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EGR 101 - Introduction to Engineering
Credit(s): 1 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the engineering profession, introducing students to the fundamentals, concepts, tools, and techniques used in across various engineering disciplines. The course emphasizes developing analytical and technical skills through spreadsheet analysis, equation solving, and word processing. Guest speakers from various engineering fields share their experiences, insights into career pathways, and real-world applications. Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AA, AS, AFA, AAS, AGS, and
Certificates where applicable (1.1)
Offered: Fall or Spring or Summer
Prerequisite(s): No Prerequisites Required
General Education: Elective Only, Not Applicable
EGR 121 - Engineering Design
Credit(s): 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
This course introduces the fundamentals of engineering design and computer-aided design (CAD) tools used in today's engineering practice. The course covers graphics, parametric modeling, design process, sketching, drawing geometric shapes, dimensioning, tolerancing, multi-view orthographic representations, auxiliary views, drawing fasteners and springs, sectional views, pictorial drawings, working drawings, and assembly drawings. Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AA, AS, AFA, AAS, AGS, and
Certificates where applicable (1.1)
Offered: Spring
Prerequisite(s): MAT 240 with a C or better
General Education: Elective Only, Not Applicable
EGR 251 - Statics
Credit(s): 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of engineering statics with a primary focus on the analysis of the forces and their effects on the rigid bodies in the equilibrium state. The topics covered include particle statics, general principles and force vectors, rigid body equilibrium, moments of inertia, parallel axis theorem, distributed forces and centroids, analysis of structures, and friction. Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AA, AS, AFA, AAS, AGS, and
Certificates where applicable. (1.1)
Offered: Fall
Prerequisite(s): MAT 241 and PHY 161 with a C or better
General Education: Elective Only, Not Applicable