Engineering EGR

EGR 107 An Introduction to the Makerspace 3 Credits

A makerspace is a communal workshop where people can come together to create, invent, and work on projects using various tools and technologies, ranging from traditional crafts to high-tech equipment like 3D printers and laser cutters. These spaces encourage collaboration, learning, and exploration among individuals of all ages (makerspaces.com). This course will introduce a couple of common makerspace tools like 3D printers and Arduino microprocessors. No background is required. A key skill in engineering is design. More time spent in designing and prototyping leads to less time and expense with the final product. This course will introduce students to Computer Assisted Design (CAD) programs. For the 3D printers, the students will learn how to produce STL and gcode files. For the Arduino, the students will learn about electronics sketching and some rudimentary C++ programming.

Prerequisite: None. Corequisite: None.

Offered: every spring.

EGR 111 Introduction to Engineering Design 3 Credits

This first course is an introduction to the field of engineering. Students are introduced to engineering analysis and design through projects in robotics. The students will gain an overview of the various engineering fields and will be instructed in professional ethics and etiquette.

Offered: fall.

EGR 207 Engineering Statics 3 Credits

Students study forces and torques on rigid bodies, couples, moments, centroids and moments of inertia. They consider equilibrium conditions, friction, free body diagrams, applications to beams, trusses, frames, and other structures.

Prerequisite: PHY 223 & MAT 112.

Offered: fall.

EGR 208 Engineering Dynamics 3 Credits

Students learn about the kinematics of particles and rigid objects. Topics include D'Alembert's Principle, moving reference frames, work-energy methods, impulse, and momentum vibration with applications to engineering problems.

Prerequisite: EGR 207.

Offered: spring.

EGR 211 Engineering Thermodynamics 3 Credits

Students learn the fundamental concepts and laws of thermodynamics, equilibrium with applications to physical and chemical systems.

Prerequisite: PHY 223.

Offered: fall.

EGR 214 Strength of Materials 3 Credits

Students investigate the behavior of materials under mechanical loading. The topics include stress and strain relationships, shear, bending moments, torsion, deflection, beams, columns, energy methods, and failure criteria.

Prerequisite: EGR 207.

Offered: spring.