Course Descriptions

 

ENGR  1201  Introduction to Engineering
An introduction to the engineering profession with emphasis on technical communication and team-based engineering design.  Prerequisite: MATH 1314 or equivalent academic preparation.  2 credit hours.  (A)

 

ENGR  1304  Engineering Graphics
Introduction to computer-aided drafting using CAD software and sketching to generate two- and three- dimensional drawings based on the conventions of engineering graphical communication; topics include spatial relationships, multi-view projections and sectioning, dimensioning, graphical presentation of data, and fundamentals of computer graphics.  Lab required.  Prerequisite: MATH 1314 or equivalent academic preparation.  3 credit hours.  (A)

 

ENGR  2105  Electrical Circuits I Laboratory
Laboratory experiments supporting theoretical principles presented in ENGR 2305 involving DC and AC circuit theory, network theorems, time, and frequency domain circuit analysis. Introduction to principles and operation of basic laboratory equipment; laboratory report preparation. Prerequisites: MATH 2414 and PHYS 2426. Prerequisite/Concurrent enrollment: MATH 2320. Corequisite: ENGR 2305. 1 credit hour. (A)

 

ENGR  2301  Engineering Mechanics - Statics
Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the description of forces, moments, and couples acting on stationary engineering structures; equilibrium in two and three dimensions; free-body diagrams; friction; centroids; centers of gravity; and moments of inertia. Lab required. Prerequisites: MATH 2414 and PHYS 2425. 3 credit hours.  (A)

 

ENGR  2302  Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics
Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the motion of particles, rigid bodies, and systems of particles; Newton's Laws; work and energy relationships; principles of impulse and momentum; application of kinetics and kinematics to the solution of engineering problems. Lab required.  Prerequisite: ENGR 2301.  3 credit hours.  (A)

 

ENGR  2305  Electrical Circuits I
Principles of electrical circuits and systems. Basic circuit elements (resistance, inductance, mutual inductance, capacitance, independent and dependent controlled voltage, and current sources). Topology of electrical networks; Kirchhoff’s laws; node and mesh analysis; DC circuit analysis; operational amplifiers; transient and sinusoidal steady-state analysis; AC circuit analysis; first- and second-order circuits; Bode plots; and use of computer simulation software to solve circuit problems. Lab required. Prerequisites: MATH 2414 and PHYS 2426. Prerequisite/Concurrent Enrollment: MATH 2320. 3 credit hours. (A)

 

ENGR  2332  Mechanics of Materials
Stresses, deformations, stress-strain relationships, torsions, beams, shafts, columns, elastic deflections in beams, combined loading, and combined stresses. Additionally, behavior phenomena such as fracture, fatigue, and creep are introduced. Lab required. Prerequisite: ENGR 2301. 3 credit hours. (A)