections, 3.
Development of polyhedra and volumes of revolution.
III. COURSE OUTCOMES
Be creative and rational. Design planes related to engineering design.
IV. LEARNING UNITS
1. PROJECTION, POINT, STRAIGHT LINE AND PLANE / 20 HOURS
The point / Orthogonal projection / Plan view / Coordinate drawing of a point in space / Relative
positions of 2 points / Successive views of a point or a solid / Visibility rules / Straight line /
Fundamental views of a straight line: horizontal, frontal, profile, vertical, plan, or perpendicular profile /
Relative views of 2 straight line in space: concurrent, parallel, crossed, perpendicular and plan / True
length, slope and bearing oblique straight line / Methods with auxiliary elevation views / Difference of
dimension lines / Projection of a point on a line / Shortest Distance from a Point to a Line / The plane /
Representation of a flat surface using 2 concurrent straight lines, 2 parallel straight lines, a line and a
point outside it, and three noncollinear points / Fundamental views of a plane: horizontal, frontal,
profile, plan, vertical and perpendicular profile / Plan view of a oblique plane / Special straight lines in
a plane / Horizontal, frontal, maximum slope and bearing straight lines / Oblique plane / Bearing of a
plane / Edge projection / Slope / True size of a plane / Shortest Distance from a Point to a plane.
2. STRAIGHT LINES AND PLANES: INTERSECTIONS, CONDITIONS FOR PARALLELISM,
PERPENDICULARITY AND DISTANCES / 12 HOURS
Straight lines and planes / Intersections / Visibility / Straight line-plane intersection / Edge-view and
cutting-plane methods / Plane intersection / Case of limited and unlimited planes / Edge-plane and
cutting-plane methods / Straight lines and planes / Conditions for parallelism and perpendicularity
among straight lines and planes / Applications / To draw a plane through a given point and
perpendicular to a given line / Perpendicular bisector plane / To draw a straight line through a given
point and perpendicular to a given plane / Distances / Straight lines and planes / Shortest distance
between two concurrent straight lines / methods / Shortest distance between two concurrent straight
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lines with given slope and bearing / Shortest distance from a point to a plane and to a angle straight
line between two straight lines.
3. POLYHEDRONS AND VOLUMS OF REVOLUTION, INTERSECTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT / 24
HOURS
Polyhedrons / Its representation / Points contained in the faces of a polyhedron / Visibility rules /
Intersection among straight lines and polyhedra / Prism and pyramid / Cutting-plane method /
Intersection among planes and polyhedra / Methods: edge-view and cutting-plane / Intersection
between polyhedra / types of intersections in special positions / Penetration (complete intersection)
and partial intersection / Construction of polygonal surface of intersection / Intersection of two prisms /
Edge-view and cutting-plane methods / Surfaces of revolution / Their representation / Points contained
in a surface of revolution / Visibility rules / Intersection of straight lines with surface of revolution /
Cone / Cylinder / Sphere / Cutting-plane method / Intersection of surfaces of revolution / Types of
intersection in special positions / Penetration (complete intersection) and partial intersection /
Construction of the curve of intersection / Intersection between cones / Intersection between cylinders
/ Cutting-plane method / Intersection between cone and cylinder / Cutting-plane method /
Development / Definition and methods / Development of pyramids / Straight line developments /
Development of transition pieces or adapters / Triangulation method / Development of the intersection
of two polyhedra in special positions / Construction of scale models / Oblique / Truncated /
Development of a right, oblique and truncated cone / Development of a right, oblique and truncated
prism.
V. LABORATORIES AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES
VI. METHODOLOGY
This course is carried out in theory, practical and lab sessions. In theory sessions, the instructor
introduces concepts, theorems and applications. In practice sessions, several problems are solved
and their solutions are analyzed. In lab sessions, Minitab software is used to solve problems and
analyze their solution. In all sessions, students’ active participation is encouraged.
VII. EVALUATION FORMULA
The average grade PF is calculated as follows:
PF = 0.33 EP + 0.33 EF + 0.33 PP
EP: Mid-Term Exam EF: Final Exam
PP: Quizzes average
VIII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. WELLMAN B. MINOR
Descriptive Geometry (Spanish)
Reverte Editorial (2008)
2. E. G. PARE / ROBERT OLIN / OTHERS
Descriptive Geometry (Spanish)
Interamericana S.A. Editorial (1996)
