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2014 - 2015 Catalog
Course Descriptions for ENGR
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ENGR 1201 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at EFC, ECC, MVC, RLC
Introduction to Engineering
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: MATH 1314 or the equivalent.
Course Description: An introduction to the engineering profession with emphasis on technical communication and team-based engineering design. Includes instruction in the application of mathematical and scientific principles to the solution of practical problems for the benefit of society. (1 Lec. 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1401015110
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ENGR 1304 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at MVC, RLC
Engineering Graphics I
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: MATH 1314 or the equivalent.
Course Description: 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. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1513015111
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ENGR 1307 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at MVC, RLC
Plane Surveying
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: MATH 1316 and ENGR 1304.
Course Description: Development of skills necessary to recognize and solve problems in surveying; introduction and use of various precision instruments used for surveying, including level, theodolites, electronic distance measuring equipment, and total stations for collecting field data; introduction of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their use in surveying; and use of graphic design software, such as AutoCAD or Microstation, in surveying problems. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1511025111
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ENGR 2301 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC, MVC, RLC
Engineering Mechanics I - Statics
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: PHYS 2425.
Corequisite/Concurrent: MATH 2414.
Course Description: 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. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1411015210
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ENGR 2302 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC, MVC, RLC
Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: ENGR 2301.
Corequisite/Concurrent: MATH 2414.
Course Description: 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. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1411015310
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ENGR 2305 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC, MVC, RLC
Electrical Circuits I
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: MATH 2414 and PHYS 2425.
Corequisite/Concurrent: MATH 2320.
Course Description: 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. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1410015110
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ENGR 2307 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at MVC, RLC
Fundaments of Circuit Analysis
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: PHYS 2426.
Corequisite/Concurrent: ENGR 2107.
Course Description: Basic concepts of electrical engineering using calculus; the fundamentals of electrical and electronic components and circuits, circuit analysis, network principles, motors, and steady-state and transient responses; application of Laplace transforms; and use of computational software to solve network problems; application of the principles to the solution of electrical engineering problems; relationship between basic principles and advanced applications. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1410015210
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Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.
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