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PVCC cannot guarantee course frequency; however, to aid in student planning, courses typically are offered as indicated below.

F = Offered fall semester   Sp = Offered spring semester
Su = Offered summer cr = Credit/credits
 
EGR 115 Engineering Graphics (F, Sp, 3 cr)

Applies principles of orthographic projection and multi- view drawings. Teaches descriptive geometry including relationships of points, lines, planes and solids. Introduces sectioning, dimensioning and computer graphic techniques. Includes instruction in Computer Aided Drafting.

Prerequisite: Completed EGR 120 with a grade of C or better; corequisite: MTH 173

EGR 120 Introduction to Engineering (F, Sp, 2 cr)

Introduces the engineering profession, professional concepts, ethics and responsibility. Reviews hand calculators, number systems and unit conversions. Introduces the personal computer, operating systems and processing; engineering problem solving; and graphic techniques.

Prerequisite: Completed ENG 3; corequisites: MTH 164 and CSC 110.

Lecture 2 hours per week.

EGR 126 Computer Programming for Engineers (F, 3 cr)

Introduces computers, their architecture and software. Teaches program development using flowcharts. Solves engineering problems involving programming in languages such as FORTRAN, PASCAL, or C++.

Prerequisite: Completed CSC 110; corequisite: MTH 173.

EGR 240 Solid Mechanics (Statics) (F, Su, 3 cr)

Covers basic concepts of mechanics, systems of forces and couples, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies and internal forces and analysis of structures. Also includes trusses, frames, machines and beams, distributed forces, friction, centroids and moments of inertia.

Prerequisite: Completed MTH 173 and EGR 115; corequisite: PHY 241 and MTH 277.

Lecture 3 hours per week.

EGR 245 Engineering Mechanics Dynamics (Sp, 3 cr)

Presents approach to kinematics of particles in linear and curvilinear motion. Includes kinematics of rigid bodies in plane motion. Teaches Newton's second law, work-energy and power, impulse and momentum and problem solving using computers.

Prerequisite: EGR 240; Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 174.

Lecture 3 hours per week.

EGR 246 Mechanics of Materials (Sp, 3 cr)

Teaches concepts of stress, deformation, internal equilibrium and basic properties of engineering materials. Analyzes axial loads, torsion, bending, shear and combined loading. Studies stress transformation and principal stresses, column analysis and energy principles.

Prerequisite: EGR 240; Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 174.

Lecture 3 hours per week.

EGR 247 Mechanics of Materials Laboratory (Sp, 1 cr)

Examines mechanical behavior of bars, rods, shafts, tubes and beams subjected to various types of loading. Introduces experimental stress analysis techniques, such as the use of strain gages and data reduction.

Laboratory 2 hours per week.

EGR 248 Thermodynamics For Engineers (F, 3 cr)

Studies formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Presents energy conversion; concepts of energy, temperature, entropy and enthalpy; and equations of state of fluids. Covers reversibility and irreversibility in processed, closed and open systems, cyclical processes and problem solving using computers.

Prerequisite: Completed MTH 173-174.

Lecture 3 hours per week.

EGR 251 Basic Electric Circuits I (Sp, 3 cr)

Teaches fundamentals of electric circuits. Includes circuit quantities of charge, current, potential, power and energy. Teaches resistive circuit analysis; network theorems; and RC and RL circuit transient response with constant forcing functions. Teaches AC steady-state analysis, power, three-phase circuits. Presents frequency domain analysis, resonance, Fourier series, inductively coupled circuits, Laplace transform applications and circuit transfer functions. Introduces problem solving using computers.

Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 275.

Lecture 3 hours per week.

EGR 255 Electric Circuits Laboratory (Sp, 1 cr)

Teaches principles and operation of laboratory instruments such as VOM, electronic voltmeters, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, counters, wave generators and power supplies. Teaches principles of circuit measurements, including transient and steady-state response of simple networks with laboratory applications of law and theories of circuits plus measurement of AC quantities.

Laboratory 3 hours per week.

EGR 277 Digital Logic (F, 3 cr)

Presents an introduction to digital logic, including such topics as number systems, Boolean Algebra, minimization techniques, implementation of digital functions, sequential machines, state diagrams, state tables and programmable logic devices.

Prerequisites: Completed MTH 173 and EGR 115; corequisite: EGR 278.

EGR 278 Digital Logic Laboratory (F, 1 cr)

Constructs digital logic circuits to verify analysis and design methods. Covers logic gates, combinational and sequential logic circuits, programmable logic devices, measurement techniques and report writing.

EGR 290 Coordinated Internship (Su, 3 cr)

Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.

Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

1-5 credits

EGR 295 Special Topics in Engineering (F, Sp, 3 cr)

Provides students with the background necessary to model, store, manipulate and exchange information throughout an information system to support decision-making. Incorporates both conceptual bases and corresponding technology standards, including Unified Modeling Language (UML), SQL and XML. Covers the development of conceptual (semantic) models for describing data and their relationships; relational models, effective use of SQL for data definition and manipulation, technologies for disseminating information and major components of modern information systems. Emphasizes application of these technologies through the analysis, design and implementation of web-enabled database systems. Prerequisite: CSC 110.

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