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Engineering Course Descriptions
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EGR 102
Introduction to Engineering
4 credits
Offered upon request
Prerequisite: MAT 077 or higher with a grade of "C" or higher,
or placement testing or equivalent
Engineering design, effective team participation and career preparation.
Students are expected to participate in hands-on design projects, develop education/career
plans and initiate development of the personal and management skills necessary
for life long learning.
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EGR 120
Engineering Drafting
2 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Course is designed for students with little or no drafting background. Course
content includes careers in drafting/engineering, use of drafting equipment,
drafting techniques, lettering, geometric construction, multi-view and isometric
drawings, sectional and auxiliary views, and basic dimensioning.
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EGR 124
Engineering Graphics
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
Prerequisite: DRF 154 or concurrent enrollment in DRF 154
The study of lines, planes, successive auxiliary views, intersection of planes,
angles between planes, developments, parallelism, perpendicularity, and the
relationships between various geometric elements.
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EGR 130 
C Programming I
3 credits
Offered upon request
A comprehensive introduction to the C language; preparation and writing of programs using C, using current programming techniques. A prior programming language is helpful. For Pre-Engineering majors. Identical to CMP 130.
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EGR 210 
EGR 214
Engineering Mechanics I - Statics
3 credits
Offered upon request
Prerequisite: MAT 220 and PHY 211 with a grade of "C" or higher, or
concurrent enrollment in MAT 220 and PHY 211
Students will learn to construct and solve mathematical models which describe
the effect of force and motion on a variety of structures and machines that
are of concern to Engineers.
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EGR 215
Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics
3 credits
Offered upon request
Prerequisite: EGR 214, EGR 102, MAT 220 and PHY 211, or concurrent enrollment
in MAT 220 and PHY 211
Motions of particles and rigid bodies under external forces; influence of vibration
on mechanical systems.
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EGR 233
Mechanics of Materials
3 credits
Offered upon request
Prerequisite: MAT 181 or higher and EGR 214 or higher with a grade of "C"
or higher
Students will learn the fundamental concepts of stresses and strains, deformations
and displacements, elasticity and inelasticity, strain energy and load carrying
capacity. Students will also analyze and design structural members subjected
to tension, compression, torsion and bending.
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EGR 250
Plane Surveying
3 credits
Offered every spring semester
Prerequisite: MAT 181 or TEC 102
Principles and practices of general surveying, chaining, leveling, stadia,
and extensive field work using leveling and EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement).
EGR 255 
Thermodynamics
3 credits
Offered upon request
Prerequisite: Prior or concurrent enrollment in MAT 220 required
Thermodynamics is a basic science that deals with energy and energy changes.
This course covers the basic principles of Thermodynamics and presents real-world
applications and problems so that students can gain an understanding of physical
and chemical changes that are influenced by the energy of systems.
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EGR 297
Workshop
1 to 6 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
A course designed to meet a variety of needs for students in Engineering.
EGR 298
Workshop
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
A course designed to meet a variety of needs for students in Engineering.
EGR 299
Independent Study
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Design and execution of original projects under faculty supervision.
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